MLS Cup ring

{{Short description|Sports award}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} The '''MLS Cup ring''' is an award in [[Major League Soccer]] given to the winners of the league's annual championship game, the [[MLS Cup]]. Since only one [[Philip F. Anschutz Trophy]] is awarded to the team (ownership) itself, the MLS Cup ring offers a collectible memento for the players and team management to keep for themselves to symbolize and recognize their victory. Awarding a ring is traditional in sports in North America, as opposed to the majority of the world where a [[medal]] would be award to each individual team member.

==Details== These rings are typically made of [[silver]] or [[white gold]] with [[diamonds]]. They usually include the team name, crest, and MLS Cup winning year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mora |first1=Robert |title=2011 MLS Cup championship ring given to the L.A. Galaxy. |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=7707804 |website=ESPN |accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Calderon |first1=Rudy |last2=Castillo |first2=Arielle |last3=Holloman |first3=Jo-Lynne |title=MLS Cup championship rings: a visual history |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/11/mls-cup-championship-rings-visual-history |website=MLSSoccer.com |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> Normally the rings are manufactured by [[Jostens]], a sports memorabilia company, although the 2017 rings were made by [[Baron Jewelry]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Alicia |title=Toronto FC receive 2017 championship rings |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/05/30/toronto-fc-receive-2017-championship-rings |website=MLSSoccer.com |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |date=May 30, 2018}}</ref>

==Value and resale== Replicas and copies of MLS rings are seen as valuable to sports memorabilia and soccer communities. The 2015 MLS Cup ring awarded to the [[Portland Timbers]] had a special [[Timbers Army]] ring that sold for $5,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Jamie |title=Portland Timbers to give Timbers Army personalized MLS Cup championship ring |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2016/03/timbers_army_attempting_to_buy.html |website=The Oregonian |accessdate=June 6, 2018 |date=March 21, 2016}}</ref>

==Most MLS Cup rings==

{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! Player ! Rings |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]] || 6 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Agoos]] || 5 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Mullan]] || 5 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Dunivant]] || 5 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlington Nagbe]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Waibel]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dwayne De Rosario]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Robinson (soccer)|Eddie Robinson]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pat Onstad]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wade Barrett (soccer)|Wade Barrett]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Williams]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Pope]] || 4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Simpson (soccer)|Mark Simpson]] || 3 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Mulrooney]] || 3 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]] || 3 |- | {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Marco Etcheverry]] || 3 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hector Jiménez (soccer)|Hector Jiménez]] || 3 |- |}

==See also== *[[Championship ring]] *[[NBA Championship ring]] *[[Stanley Cup ring]] *[[World Series ring]]

== References == {{reflist}}

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