Major League Soccer

Summary

Major League Soccer is an association football league^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of association_football_league entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,358 views/month, #6 of 786).^[2]

Key Facts

• Major League Soccer is in the country of United States^[3].
• Major League Soccer is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Major League Soccer's instance of is recorded as association football league^[5].
• Major League Soccer's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Major League Soccer's instance of is recorded as professional sports league^[7].
• Major League Soccer's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8].
• Major League Soccer's chief executive officer is recorded as Don Garber^[9].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Atlanta United FC^[10].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Austin FC^[11].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Charlotte FC^[12].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Chicago Fire FC^[13].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as FC Cincinnati^[14].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Colorado Rapids^[15].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbus Crew^[16].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Chivas USA^[17].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as FC Dallas^[18].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as D.C. United^[19].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Houston Dynamo FC^[20].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Los Angeles FC^[21].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as LA Galaxy^[22].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Inter Miami CF^[23].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Minnesota United FC^[24].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Miami Fusion^[25].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as CF Montréal^[26].
• Major League Soccer's child organization or unit is recorded as Nashville SC^[27].

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Founding

+1993-12-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Major League Soccer^[28].

Leadership

Major League Soccer's chief executive officer is recorded as Don Garber^[9].

Operations

Major League Soccer's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8]. Subsidiaries include Atlanta United FC^[10], an association football club^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2014^[31], headquartered in Atlanta^[32]; Austin FC^[11], an association football club^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 2018^[35], headquartered in Austin^[36]; Charlotte FC^[12], an association football club^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2019^[39], headquartered in Charlotte^[40]; Chicago Fire FC^[13], an association football club^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1997^[43], headquartered in Chicago^[44]; FC Cincinnati^[14], an association football club^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 2017^[47], headquartered in Cincinnati^[48]; and Colorado Rapids^[15], an association football club^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1995^[51], headquartered in Commerce City^[52].

Why It Matters

Major League Soccer ranks in the top 0.76% of association_football_league entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,358 views/month, #6 of 786).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]