It was not until the establishment of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996 as part of FIFA's agreement to award the United States the 1994 World Cup that there was again a truly national, sanctioned first division in either country. The APSL later absorbed the Canadian Soccer League, which at the time was an attempt at a wholly first division within Canada.
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known as the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) in 1990. The merger of the Western Soccer League and third iteration of the American Soccer League created a national second division in the U.S.
and Canada, its collapse in 1984 saw a temporary return to the fragmented regional structure. While the creation of the NASL in 1968 brought bonafide top-flight competition to the U.S. These are only two of the most notable leagues of the regional era, as there were professional and amateur competitions in Chicago, California, the greater Western United States, Ontario, and Western Canada, among several other regions. Louis Soccer League would regularly defeat the best the other had to offer. For example, the first and second incarnations of the American Soccer League constituted the premier level of professional soccer in the Northeastern United States, but they and teams from the St. The NASL considered the two pre-merge forerunner leagues as part of its history.īefore 1967, there were several regional and city leagues of various levels of quality. The United States did not have a truly national top flight league until the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the "outlaw" National Professional Soccer League, which had a network television contract, merged in November 1967 to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). Consequently, the determination of champions has been problematic at times. We hope you enjoy the exciting list of fine values, rising stars and historic producers that populate Wine Spectator’s 2015 Top 100.Despite each receiving FIFA-affiliated status in 1913, both the United States and Canada have lacked a consistent, multi-division soccer system until recently. The selections reflect the producers and wines our editors were particularly passionate about in 2015. As such, our Top 100 is not a “shopping list,” but rather a guide to wineries to watch in the coming months and years. Many wines on the list are made in limited quantities, a reflection of the greater wine world. Overall, the average score and average price are the same as in 2014’s Top 100: 93 points and $47-an excellent quality-to-price ratio. These criteria were applied to the more than 5,700 wines that rated outstanding (90 points or higher on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale) this year to determine our Top 100 of 2015. In addition, our selection also prioritizes quality (based on score), value (based on price) and availability (based on the number of cases either made or imported into the United States). The wines our editors found among the most interesting in 2015 are a diverse group-ranging from emerging labels and regions to traditional estates exploring new directions-and all generated the excitement we call the “X-factor.” Put simply, it’s a great time to be a wine lover. Now, less than three decades later, outstanding wines from almost every corner of the globe compete with these historic leaders for attention. That year, the Top 10 counted three Bordeauxs, four Burgundies, two Italian reds and one California Cabernet. The 2015 Top 100 emphasizes how much the wine world has changed since Wine Spectator put together its inaugural honor roll, in 1988.
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