Argentines lead MLS's foreign contingent

[MAKING A LIST] While nearly 65 percent of MLS's 2008 player pool is U.S.-born, the league's 14 teams are fielding players born in 46 other nations.

NATIONS MOST REPRESENTED IN MLS (by players' birthplace)
USA 229
Argentina 19
Canada 12
Brazil 9
Colombia 8
England 7
Jamaica 5
Mexico 4
(Based on players under contract March 26, 2008)

For a complete list of foreign-born players by nation and a map of MLS players' origins, click HERE.

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