Among all other sports, soccer is the most popular sports in the United States and with the popularity of the game, a lot of teams have been organized in different countries around the world like the MLS soccer. The Major League Soccer MLS is the most leading professional soccer league formed in the United States. MLS was founded in 1996 just after the United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Major League Soccer is already in its 13th season in 2008 and is extremely growing in numbers over a period of time and has expanded in numbers. Because of the increase of its teams, the MLS decided to construct soccer stadiums. Since then, the league has moved aggressively to create more custom-built venues for its teams. These stadiums had been constructed to accommodate spectators about 18,000 and 30,000 seating capacities. The stadiums’ structural designs are mostly based on concepts of some of the finest soccer venues in Europe.
In 2008, a competition is scheduled which will be participated by eight of the 14 teams of the league which will be held on various stadiums built for professional soccer. In the same year, the Real Salt Lake will be opened and in the following year, the Red Bull Park stadium will also debut. On 2010, Kansas City Wizards stadium is scheduled to open its newly constructed facility.
With the overwhelming popularity and the demand for media coverage of MLS, it has signed a long term national television agreement with television networks such as the ABC and ESPN, Univision, HDNet, Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español. In addition, all of the MLS teams also have regional television agreements wherein every match will be televised either nationally or regionally.
With the popularity that was gained by the league, a lot of investors and sponsors coming from big companies had been attracted. This leads to the continuous success of the MLS.
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