There are many foes of the MLS from numerous fans and newspapers around the football market. Have a peek at the MLS as a business mode and think about individual Franchises that create the foundation of the soccer league. Regardless of what your view is of the soccer league it has been reasonably successful in current times and is still increasing each season with various Low Cost Franchise wanting to join to the leagues. The soccer league was created in 1993 as the source for the subsequent years football world cup finals, this was a pledge that was offered to FIFA if the USA was presented the football world cup finals. It was forecast that football would increase bit by bit as it has huge rivals with more traditional sports in the US field, but this league would supply it with a firm foundation of where to open. All teams started as Franchise For Sale preference over the different localities in America, large investment was given by world organisations and sponsors to buy the Franchises started and to develop a Home Based Franchise for each main city.

The 1st game begun in 1996 and the league included an average 10 Home Based Franchise that were purchased by world organisations and sponsors as Franchise For Sale preferences. The attendances for the games were healthier than expected and the overall view was good. But, at the start, the football league never truthfully flourished and the footballing quality was somewhat poor, this coupled with the franchises not being able to be competitive with each other slowly put pay to turnout attendances. A Home Based Franchise had found it difficult with the huge travelling and costs that the football league had at the beginning, so the Franchises suffered over this start-up period.

After the 2002 football world cup finals where the US team go to the quarter-final phase, there was a a boost in the interest of the football league and football in general. There was a new manager in control of developing the football league into a key leader in the US sporting market for the Franchises and under this new management the football league started to bring in better players from across the world.

The players merits on the pitch still remains smaller than most found at a big European footballing league but the quantity of high-class players that are now in the league, whether it be for the massive contracts or lifestyle choice, is increasing. Franchise For Sale in Toronto is now obtainable and this increased the MLS attraction to Canada, where football is more familiar.

Lets take a closer peek at the San Jose Earthquakes franchise and how the club has grown from it’s start to become a familiar Franchises in the footballing league.

The Earthquakes is a reference to San Jose's location near a few of geological fault lines, and the states semi-regular earthquakes. There have been numerous franchises in the Bay Area with this name, although there is no direct root. The first lasted from 1974-1988 in the NASL and semi-pro WSA. The recent team was almost named the Earthquakes firstly but because of Nike's influence, the team used the Clash name until the 2000 season. The team competed in Major League Soccer from 1996-2005. The franchise was relocated to Houston before the 2006 season. In the summer of 2007 it was declared that the Quakes would return to footballing league for the 2008 season.