1. 1984
25 Stories That Made MLS
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In the first episode, Tutul tells the story of how the soccer tournament in the 1984 Olympics eventually led to the founding of Major League Soccer.
Sources:
How USA was chosen to host World Cup 94 by Michael Lewis for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/04/usa-world-cup-94-inside-story
How US won the World Cup by Steve Berkowitz for the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/07/10/how-the-us-won-the-world-cup/04eff69a-2e1b-470a-bda6-37573ef66cf9/
Swiss Rolled how Alan Rothenberg became USSoccer president by Tim Froh - Howler Magazine: https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/united-states/660/blog/post/3376403/how-alan-rothenberg-became-us-soccer-president-in-1990-changed-american-soccer-howler-magazine
An oral history of major league soccer frenzied first season by Doug Sibor for Complex Sports: https://www.complex.com/sports/2015/05/oral-history-major-league-soccer-first-season