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1) Chicago Fire
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In 1998, The Chicago Fire became Major League Soccer champions in just their first year and became the first expansion team in a major sport in modern history to capture a championship as an Inaugural team. Young fans will enjoy full-color, action photos of their favorite players, time lines and fun facts like how the team got started and the basics of how to play soccer. Also featured are some of the best players throughout the Fire's twenty-year...
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The Earthquakes are an original. One of the first ten teams in Major League Soccer, they were called the Clash. For years, the team struggled. Then they changed their name. The Earthquakes went on to win their very first MLS Cup. Maybe there's something in a name. For over twenty years, almost every post-season match has been between the Quakes and the L.A. Galaxy. It's a battle between Northern and Southern Californian. Quakes fans know these matches...
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When Orlando City SC began as a Major League Soccer team, it already had lots of fans. Orlando SC had been a United Soccer League team. For four years, the team won championships. They were at the top of their division. As an MLS team, Orlando City struggled. Some USL players could not handle the tougher MSL. Neither could the coaches. Yet Orlando fans stuck with the team. Florida had gone without a MLS team for over a dozen years. The Orlando City...
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For years, people doubted pro soccer would ever catch on in the South. After the Miami and Tampa Major League Soccer teams folded in 2001, there wasn't an MLS team in the region for a very long time. It took the owner of the Atlanta Falcons ten years to convince MLS to let him have a team. Then it cost over one billion dollars to build a new stadium for football and soccer. When Atlanta United FC began playing, fans thought it was worth it. Today...
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The Columbus Crew has been around for as long as Major League Soccer. Over 20 years ago, the team played home games in a borrowed college stadium. For three years in a row the players lost in the playoffs to D.C. United. They didn't give up. In 2008, with a new coach and star player, they won the championship. Today, they face a different challenge. Their stadium is too small for the many new MLS fans. The team might even leave the city. But like...
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The Timbers weren't like most professional soccer teams. They began longer before Major League Soccer. The first Timbers played pro soccer in 1975! They were such a popular team in Portland, Oregon that their biggest fans called themselves "The Timbers Army." When Major League Soccer added Portland, Oregon, to the list of cities getting soccer teams, the Timbers kept their name. They also kept their sprit. With few star players and a small city behind...
7) Toronto FC
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It's not easy being a new team. Toronto FC was the first Major League Soccer team in Canada. They were also the worst in the league. Every year they lost more games than they won. Then Toronto started hiring stars. Some of the highest paid players now play for Toronto. It's paid off. The team has reached the play-offs two years in a row. In 2016, they almost won the Championship. Many think a MLS Cup is coming to Toronto.
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Before becoming a Major League Soccer team, the Montreal Impact had a 20-year history and multiple championships. As an MLS team, they succeeded early reaching the playoffs their second year. They have won the Canadian Championship against rival Toronto and Vancouver MLS teams. Yet after seven seasons, they have not won the championship. The team and its fans hope a new coach and new energy will change their fortune.
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