Is The Shield Cursed?
Since LA clinched the Supporters' Shield, there's been a lot of chatter about the "Curse of the Shield". Namely, that teams who finish the season with the best record and are poised to take the MLS Cup don't. The stats speak toward this being true:only one third (5/15) of our league's past Shield winners have gone on to win a second piece of hardware in the same season.
The Offside - MLS @ Oct 10, 2011 10:20 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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