As this volume in the Major League Soccer series (12 titles) attests, soccer is the world’s most popular sport and it’s gaining fans in the U.S. at an astonishing rate. The U.S. didn’t have its own professional soccer league—Major League Soccer (MLS)—until 1996, but since then the number of member franchises has more than doubled. This book highlights MLS team D.C. United, one of the league’s original members, looking at its history and star players as well as basic gameplay and how playoff matches work. Photos of players on the field capture the game’s action, and periodic “Fun Fact” boxes are packed with stats and trivia. The inclusion of the rigors of travel, importance of fan support, and great diversity of MLS players create a rounded team history.
