Recruiting

The 2007 MLS off-season is considered by some to be its most productive, and there have been a number of positive changes for the league, bringing about a slow rise in its standings both financially and athletically. The league announced a youth development initiative, which will require youth development teams for all the league's teams, which will help the league develop "home-grown" talent on its own.

The 2006 season confirmed Major League Soccer as a stable product of both American and international soccer. Peter Nowak, once a Chicago Fire player, managed the All-Star team to a win in the 2006 All-Star Game over Chelsea F.C., while former-Liverpool player Steve Nicol led his team to MLS Cup for the third time in five years.

Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. It is sanctioned by the professional divisions of both the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), which are both members of FIFA. MLS represents the top tier in the American Soccer Pyramid.

MLS was formed on December 17, 1993, in fulfillment of Alan Rothenberg and the US Soccer Federation's promise to FIFA to establish a "Division One" professional football (soccer) league in exchange for the staging of the FIFA World Cup USA 1994 in the United States.