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1. Now Trending
For the second straight year, Sporting KC were among the hottest MLS searches on the web. Google this week announced its top trending MLS teams of 2018 as part of its annual "Year in Search," shining the spotlight on the people, topics, places and events that drew the most attention throughout the year.