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He earned 22 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. Kei Kamara has the most appearances for a foreign player and has played for the most different clubs (11) in MLS. He currently ranks 2nd all-time in MLS goals scored. Bold shows players still playing in Major League Soccer. As of February 24, 2025
The record for longest home stand a team has played during the regular season is shared by the Chicago Fire in 2006 and Sporting Kansas City in 2011. They played nine consecutive games at home. [citation needed] The highest number of points achieved by a team at home during a regular season is 44 (14–2–1) by the New York Red Bulls in 2018.
The 30 clubs of Major League Soccer are divided between the Eastern and Western conferences. MLS has regularly expanded since the 2005 season, most recently with the addition of San Diego FC in 2025. [46] The league features numerous rivalry cups that are contested by two or more teams, quite often geographic rivals. [47]
Most top-level club games scoring: 526 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002– Most international matches scoring: 88 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004– Most consecutive top-level club games scoring: 21 – Josef Bican, 1939–1940 [72] Most consecutive international club games scoring: 12 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2017–2018 [72]
American clubs have participated in competitive international soccer competitions since 1963, when New York Hungaria entered the 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Unlike other major professional sports leagues in the United States , the winners of Major League Soccer and National Women's Soccer League are not universally considered to be world ...
The latest ranking reported that Los Angeles FC is the most valuable MLS franchise after the 2023 Major League Soccer season. [3] The fastest growing MLS franchise is Inter Miami CF with a 72% increase in valuation since the 2022 Major League Soccer season with the arrival of Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
The FIFA Club World Cup's prestige is perceived quite differently in different parts of the football world; while it is widely regarded as the most distinguished club-level trophy in South America, [36] [37] it struggles to attract interest in most of Europe compared to the UEFA Champions League and commonly lacks recognition as a high-ranking ...