Among the charms of professional soccer are all the trophies up for grabs.
When the Major League Soccer season opens Sunday, Crew SC and 19 other teams will pursue multiple pieces of silverware, just as their counterparts around the world do in a variety of competitions both foreign and domestic.
MLS teams are eligible to win the MLS Cup, the MLS Supporters’ Shield and, potentially, the dangerous-looking, sharply curved trophy that goes to the winner of the CONCACAF Champions League. Depending on their latitudes, MLS teams can win the U.S. Open Cup or the Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup.