Season 4 Episode 14

The History of MLS

Part One of our series on Major League Soccer: covering the history, troubles, successes and unique elements of America's top football league.
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Episode Notes

先週、メジャーリーグサッカーの王者を決めるMLSカップが行われコロンバス・クルー(Columbus Crew)が2-1でロサンゼルスFC(Los Angeles FC、LAFC)を下し、3度目のタイトルを獲得しました。今回はメジャーリーグサッカーを掘り下げるエピソードを前編、後編にて紹介していきます。

Vocabulary

  1. Americanise: to become or make something typical of the US or US culture
    ”In the beginning, the MLS was a very Americanised version of football.”

  2. Expansion: to increase in size, number, or importance
    ”Teams added to the MLS are called expansion teams”

  3. Unique: being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way
    *”The early days of the MLS included some very unique rules.”

Best Old School MLS Shootouts

Toronto FC's first ever goal: seat cushion mayhem

Source: Toronto FC

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