Throughout the years there has been quite a few opinions on the MLS from many managers and broadcasters around the league. We will take a peek at the MLS as a corporation and contemplate on different Franchises that established the basis of the league structure. No matter what your atttitude is of the MLS it has been a quite successful in recent times and is continuing to grow each year with different Franchises wanting to join the league. The MLS was created in 1993 as the basis for the next few years world cup finals, this was a promise that was made to FIFA if the US were given the world cup finals. It was forecast that soccer would increase steadily as it has great competition from more recognised sports in the US market, but this league would present it with a firm foundation of where to open. Every franchise begun as a Franchise For Sale prospect across cities in America, considerable amounts of cash was provided by local sponsors and companies to get the Franchises started and to form a Home Based Franchise for each main city.

The 1st game got underway in 1996 and the MLS consisted of a mediocre ten Home Based Franchise that were acquired by local sponsors and companies as a Franchise For Sale prospect. The crowd for the games were somewhat adequate and the general forcast looked respectable. But, at the start, the sport never truly took off and the quality on the field was relatively weak, this joined with the clubs not being competitive with each other slowly put pay to crowd averages. A Home Based Franchise would struggle with the long distance travel and costs that the league managed at the beginning, so the Franchises suffered over time.

After the 2002 world cup where the US squad go to the quarter-final point there was a a boost in the standing of the game. There was now a brand new head in charge of expanding the MLS into a major product for the Franchises and under this regime the league begun to acquire top talent from around the world.

The footballing quality on the pitch still remains below the standard located at a top European league but the sum of talent that is now in the MLS, whether it be for the contracts or lifestyle, is getting better. A Franchise For Sale in Toronto is now available and this increased the leagues fascination to Canada, where soccer is more familiar.

We now take a direct peek at the New England Revolution team and how it has grown in the past few years to become one of the most familiar Franchises in the US.

The New England Revolution takes its name from the north-eastern district of the United States, which is identified as New England – Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Previous franchises from this district have utilised the New England name too, like the NFLs New England Patriots. The Revolution name is a mention to the American Revolution/War for Independence, which begun in this part of the country. The team is widely referred to as "The Revs" by both supporters and the regional press.

The team had little on-field success until the arrival of Liverpool FC legend Steve Nicol as head coach. Since he took over, the club has been to every Eastern Conference championship game, winning four out of six.