The most prolific goal-scorer in the North American Soccer League was Italian Giorgio Chinaglia of the New York Cosmos: 242 goals in 254 games.
Of the 16 members of the USA's first World Cup team in 1930, five were born in Scotland and one in England.
Columbus Crew Stadium, which opened in 1999, was the first stadium in the US built specifically for a MLS team. It has a seating capacity of 22,500.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.
The current World Cup trophy will be retired in 2038 when there is no more room for the champion's name.