The World Series of Soccer was a series of club games hosted by Major League Soccer from 2005 to 2007. It was used by MLS to provide its teams with opportunities to compete against top international teams.
The term, World Series of Soccer, was originally used for a series of senior international soccer matches hosted by the United States Soccer Federation between 1991 and 1994. In 2005, Major League Soccer re-introduced the name for a series of professional matches in the United States
In 2005, Major League Soccer (MLS) began the World Series of Soccer (WSS), a series of games pitting MLS and big name international clubs against each other. The games took place across the United States. The WSS was a round robin style competition between two MLS teams: D.C. United and Chicago Fire as well as two European powerhouses: Chelsea of the English Premiership and Milan of Italy's Serie A. The games were played during the MLS season, the European off-season.
July 24 Milan 0âÂÂ1 Chelsea (England)
July 27 Chicago Fire 1âÂÂ3 Milan (Italia)
July 28 D.C. United 1âÂÂ2 Chelsea (England)
July 31 Milan 1âÂÂ1 Chelsea (Why was Milan-Chelsea two of these)
In 2006, MLS continued the WSS and expanded it to include Real Madrid and Barcelona from Spain, Celtic from Scotland, Everton from England and Club América, Necaxa and Tigres from Mexico.
July 12 D.C. United 4âÂÂ0 Celtic (Scotland)
July 12 Chicago Fire 1âÂÂ2 Club América (Mexico)
July 12 Los Angeles Galaxy 0âÂÂ1 Necaxa (Mexico)
July 19 New England Revolution 1âÂÂ1 Celtic (Scotland)
July 19 FC Dallas 2âÂÂ0 Tigres UANL (Mexico)
July 23 Chivas USA 1âÂÂ1 (5âÂÂ4 PK) Club América (Mexico)
July 26 Columbus Crew 1âÂÂ1 Everton (England)
August 9 D.C. United 1âÂÂ1 Real Madrid
August 12 New York Red Bulls 1âÂÂ4 FC Barcelona (Spain)
August 12 Real Salt Lake 0âÂÂ2 Real Madrid (Spain)
The World Series of Soccer returned in 2007 as a four-team affair, primarily used to promote the arrival of English footballer David Beckham to the United States. His Los Angeles Galaxy had a round-robin with Chelsea of the Premier League, the Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K League, and the UANL Tigres of the Primera División de México. UANL Tigres won the competition by virtue of goal difference over Chelsea.
July 17 2:30 pm PDT Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0âÂÂ1 Chelsea
July 17 5:30 pm PDT UANL Tigres 3âÂÂ0 Los Angeles Galaxy
July 21 2:30 pm PDT UANL Tigres 3âÂÂ0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
July 21 5:30 pm PDT Chelsea 1âÂÂ0 Los Angeles Galaxy