The ageing superstar. They have been the heartbeat of Major League Soccer for the past decade. From David Beckham and the invention of the Designated Player rule to the expansion to three DPs and the dominance of the LA Galaxy founded on these players’ input, MLS has largely been defined by the European superstars that come to play in the league to close out their careers.
Both the positive signings, like Robbie Keane, Beckham, Thierry Henry and David Villa, among plenty of others, and the less so positive signings — Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard most prominently spring to mind — help shape the landscape of both their teams and the entire league.