How To Bet On MLS Finals

Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top tier of professional soccer in the U.S. and Canada and the one prize that each of the 29 teams desperately wants to get their hands on is the Philip F. Anschutz Cup, otherwise known as the MLS Cup. The exciting MLS Final grips the soccer-loving public and helps put the MLS on the world map. After 34 regular-season games, the playoffs – where the top 18 teams compete – determine the two finalists. The two participants in the final play for all the marbles. [+]

Defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles FC will try to retain the trophy, a feat last achieved by LA Galaxy in 2011 and 2012. Only two other teams in MLS history have managed to retain the MLS Cup, Houston Dynamo (2006, 2007) and D.C. United (1996, 1997).

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Find out everything there is to know about the MLS Cup finalists before deciding who to wager on. The more homework you do the better your chance of making bigger returns.

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The MLS Cup is a unique competition in the soccer world, one that captures the imagination of the public.

LA Galaxy is by far the most successful MLS Cup team, having won it in 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, and 2014 while being runners-up on four occasions. The only team who can come close to matching the Galaxy’s MLS Cup prowess is D.C. United, which has won the MLS Cup four times. You have to go back to 2004 to find the last time they lifted the trophy, however.

While LA Galaxy excels in the MLS finals, New England Revolution fans have endured long, solemn journeys home as they have lost in five finals.

Columbus Crew, last year's MLS Cup winners, beat Seattle Sounders. on penalties 3-0. Here are the highlights from a fantastic finale.

How To Bet On MLS Finals

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What is the MLS finals matchup