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Major League Soccer: History & Measurement

Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. MLS is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The…

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Major League Soccer topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Major League Soccer.

Related topics
353
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
361
Extracted relationships
217
Concept neighborhoods
134
Bridge connections
361

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 121 topics
Organization · 85 topics
Overview · 53 topics
Media coverage · 41 topics
Competition format · 26 topics
Awards · 14 topics
Clubs · 9 topics
League championships · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
December 17, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-12-17)
Broadcaster(s)
United States: · Fox/FS1 · Fox Deportes[A] · Canada: · TSN
Confederation
CONCACAF
Conferences
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Countries
United States (27 teams) Canada (3 teams)
Current MLS Cup
Inter Miami CF (1st title) (2025)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Competition format

Clubs

League championships

Organization

Media coverage

Awards

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Major League Soccer connects Entity context

The extracted context around Major League Soccer shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Major League Soccer → American, Beckham's, Brian McBride, By, Canada, Chicago Fire, Claudio Reyna, Clint Dempsey, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, David Beckham, Designated Player Rule, Designated Players, Europe, French, In, Jozy Altidore, Juan Pablo, MLS, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union Another extracted example is Major League Soccer → Alexi Lalas, April, Chicago Fire, Colombia's Carlos Valderrama, Division, Eric Wynalda, ESPN, February, FIFA, In, January, Major League Professional Soccer, Mexico's Jorge Campos, Miami Fusion, MLS, MLS Cup, New York/New Jersey MetroStars, San Jose, San Jose Clash, Soccer. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Major League Soccer

Top relations

related to Arrival of Designated Players · 31
Major League Soccer → American, Beckham's, Brian McBride, By, Canada, Chicago Fire, Claudio Reyna, Clint Dempsey, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, David Beckham, Designated Player Rule, Designated Players, Europe, French, In, Jozy Altidore, Juan Pablo, MLS, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union
related to Establishment and shootout era · 26
Major League Soccer → Alexi Lalas, April, Chicago Fire, Colombia's Carlos Valderrama, Division, Eric Wynalda, ESPN, February, FIFA, In, January, Major League Professional Soccer, Mexico's Jorge Campos, Miami Fusion, MLS, MLS Cup, New York/New Jersey MetroStars, San Jose, San Jose Clash, Soccer
related to history · 20
Major League Soccer → Bobby Moore, Canada, Canadian, Despite, Eusébio, FIFA-sanctioning, Franz Beckenbauer, George Best, Gerd Müller, Johan Cruyff, MLS, NASL, New York Cosmos, North American Soccer League, Pelé, Pelé's, Soccer Bowl, The, The United States, United States
related to Profitability and revenues · 13
Major League Soccer → As, ESPN, In, In September, London-based Media, MLS, MP, Silva, Soccer United Marketing, SUM, Television, Total, TV
related to Ownership · 12
Major League Soccer → At, Each, Having, In, In Fraser, Lamar Hunt's Hunt Sports, Major League Soccer LLC, MLS, Phil Anschutz's AEG, Soccer United Marketing, The, These
related to Video games · 12
Major League Soccer → Backyard Soccer, Backyard Soccer MLS Edition, EA Sports FC, ESPN MLS ExtraTime, ESPN MLS GameNight, FIFA, Football Manager, Humongous Entertainment, In, Kids, Konami, The
related to Rules and officials · 11
Major League Soccer → Americanizing, Charlie Davies, Disciplinary Committee, Game First, IFAB, International Football Association Board, Now MLS, Since, Soccer, The, When
related to League executives · 10
Major League Soccer → Don Garber, Doug Logan, Garber, January, Larry Berg, Los Angeles FC, Mark Abbott, MLS, On August, The
related to Player acquisition and salaries · 10
Major League Soccer → All, Each, EFL Championship, England's, Fraser, In, Mexico's Liga MX, MLS, Netherlands' Eredivisie, The
Broadcaster(s) · 8
Major League Soccer → Canada:, Fox Deportes[A], Fox/FS1, International:, RDS[B], See list, TSN, United States:

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mls league teams season team players soccer stadium united fc cup new matches first league's sports play leagues clubs million

Major League Soccer relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 217 structured relationships around Major League Soccer. Examples in this analysis include Major League Soccer → Broadcaster(s) → United States: and Major League Soccer → Broadcaster(s) → Fox/FS1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)United States:1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)Fox/FS11.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)Fox Deportes[A]1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)Canada:1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)TSN1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)RDS[B]1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)International:1.00infobox
Major League SoccerBroadcaster(s)See list1.00infobox
Major League SoccerConfederationCONCACAF1.00infobox
Major League SoccerConferencesEastern Conference Western Conference1.00infobox
Major League SoccerCountriesUnited States (27 teams) Canada (3 teams)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerCurrent MLS CupInter Miami CF (1st title) (2025)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerCurrent Supporters' ShieldPhiladelphia Union (2nd shield) (2025)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerDomestic cup(s)U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship1.00infobox
Major League SoccerFirst season19961.00infobox
Major League SoccerFoundedDecember 17, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-12-17)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerInternational cup(s)CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup1.00infobox
Major League SoccerLevel on pyramid11.00infobox
Major League SoccerMost appearancesNick Rimando (514)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerMost MLS CupsLA Galaxy (6 titles)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerMost Supporters' ShieldsD.C. United LA Galaxy (4 shields each)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerNumber of clubs301.00infobox
Major League SoccerOrganising bodyMajor League Soccer, LLC1.00infobox
Major League SoccerTop scorerChris Wondolowski (171)1.00infobox
Major League SoccerWebsitemlssoccer.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Major League Soccer bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Soccer, States and Major. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Major League Soccer
    • Soccer
    • States
    • Major
    • Canada
    • Teams
    • United
    • Leagues
    • Player
    • Sports
    • Announced
    • Players
    • Club
  • major league soccer
    • Soccer
    • States
    • United
    • Major
    • Canada
    • Teams
    • Mls
    • American
    • Leagues
    • Season
    • Club
    • Player
  • soccer
    • United
    • States
    • American
    • Club
    • Players
    • Canada
    • Player
    • Sports
    • Season
    • Leagues
    • Team
    • Clubs
  • united states soccer league system
    • Canada
    • States
    • United
    • Soccer
    • Major
    • Leagues
    • Teams
    • Mls
    • American
    • Sports
    • Season
    • Club
  • united states
    • Canada
    • States
    • United
    • Soccer
    • Leagues
    • Major
    • Sports
    • League
    • Fc
    • American
    • Clubs
    • Mls
  • canada
    • States
    • United
    • Major
    • Sports
    • Leagues
    • One
    • Soccer
    • Player
    • Expansion
    • Team
    • Clubs
    • League
  • united states soccer federation
    • Canada
    • States
    • United
    • Soccer
    • Leagues
    • American
    • Major
    • Sports
    • Club
    • League
    • Fc
    • Players
  • major professional sports leagues in the united states and canada
    • Soccer
    • Canada
    • States
    • United
    • Major
    • Leagues
    • Sports
    • Cup
    • Player
    • Matches
    • League
    • Now

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Major League Soccer, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Major League Soccer with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Major League Soccer — History · splits 240 ⟂ 122
Major League Soccer — Organization · splits 276 ⟂ 86
Major League Soccer — Overview · splits 308 ⟂ 54
Major League Soccer — Media coverage · splits 320 ⟂ 42
Major League Soccer — Competition format · splits 335 ⟂ 27
Major League Soccer — Awards · splits 347 ⟂ 15
Major League Soccer — Clubs · splits 352 ⟂ 10
Major League Soccer — League championships · splits 357 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Major League Soccer

Nodes362
Edges361
Triples217
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005525
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Major League Soccer to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Major League Soccer · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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