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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Major League Soccer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid, sanctioned by the professional division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer), a member of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
		MLS was formed on December 17, 1993, in fulfillment of U.S. Soccer's promise to FIFA to establish a "Division One" professional football league in exchange for the staging of the FIFA World Cup USA 1994 in the United States.
		However this is a considerable expense to the league, and to provide better facilities as well as to control revenue for the stadium, a major goal of MLS management is to build its own stadiums, which are often called "soccer-specific stadiums".
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Major_League_Soccer (2179 words)

	Major League Soccer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid.
		MLS was formed on December 17, 1993, in fulfillment of U.S. Soccer's promise to FIFA to establish a "Division One" professional football (soccer) league in exchange for the staging of the FIFA World Cup USA 1994 in the United States.
		However this is a considerable expense to the league, and to provide better facilities as well as to control revenue for the stadia, a major goal of MLS management is to build its own stadia, which are often called "soccer-specific stadiums".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Major_League_Soccer (4587 words)

	Major League Soccer - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Major League Soccer (MLS) is a first division professional soccer league in the United States.
		MLS is the highest level league sanctioned by the professional division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer), which is a member of FIFA.
		Unlike many other professional sports leagues in the United States, MLS is organized as a "single-entity" organization, in which the league contracts directly with the players, in an effort to control spending and maximize exposure.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ml/MLS.html (386 words)

	Major League Soccer (MLS)
		Major League Soccer has allowed the sport to enjoy unprecedented success during its first eight campaigns on the field, in the stands, on television and among the League's numerous commercial affiliates.
		The league's goal is to become the world's most competitive and prestigious soccer leagues as well as one of America's premier sports and entertainment properties.
		The 2003 MLS campaign culminated with the League's highest-scoring final, as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Chicago Fire, 4-2, in late November to capture their second title in three seasons.
	www.soccerhall.org /MLS_Info.htm (2223 words)

	Major League Soccer 2004 :: Soccerphile
		US soccer might still not be getting the international attention a quarter-final finish at the last World Cup merits, but in America it seems increasingly here to stay.
		That the majority of good Americans are playing outside America won't be all bad news in the long run as a good national team is vital for the sport as a whole.
		Last season's runners-up Chicago Fire have a strong attack headed by US internationals Ante Razov and DaMarcus Beasley and are always strong contenders, as are the LA Galaxy ensconced in their intimate and sold-out stadium.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/comment4.html (1026 words)

	Major League Soccer Preview 2005 :: Soccerphile
		However, US soccer fans have adamantly demanded the game that the rest of the world plays and at least MLS have responded by ditching 'Americanisms' such as a down-counting clock, pervasive announcers and the dreadful 35-yard line shootout to decide tied matches, which it inflicted on the public at the league's inception back in 1996.
		There are still the play-offs however to decide the league champions although the addition of two more sides this year gives them more credibility, with now four instead of only two teams facing elimination after the 32-game regular season finishes.
		By then the majority of teams will be playing in purpose-built 20,000-30,000 seat homes from which they will be earning income, instead of paying often exorbitant rents as tenants to NFL landlords.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/us-soccer/mls-preview05.html (1200 words)

	Major League Soccer
		Major League Soccer (MLS) originated in 1996 as a professional USA soccer league, created to build on the base of popularity generated during the hosting of the World Cup finals in 1994.
		It is hoping to survive longer than the North American Soccer League which died in 1984.
		The regular season is a league with two conferences, Eastern and Western.
	endlesssoccer.tripod.com /usfootball/mls (265 words)

	Major League Soccer :: MLS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Major League Soccer was formed in 1996 to bring a professional element to soccer in the United States of America.
		A Major League Soccer season starts in early April ends in late October with the MLS Cup.
		The length of Major League Soccer games is two 45-minute halves with allotments for injury time and overtime.
	www.soccer-1st.com /9500-major-league-soccer.htm (239 words)

	MLS lures new investors - The Washington Times: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		And with season after season going by without an infusion of new investors, soccer fans knew a sudden change of heart or corporate strategy from Anschutz would mean the beginning of the end of MLS.
		The 2003 season is now in the books, and by far the most noteworthy element of the campaign is not San Jose's championship or D.C. United's much hyped signing of child prodigy Freddy Adu.
		The moves are nothing short of remarkable for a league that in the last three years admitted to more than $250 million in operating losses, folded two troubled franchises and is still struggling to establish a solid television foothold.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20031130-123930-8095r.htm (851 words)

	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NOTE
		LAUDERDALE, FL (Tuesday, March 4, 2003) - Nine of ten MLS teams are currently stationed in South Florida for Spring Training 2003 as the clubs continue preparations for the start of the League's eighth season.
		The 2003 campaign kicks off on Saturday, April 5 with the national television broadcast of the Columbus Crew vs. Los Angeles Galaxy live on ABC Sports (4:00 p.m.
		He admits his level of performance toward the end of last season was not optimal as the Earthquakes bowed out to the Columbus Crew in two matches in the MLS Cup Quarterfinals.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsSOM/BC-SOM-LGNS-MLSNWSLTR-R.html (2646 words)

	IGN: FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer Review
		Picture it this way, there are 17 leagues, and FIFA features all the teams and every single player from all of them.
		League mode gives players the chance to play through a full season with their favorite club team from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, or to play through Major League Soccer.
		FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer comes with as a highly recommended soccer game and is a must-have game for the system.
	ps2.ign.com /articles/164/164401p1.html (2096 words)

	Major League Soccer : 2006 MLS season preview
		The Los Angeles Galaxy claimed their second championship last season despite the fact that they limped into the playoffs as the last seed in the Western Conference.
		The San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston in December and the new Major League Soccer franchise is called Houston Dynamo.
		The Earthquakes drew the league's lowest average crowd, 12,526, during the 2005 regular season.
	www.betinf.com /prev_mls.htm (711 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Major League Soccer's Disciplinary Committee announced today that Columbus Crew President and General Manager Jim Smith has been issued a fine of $500 for conduct unbecoming an MLS representative.
		Major League Soccer's 2003 season continues tomorrow with four games scheduled, including a 12:00 noon ET contest at Giants Stadium between the visiting Kansas City Wizards and the Eastern Conference co-leading MetroStars.
		The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest annual team tournament in American sports history, tracing its origins to 1914.
	www.soccer365.com /Home/page_89_56018.shtml (283 words)

	USA Major League Soccer MLS
		Major League Soccer (MLS) is the highest level soccer league in the United States sanctioned by the professional division of the United States Soccer...
		MFLS is a fantasy soccer league based on the results of the United States' Major League Soccer.
		MLS, Major League Soccer and MLS team identifications used on or in connection with...
	www.the-football.com /mls.html (808 words)

	Freddy Adu Says Hello, 14-Year-Old Signs Major League Soccer Contract - CBS News
		Adu, who left Ghana in 1997 and became a U.S. citizen in February, was introduced by MLS at Madison Square Garden, where the soccer world gathered 12 years earlier for the preliminary draw for the 1994 World Cup.
		While no details were disclosed, league officials say that for "special" players, there are marketing agreements that give them more than the maximum salary, $280,000.
		If he gets on the field with DC United next season, Adu would become the youngest player for a major American team since 14-year-old Fred Chapman debuted for Philadelphia of major league baseball's American Association in 1887, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/11/20/national/main584743.shtml (1036 words)

	Major League Soccer Unveils 2003 Competition Formats (November 20, 2002)
		NEW YORK (Wednesday, November 20, 2002) - Major League Soccer's Competition Committee unveiled details of the 2003 MLS Calendar, which includes significant changes to the League's regular-season and playoff formats to bring MLS in line with the rest of the world's top leagues while preserving the drama and excitement of the uniquely American postseason concept.
		The 2003 Master MLS Schedule is slated to be released in mid-December, while dates and venues for teams' 2003 MLS Spring Training plans will be released in the near future.
		Major League Soccer's 2003 SuperDraft takes place on Friday, January 17, 2003, in conjunction with the NSCAA convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
	www.intermark.com /rapids/rp021120b.html (722 words)

	BUD LIGHT Launches 2003 Major League Lacrosse Season with First-Ever Major League Lacrosse National TV AD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ST. LOUIS (May 13, 2003) - Bud Light, the best-selling premium light beer in the United States, announced today it will debut the first of its kind national commercial for Major League Lacrosse (MLL) to support the 2003 season.
		The first opponent, the "Dojo" master, is dressed in fl wearing an imposing face mask and holding a bamboo sword while the other opponent, Casey Powell, two-time MLL All-Star and leading scorer, is shown dressed in the official league jersey and shorts wearing a helmet and holding a lacrosse stick.
		Bud Light has been the official beer sponsor of Major League Lacrosse since the league's inaugural season in 2001.
	www.anheuser-busch.com /news/BudLTLacrosse03.htm (613 words)

	Amazon.com: Major League Soccer: Greatest Goals 1996-2003: DVD: Mls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Other, more established leagues like the NFL or Major League Baseball like to go with music that is stately and even august - themes of "pride and glory." True, what you get here is not that.
		But MLS is a young league and not everyone viewed it as a quality league as it grew.
		I am a sports fan although never followed soccer until my son got into it so my review of this title is as a parent and not a soccer fan.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001IXT0E?v=glance (1452 words)

	Major League Soccer
		“Pizza Hut Park is clearly becoming a major destination for marquee soccer events in the United States, and we’re pleased to host MLS Cup 2006 at one of America’s great soccer facilities,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.
		“Speaking for the Hunt Sports Group and FC Dallas, we are most appreciative that Major League Soccer has chosen Frisco and Pizza Hut Park as the location for the 11th MLS Cup,” FC Dallas and Kansas City Wizards investor/operator Lamar Hunt said.
		North Texas Soccer is the largest joint youth and adult soccer association in the United States, representing 145,000 youth players, 24,000 adult players, 40,000 indoor players, 25,000 coaches, 6,600 referees, and more than 1,300 administrators.
	www.newenglandsoccernews.com /sections/mls2.php?article_id=355 (449 words)

	Seton Hall
		Gilbert has not received a lot of attention in his two seasons, but has made 24 starts while in South Orange and is a tough, hard-nosed defender.
		Named a tri-captain before the season, he returns to SHU after earning All-America honors as a sophomore and spending the summer playing with the United States Under-20 National Team at the FIFA World Youth Championship.
		By signing a professional contract and forfeiting his final year of eligibility, Kljestan leaves as one of the most decorated men’s soccer players in SHU history and is now eligible for selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft to be held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, Jan. 20.
	www.shupirates.com /sports/msoccer/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=2976 (2157 words)

	IGN: FIFA Soccer 2002 Review
		Someone at the company must have been paying attention, because FIFA Soccer 2002 is the biggest evolution that we've yet seen in the series and most of the changes seemed geared towards pleasing those begging for a more realistic soccer simulation.
		The one foreseeable problem with both the passing and shooting that the soccer simulation fans will not like is that the ball physics still seem a little too scripted and the ball still has the tendency to magnetize itself to the player's feet.
		The things they say are pretty in tune with what's going on in the current match and they'll actually comment about specific stuff in the game, such as whether or not the shot was the player's first or if he had missed a few earlier.
	ps2.ign.com /articles/166/166231p1.html (2082 words)

	Nick-o-lodeon: June 2003 - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer
		The estimated cost of the stadium is $80 million, with Anschutz Entertainment Group kicking in $30 million and the remainder being financed through bonds.
		Higgins said that other agreements, including the construction plan between Advance and AEG and the lease between Harrison and AEG, are "pretty much finalized," and should be completed and approved by the end of the summer.
		"The major hurdle we've cleared is funding for the stadium," Sakiewicz said.
	www.metrofanatic.com /mf/story.jsp?ID=2157 (469 words)

	USATODAY.com - Kickoff: Major League Soccer gets going (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Aside from little major pro sports competition in a city with a growing Hispanic population, the club claims Utah has the USA's highest per-capita participation in soccer.
		The team's stadium, which has a listed capacity of 21,193, is the centerpiece of a 17-field soccer complex.
		Developmental players may be taking the field in MLS' new reserve-team league one week and replacing a departed starter the next.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/mls/2005-03-29-mls-preview_x.htm (1172 words)

	Sweetpatch MRA - NewsPro Archive
		Colorado won for only the second time this season on their travels with a 3-1 won over Chivas.
		Colorado qualifies for the playoffs with the victory and Chivas nightmare season is coming to an end.
		For our extended Major League Soccer coverage (including league tables, latest results and next matches, and top goalscorers) click here.
	www.fifa-mra.com /news/viewnews.cgi?newsid1127779242,39059, (431 words)

	American Soccer History Archives
		Major Indoor Soccer League II (1984-): Standings & Playoffs
		Unlucky: A Season of Struggle in Minor League Professional Soccer, by Dave Ungrady.
		Cosmopolitan Soccer League, one of the major amateur leagues
	www.sover.net /~spectrum (1500 words)

	Major League Soccer Encyclopedia Articles @ HillCountryArt.com (Hill Country Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Major League Soccer Encyclopedia Articles @ HillCountryArt.com (Hill Country Art)
		List of soccer clubs in the United States
		List of North American cities by number of pro-sports franchises
	www.hillcountryart.com /encyclopedia/Major_League_Soccer (4702 words)

	Soccerway.com · National · United States · Major League Soccer · 2006 · Regular ...
		Soccerway.com · National · United States · Major League Soccer · 2006 ·; Regular Season
		Notice: The form of a club is derived from the 3 last home and 3 last away scores rather than directly from the 6 last scores in the league.
		This has been done so in order to erase the home advantage bias from the FORM, thus making the form more neutrally comparable.
	www.soccerway.com /national/united-states/major-league-soccer (90 words)

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