Two-and-a-half years after Major League Soccer’s contraction that saw both its Florida teams go the way of the dinosaur and its own near-demise, the league looked to be making a resurgence.
For the first time since 1998, MLS was expanding having attracted interest from Deportivo Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most recognized and avidly followed soccer brands, C.D. Guadalajara (known colloquially as Chivas), won the rights to bring a second franchise to Los Angles area in 2004 to start playing in the subsequent season but the league’s ambition did not stop there.
On July 14, 2014, the league was set to make a historic announcement with its partner SCP Worldwide.