Miami Fusion
March 4, 2017
The Miami Fusion were Major League Soccer’s early misfire in the South Florida market. Cellular One founder Ken Horowitz paid a $20 million expansion fee for the club in the spring of 1997. After three straight losing campaigns, the Fusion found their form in 2001 under the management of former Fort Lauderdale Strikers star Ray Hudson. Miami won the 2001 Supporters’ Shield as MLS best regular season club with a 16-5-5 record. But the club’s dire finances caused the Fusion’s closure following that promising 2001 season.
