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- Major_League_Soccer abstract "Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league representing the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada. MLS constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada. Sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer), the league is composed of 19 teams—16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada. The MLS regular season runs from March to October, with each team playing 34 games; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters' Shield. Ten teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs in November and December, culminating in the championship game, the MLS Cup. MLS teams also play in other competitions against teams from other divisions and countries, such as the U.S. Open Cup, the Canadian Championship, and the CONCACAF Champions League.Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The first season took place in 1996 beginning with ten teams. MLS had financial and operational struggles in its first few years. The league lost millions of dollars in the early years, teams played in mostly empty American football stadiums, and when two teams folded rumors of MLS' demise were circulating. Since then, MLS has expanded to 19 teams (to 21 teams in 2015), owners have built soccer-specific stadiums, average attendance exceeds that of the NBA and NHL, MLS has national TV contracts, and the league is now profitable.Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, MLS is a single entity where each team is owned and controlled by the league's investors. The investor-operators control their teams as owners control teams in other leagues and are commonly (but inaccurately) referred to as the team's owners.[citation needed] The league's closed membership makes it one of the world's few soccer leagues not using promotion and relegation, which is normally not common in North America. MLS headquarters are in New York City.".
- Major_League_Soccer country United_States_soccer_league_system.
- Major_League_Soccer formationDate "1993-12-17".
- Major_League_Soccer foundingYear "1993".
- Major_League_Soccer wikiPageExternalLink m.mlssoccer.com.
- Major_League_Soccer wikiPageExternalLink www.mlssoccer.com.
- Major_League_Soccer wikiPageExternalLink alltime.
- Major_League_Soccer wikiPageID "71802".
- Major_League_Soccer wikiPageRevisionID "606708270".
- Major_League_Soccer confed CONCACAF.
- Major_League_Soccer confedCup CONCACAF_Champions_League.
- Major_League_Soccer conferences Eastern_Conference_(MLS).
- Major_League_Soccer conferences Western_Conference_(MLS).
- Major_League_Soccer country "United States".
- Major_League_Soccer current "2014".
- Major_League_Soccer domestCup Canadian_Championship.
- Major_League_Soccer domestCup Lamar_Hunt_U.S._Open_Cup.
- Major_League_Soccer founded "1993-12-17".
- Major_League_Soccer hasPhotoCollection Major_League_Soccer.
- Major_League_Soccer levels "1".
- Major_League_Soccer logo "MLS Logo.svg".
- Major_League_Soccer mlscupchamps Sporting_Kansas_City.
- Major_League_Soccer mlscupseason "2013".
- Major_League_Soccer mostMlscups D.C._United.
- Major_League_Soccer mostMlscups LA_Galaxy.
- Major_League_Soccer mostShields D.C._United.
- Major_League_Soccer mostShields LA_Galaxy.
- Major_League_Soccer name "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer next "Current League".
- Major_League_Soccer otherCountries "Canada".
- Major_League_Soccer pixels "150".
- Major_League_Soccer prev North_American_Soccer_League_(1968–1984).
- Major_League_Soccer shieldchamps New_York_Red_Bulls.
- Major_League_Soccer shieldseason "2013".
- Major_League_Soccer teams "[[#Teams".
- Major_League_Soccer tv ESPN_Major_League_Soccer.
- Major_League_Soccer tv MLS_on_NBC.
- Major_League_Soccer tv Réseau_des_sports.
- Major_League_Soccer tv TSN2.
- Major_League_Soccer tv TVA_Sports.
- Major_League_Soccer tv The_Sports_Network.
- Major_League_Soccer tv UniMás_(television_network).
- Major_League_Soccer tv Univision_Deportes_Network.
- Major_League_Soccer years "1996".
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Major_League_Soccer.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:National_association_football_premier_leagues.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Professional_sports_leagues_in_Canada.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Soccer_leagues_in_Canada.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Soccer_leagues_in_the_United_States.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Sports_leagues_established_in_1993.
- Major_League_Soccer subject Category:Summer_association_football_leagues.
- Major_League_Soccer type Abstraction100002137.
- Major_League_Soccer type Association108049401.
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- Major_League_Soccer type League108231184.
- Major_League_Soccer type NationalAssociationFootballPremierLeagues.
- Major_League_Soccer type Organization108008335.
- Major_League_Soccer type ProfessionalSportsLeaguesInCanada.
- Major_League_Soccer type ProfessionalSportsLeaguesInTheUnitedStates.
- Major_League_Soccer type SoccerLeaguesInCanada.
- Major_League_Soccer type SoccerLeaguesInTheUnitedStates.
- Major_League_Soccer type SocialGroup107950920.
- Major_League_Soccer type SummerAssociationFootballLeagues.
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- Major_League_Soccer comment "Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league representing the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada. MLS constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada. Sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer), the league is composed of 19 teams—16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada.".
- Major_League_Soccer label "MLS".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "Major League Soccer".
- Major_League_Soccer label "الدوري الأمريكي لكرة القدم".
- Major_League_Soccer label "メジャーリーグサッカー".
- Major_League_Soccer label "美國職業足球大聯盟".
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