With the smashing debut of a 30th member club, new records set for biggest transfer deal and overall transfer spending, a FIFA World Cup winner ( times three ) winning MLS Cup presented by Audi for the first time, and another full dose of its trademark unpredictability across the board, Major League Soccer dialed up the drama for its 30th anniversary season, wouldn’t you agree?

(For what it’s worth… if you need a television comparison, that's a longer run than 'The Late Late Show' and 'The Phil Donahue Show,' but a shade younger than 'This Week in Baseball' and 'WWE Raw.')

We all had plenty of meaty storylines to track all year, across all competitions, and things figure to be comparably chaotic again in 2026.

Here are a few of the biggest headliners from the season that was. 1 D

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