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In the United States, baseball, football, and basketball have traditionally been the most popular sports. "Consequently" (as a result), soccer is not as popular in the U.S. as it is in much of the rest of the world, but it is growing in popularity. Today many children play on school soccer teams and there is growing interest among people of all ages in professional soccer.

Major League Soccer, or MLS, is the best known professional soccer league in the United States. A "league" is a group of sports teams that "compete" or play against each other. MLS was "founded" (first created) in 1996 and it plans to have 16 teams by the year 2010.

Currently there are 7 teams in the Eastern Conference and 6 teams in the Western Conference, for a total of 13 teams. These teams include Chicago Fire, D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Colorado Rapids, and Los Angeles Galaxy. Many of the players on these teams were born in other countries.

The MLS "season" (the months when games are played) is from April until October. The MLS Cup is the annual "championship game" (the game that determines which team is the best in that year) and it is played in the middle of November.

As professional soccer becomes more popular in the United States, more MLS games are "broadcast" or shown on television. MLS is also attracting more "investors" (people and businesses that give money to make the teams better or to build new stadiums) and "sponsors" (companies that give money to MLS to receive publicity and advertising). Most people think that soccer will continue to grow in popularity in the United States.

Topics Entertainment + Sports

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