Backyard Soccer Major League Soccer Edition

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Backyard Soccer Major League Soccer Edition was the first Backyard Sports soccer edition game to include the MLS. It debuted in the year 2001 and grew child popularity to the league. Produced in 2001, the game included the soccer clubs of Tampa Bay Mutiny, Miami Fusion, and FC Dallas (then called the Dallas Burn). This edition of the game did not include Major League Soccer changes beyond 2001.

Contents

[edit] Pros as Kids

Below are the pros as kids and which they represented:

[edit] Stadiums

[edit] B

  • Parks Department Field #1
  • Parks Department Field #2

[edit] A

  • The City High School
  • Rowan Stadium
  • 23 Field

[edit] P

  • Garden Field
  • Tech State University

[edit] World Cup

  • Estadio de Futbol
  • Complexe de Estadio

[edit] Team Options

[edit] East

[edit] Central

[edit] West

[edit] Custom Team Names

  • The Rockets
  • The Bombers
  • The Wombats
  • The Melonheads
  • The Hornets
  • The Fishes
  • The Monsters
  • The Boots

[edit] Leagues

[edit] B Division

Beginner Division or B Division in the game is when you create your own team and you start out playing the easiest teams in BSL. If you come in the top two of eight in B Division you go on to A Division. It's known for its bronze "B"

[edit] A Division

Advanced Division is the middle where the so and so teams play each other against. If you come in either 1st or 2nd you then advance to P Division. But if your team comes in either 7th or 8th you get dropped back to B Division. It's logo is a silver "A"

[edit] P Division

Premier Division or P Division is the highest league in the BSL, where its most excellent teams play each other. The 1st place winner goes on to a World Cup and the 7th and 8th place teams go back to A Division. It's known for its gold "P".

[edit] Kids' World Cup

If your soccer team wins the P Division league you go to the World Cup. You play agaist other kids teams from across the globe.

[edit] World Cup Squads

  • France (Cursty Baguetts)
  • Brazil (Shinning Legends)
  • Argentina (Sunny Gouchos)
  • Mexico (Grande Tacos)
  • Germany (Flying Zeppelins)
  • Italy (Fighting Onions)
  • United States (Patriotic Yanks)
  • Canada (North Polars)
  • England (Whirling Windmills)
  • Spain
  • Chile
  • Japan (Oragami Tsunami)
  • China
  • Egypt (Crazy Pharoahs)
  • Australia (Brick Wallabies)
  • Greece
  • Uruguay
  • Jamaica
  • Venezuela

[edit] Trivia

  • The BSL seems to be structured after Europe's relegation play.
  • In your first season "B" Division matches, there are no Major League Soccer teams to play against.
  • In "A" and "P" Divisions, these custom team names are unavailable:
    • Awesome Ostriches
    • Crunchy Cookies
    • Salty Sea Cows
    • Stinky Pansies
    • Tasty Cheeses
    • Yellow Bananas
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