25 Stories That Made MLS - 16. The Supporters Shield and the Cascadia Cup

16. The Supporters Shield and the Cascadia Cup

02/20/20 • 36 min

How the supporter culture and following of MLS teams led to the creation of one of the three main trophies & the eventual expansion into 3 new teams.
Sources:
A History of the Supporters Shield by Ryan Gates for Stumptown Footy

https://www.stumptownfooty.com/2011/2/15/1995978/a-history-of-the-supporters-shield

A Pacific Passion Play by Grant Wahl for SI

https://www.si.com/vault/2011/05/23/106070650/a-pacific-passion-play

https://web.archive.org/web/20071012230838/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soccer/2003941033_sounders11.html

https://www.sounderatheart.com/2019/8/15/20805034/sounders-new-ownership-changes-faq

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/whitecaps-invisible-owner-casts-large-shadow/article573189/

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls-expected-to-announce-vancouver-expansion-team-1.821469

https://www.timbers.com/post/2007/05/22/timbers-introduce-new-owner-merritt-paulson-0

https://www.stumptownfooty.com/2011/2/15/1995978/a-history-of-the-supporters-shield

A Pacific Passion Play by Grant Wahl for SI

https://www.si.com/vault/2011/05/23/106070650/a-pacific-passion-play

https://web.archive.org/web/20071012230838/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soccer/2003941033_sounders11.html

https://www.sounderatheart.com/2019/8/15/20805034/sounders-new-ownership-changes-faq

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/whitecaps-invisible-owner-casts-large-shadow/article573189/

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls-expected-to-announce-vancouver-expansion-team-1.821469

https://www.timbers.com/post/2007/05/22/timbers-introduce-new-owner-merritt-paulson-0

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Sources:
Local Goalie Careers Poised to Go Global by Paul Tenorio for Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR2009052502163.html

LA Galaxy Sign 17 Year Old Tristan Bowen

https://web.archive.org/web/20081204142629/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081112&content_id=203406&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106

RSL Push The Envelope With A Residency Program by Randy Davis for MLS Soccer

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2010/12/13/rsl-push-envelope-residency-program

Evolution Of MLS Academies by Paul Tenorio for Four Four Two

www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/rating-mls-academies-homegrown-players-youth-development-progress

20 Years Of FC Dallas Homegrown Players by Buzz Carrick for Dallas News

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/fc-dallas/2017/10/27/20-years-fc-dallas-homegrown-players/

MLS USL Reach Deal For Restructured Reserve League by Matthew Doyle for MLS Soccer

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2013/01/23/mls-usl-pro-reach-deal-restructured-reserve-league