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The 55-State Union Series Sports Almanac - Major League Soccer - MLS Cup Results (1996-2021)

1996 - D.C. United 3, Los Angeles Galaxy 2 (extra time) 1997 - D.C. United 2, Colorado Rapids 1 1998 - Chicago Fire 2, D.C. United 0 1999 - D.C. United 2, Los Angeles Galaxy 0 2000 - Kansas City Wizards 1, Chicago Fire 0 2001 - San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (extra time) 2002 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1, New England Revolution 0 (extra ti 2003 - San Jose Earthquakes 4, Chicago Fire 2 2004 - D.C. United 3, Kansas City Wizards 2 2005 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1, New England Revolution 0 (extra time) 2006 - Houston Dynamo 1, New England Revolution 1 (decided by penalty shootout following extra time period) 2007 - Houston Dynamo 2, New England Revolution 1 2008 - New York Cosmos 4, Los Angeles Galaxy 0 2009 - Real Salt Lake 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (decided by penalty shootout following extra time period) 2010 - Colorado Rapids 2, FC Dallas 1 (extra time) 2011 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1, Houston Dynamo 0 2012 - Los Angeles Galaxy 3, Houston Dynamo 1 2013 - Kansas City Wizards 1, Real Salt L...

The 55-State Union Series Sports Almanac - Major League Soccer - Overview and Clubs

Major League Soccer (MLS) is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada, and represents the highest level of men's professional soccer in both countries. Founded in 1993 as part of a successful bid by the United States to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the league's first season was in 1996 and has so far managed to capitalize on growing American interest in the sport of soccer (particularly with millennials and Zoomers). With developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums, implementation of the Designated Player Rule (which allows MLS clubs to sign star players) and national TV contracts, MLS is America's fastest growing league and their future is bright. There are currently thirty-three U.S.-based teams and three Canadian-based teams in MLS, and each team plays 36 matches in the regular season. The MLS Cup is the championship format at the end of each season, and the l...

A Basic Guide to Sports in Zeconnemeleth

While there are no major professional sports teams (Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, United Bowling League, Major League Soccer, etc.) located in the state, Zeconnemeleth boasts a rich and proud sporting culture that dates to the late 19th century and early 20th century. The state sport of Zeconnemeleth is the triathlon. FOOTBALL . One of the few things the Foundation State shares in common with the rest of the South is their love of American football, especially on the college level. Two of the college sports world's best known rivalries are Zeconnemeleth Deucalions vs. North Carolina Tar Heels and Zeconnemeleth Deucalions vs. Zeconnemeleth State Schooners, and in a symbolic start to the 2002 Deucalions' football season (the year Zeconnemeleth became the newest state), Zeconnemeleth resoundingly defeated the Tar Heels 63-0. The North Carolina vs. Zeconnemeleth rivalry was political and hotly-contested in ...