The United States has not had professional soccer until just in the last century or so. Compared to other countries, this is actually recent in soccer history.
In the US, Major League Soccer is broken down into two sections: Eastern and Western. In the Eastern Sectionals, there are seven major teams: Chicago, Columbus, D.C. United, Kansas City, New England, New York, and Toronto FC. In the Western Sectionals, there are six major teams: Chivas USA, Colorado, FC Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Real Salt Lake. Then there are the playoffs, which are the ultimate rankings, combining both sections of the nation. Let's look at the top three of each region's standings first, then we'll take a look at the top three in the playoff standings.
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When looking at standings, we look at the total number of points accrued during a specific period of time. For our purposes here, we are going to look at the 2007 standings.
In just the Eastern Standings, D.C. United took the lead for the year with 55 points total. New England came in second with 50 points, and New York barely clinched third from Chicago with 43 points. In the Western Standings, Chivas USA barely stole first with a total of 53 points, with Houston not far behind with 52 points. FC Dallas came in third by quite a distance, with 44 points.
In the Major League Soccer Playoffs, only some of the top teams from each region made it into the top three. D.C. United came in first with their total of 55 points, with Chivas USA coming in second with 53 and Houston taking a close third with 52 points.
While professional soccer teams in the United States are pretty new, it is becoming a more popular sport in the States, as more people get caught up in the soccer craze.
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