Top Three Soccer Teams in the USA

The United States has not had professional soccerIn just the Eastern Standings, D.C. United took the lead
until just in the last century or so. Compared to otherfor the year with 55 points total. New England came in
countries, this is actually recent in soccer history.second with 50 points, and New York barely clinched
In the US, Major League Soccer is broken down intothird from Chicago with 43 points. In the Western
two sections: Eastern and Western. In the EasternStandings, Chivas USA barely stole first with a total of
Sectionals, there are seven major teams: Chicago,53 points, with Houston not far behind with 52 points.
Columbus, D.C. United, Kansas City, New England, NewFC Dallas came in third by quite a distance, with 44
York, and Toronto FC. In the Western Sectionals, therepoints.
are six major teams: Chivas USA, Colorado, FC Dallas,In the Major League Soccer Playoffs, only some of
Houston, Los Angeles, and Real Salt Lake. Then therethe top teams from each region made it into the top
are the playoffs, which are the ultimate rankings,three. D.C. United came in first with their total of 55
combining both sections of the nation. Let's look at thepoints, with Chivas USA coming in second with 53 and
top three of each region's standings first, then we'llHouston taking a close third with 52 points.
take a look at the top three in the playoff standings.While professional soccer teams in the United States
When looking at standings, we look at the total numberare pretty new, it is becoming a more popular sport in
of points accrued during a specific period of time. Forthe States, as more people get caught up in the
our purposes here, we are going to look at the 2007soccer craze.
standings.