It was a well-executed plan that paid off when United became the first expansion team to reach the postseason since 2009. It’s also a blueprint the Los Angeles Football Club appears to be following in the run-up to its MLS debut in March. “When you look at teams, successful teams, in our league, there’s a lot of continuity there. Bradley experienced the exception, winning a title as a coach in Chicago’s first year, still the only time an expansion team has won the MLS Cup. LAFC also obtained goalkeeper Tyler Miller and Ghanaian forward Latif Blessing in the MLS expansion draft.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2017 17:15 UTC