Backyard Soccer Major League Soccer Edition
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| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Europe S.A.S.U. |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows |
| Release date | 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
Backyard Soccer MLS 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.
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[edit] Pros as Kids
Below are the pros as kids and which they represented:
- Brian McBride-Columbus Crew
- Cobi Jones-Los Angeles Galaxy
- John Harkes-New England Revolution
- Mike Petke-MetroStars
- Ben Olsen-D.C. United
- Jason Kreis-Dallas Burn
- Zach Thornton-Chicago Fire
- Ronald Cerritos-San Jose Earthquakes
- Preki-Kansas City Wizards
- Carlos Valderrama-Tampa Bay Mutiny
- Marcelo Balboa-Colorado Rapids
- Brandi Chastain
- Tiffeny Milbrett
- Briana Scurry
[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 against other kids teams from across the globe.
[edit] World Cup Squads
- France (Crusty Baguettes)
- Brazil (Festive Piranhas)
- Argentina (Goal Scoring Gauchos)
- Mexico (Los Ochos Maracas)
- Germany (Flying Zeppelins)
- Italy (Garlicky Gladiators)
- Canada (North Polars)
- Netherlands (Whirling Windmills)
- Spain (Los Toritos)
- Cameroon (Dandy Lion Cubs)
- Japan (Oragami Tsunamis)
- China (Fancy Pandas)
- Egypt (Funky Pharoahs)
- Australia (Brick Wallabies)
- Columbia (Dancing Papaguyos)
- Russia (Cagey Bees)
- South Korea (Fiesty Tigers)
- Ireland (Pot o' Goals)
- Peru (Red Hot Llamas)
- England (Magical Dragons)
[edit] Trivia
- The BSL seems to be structured after Europe's relegation play, See: Football (soccer) in Europe
- In your first season "B" Division matches, there are no Major League Soccer teams to play against, but they later on other divisions.
- In "A" and "P" Divisions, these custom team names are available:
- Atomic Oysters
- Awesome Ostriches
- Crunchy Cookies
- Green Turtles
- Inky Squids
- Lucky Ducks
- Lumpy Gravies
- Minty Pickles
- Salty Sea Cows
- Scrambling Egg Headers
- Screaming Chihuahuas
- Sneaky Cheetahs
- Stinky Pansies
- Tasty Cheeses
- Tuxedo Penguins
- Wooly Mammouth
- Yellow Bananas
- Ihis is a first Backyard Soccer features the two-player game, plus the keyboard and the gamepad.
[edit] External links
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