Major League Soccer/import

Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league representing the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada, with headquarters in New York City. 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. Seasons run from March to December, with each team playing 34 games in the regular season with the winner awarded the Supporters' Shield. Ten teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs, culminating in the championship game, the MLS Cup.
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. 
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 league's closed membership makes it one of the world's few soccer leagues not using promotion and relegation.
===Personnel and sponsorship===
* On January 15, 2013, Sporting Kansas City and Livestrong officially cut ties following the announcement of Lance Armstrong using PEDs, and Livestrong Sporting Park was renamed to just simply Sporting Park.
* On January 17, 2013, Sporting Kansas City officially announced their first-ever jersey sponsor, Ivy Funds.
* On March 4, 2013, it was announced that The Home Depot Center, home of Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy, was to be renamed StubHub Center, after the online ticket marketplace StubHub effective June 1.
* On September 10, 2013, FC Dallas has reached a long-term agreement with Toyota to rename FC Dallas Stadium into Toyota Stadium.
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
Team 	Head coach	Captain 	Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire 	 	 	Quaker
Chivas USA 	 	 	Corona
Colorado Rapids 	 	Drew Moor	n/a
Columbus Crew 	 	 	Barbasol
D.C. United 	 	 	Volkswagen
FC Dallas 	 	 	AdvoCare
Houston Dynamo 	 	 	n/a
Los Angeles Galaxy 	 	 	Herbalife
Montreal Impact 	 	 	Bank of Montreal
New England Revolution	 	 	UnitedHealthcare
New York Red Bulls 	 	 	Red Bull
Philadelphia Union 	 	 	Bimbo
Portland Timbers 	 	 	Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake 	 	 	XanGo
San Jose Earthquakes 	 	 	n/a
Seattle Sounders FC 	 	 	Xbox
Sporting Kansas City 	 	 	Ivy Funds
Toronto FC 	 	 	Bank of Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	 	 	Bell Canada
==External links==
Category:Major League Soccer
Category:American football competitions