Related Research Articles
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation,which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
Dignity Health Sports Park is a multi-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University,Dominguez Hills in Carson,California. The complex consists of the 27,000-seat Dignity Health Sports Park soccer stadium,the Dignity Health Sports Park tennis stadium,a track-and-field facility,and the VELO Sports Center velodrome. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Los Angeles,and its primary tenant is the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). The main stadium is also home to the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL. The LA Galaxy II of the USL Championship play their home matches at the complex's track and field facility. For 2020 and 2021,the stadium served as the temporary home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team.
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC,and serves as a strategic advisor for English side Lincoln City. He was voted as the best U.S. soccer player of all time by a poll conducted by ESPN,along with Major League Soccer having ranked Donovan as the greatest American soccer player of all time.
Kyle Robert Beckerman is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He spent 21 seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the Miami Fusion (2000–2001),Colorado Rapids (2002–2007) and Real Salt Lake (2007–2020). He was a starting central defensive midfielder and captain when RSL won MLS Cup 2009. He also earned 58 caps with the United States national team.
Nicolaus "Nick" Sakiewicz is currently Chief Business Officer of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League. From January 7,2016 until February 23,2022,he was the commissioner of the National Lacrosse League.
Donald P. Garber is an American sports executive who has served as the Commissioner of Major League Soccer since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors.
The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Liga MX of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada,the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF,U.S. Soccer,the Canadian Soccer Association and Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and served as the sub-regional championship for the North American section of CONCACAF,much like its Central American and Caribbean counterparts,the Copa Interclubes UNCAF and CFU Club Championship respectively. The tournament was first held in 2007 and was cancelled in March 2011.
Chivas USA was an American professional soccer team that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson,California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara,sharing common ownership and branding.
The Mexico Aztecas team was a professional basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Created as an experiment in fielding a team outside the United States and Canada,it played one season,the 1994-95 season.
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle,Washington,United States. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The club was established on November 13,2007,and began play in 2009 as an MLS expansion team. The Sounders are a phoenix club,replacing the second-division Sounders franchise that played in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL),A-League,and USL First Division (USL-1) from 1994 to 2008,and carrying the same name as the original Sounders franchise that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983.
Major League Soccer has expanded several times since the league began play in 1996. Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996. It has expanded several times since 1998 into new markets across the United States and,since 2006,Canada.
The New York Cosmos is an American professional soccer club based in Uniondale,New York,that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The club has previously competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL). With the NASL,the team won the Soccer Bowl Trophy in 2013,2015,and 2016. They have been on hiatus since January 2021,citing the COVID-19 pandemic,though the league itself continued to play.
Servando Carrasco is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. Headquartered in New York City,it is owned by the teams and,until 2020,was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federation.
The History of Major League Soccer began in 1988,when the United States Soccer Federation pledged to create a Division 1 professional soccer league as a condition to FIFA awarding the 1994 FIFA World Cup to the United States. Major League Soccer was officially formed in 1995. The league began play in 1996 with 10 teams,and in 1998 grew to 12 teams. MLS experienced some difficulties in its first seasons,with the league losing money in the early years,resulting in two teams folding after the 2001 season. MLS has rebounded since then,with increased attendance and the development of soccer-specific stadiums. With an average attendance of over 20,000 per game,MLS has the third highest average attendance of any sports league in the U.S. after the National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB),and is the seventh highest attended professional soccer league worldwide. MLS currently has 28 teams,with further expansion planned. The league plans to expand to 29 teams with the addition of St. Louis in 2023. MLS is currently the largest first division professional soccer league in the world.
Jeff Plush is the former CEO of the United States Curling Association and former commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League.
The San Diego Wildcards were a men's professional basketball team representing San Diego,California who competed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1995–96 season. The team was owned by Southern California based sports executive Doug Logan and coached by Mauro Panaggio,who has the most wins as a coach in CBA history. The San Diego Sports Arena served as the Wildcards' home venue. The team folded on January 5,1996 after placing a 4–17 record.
Austin FC is an American professional men's soccer club based in Austin,Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018,the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 Stadium in north Austin. They are the first major professional sports league team to play in Texas' capital,which prior to 2021 was the largest city in the United States without such a team.
Mark Noonan is an American sports executive who serves as commissioner of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and CEO of Canada Soccer Business. Previously Noonan held marketing executive positions with the United States Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer as well as serving as CEO of Accra Hearts of Oak,a Ghanaian soccer club. Noonan attended Duke University and was a member of the Blue Devils' 1986 national championship winning soccer team.
The San Diego MLS team is a Major League Soccer expansion franchise that is scheduled to begin play in 2025. The team will play their home matches at Snapdragon Stadium,a multi-use venue in San Diego,California,United States. The franchise's ownership group is led by British-Egyptian businessman Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation,a federally recognized Indian tribe. They were awarded an expansion team on May 18,2023;the team will be the 30th in Major League Soccer.
References
- ↑ Hersh, Philip (July 18, 2008). "On track with a new boss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ Cox, Billy (January 21, 2007). "Couple shares desire to expand arts scene". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ Schoettle, Anthony (September 1, 2008). "Racing toward a new biz plan: Goals for USA Track & Field: Raise money; don't drop the baton". International Business Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ Goff, Steven (November 22, 1995). "MLS Names A Soccer Novice, Doug Logan, As Its Commissioner". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ McMahon, Colin (November 20, 1994). "CBA Takes USA South Of The Border". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ Zeigler, Mark (January 12, 1997). "Wildcards left no assets, lots of unpaid bills". San Diego Union-Tribune . p. C2.
- ↑ See Don Garber
- ↑ Eligon, John (November 11, 2005). "For M.L.S., the Sport's Future Is in the Eye of the Beholder". The New York Times . Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ Ungrady, Dave (September 13, 2010). "USA Track Dismisses Executive in Charge". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ Cherry, Gene (May 20, 2011). "Former CEO reaches settlement with USATF: court". Reuters. Retrieved October 23, 2020.