▁four . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁highest ▁remaining ▁point ▁tot als ▁regardless ▁of ▁conference ▁qualified ▁via ▁wild - card ▁ber th . ▁The ▁change ▁allowed ▁a ▁single ▁table ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁entire ▁play off ▁field . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ship ▁Ch anges ▁▁ ▁Starting ▁this ▁season , ▁M LS ▁clubs ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁sell ▁advert is ements ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁j er se ys . ▁Six ▁M LS ▁clubs ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁opportunity . ▁Local ▁corpor ations ▁X an Go ▁and ▁Am igo ▁Energy ▁became ▁the ▁k it ▁spons ors ▁of ▁Real ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁and ▁Houston ▁Dynam o , ▁respectively . ▁More ▁national ▁br ands ▁such ▁as ▁B MO , ▁Com ex ▁and ▁Her bal ife ▁became ▁the ▁spons ors ▁of ▁Toronto ▁FC , ▁Ch ivas ▁USA ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gal axy , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁international ▁recognized ▁brand , ▁Red ▁Bull ▁became ▁the ▁sh irt ▁spons or ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Red ▁Bull s , ▁whom ▁they ▁owned . ▁ ▁Player ▁Ch anges ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Design ated ▁Player ▁Rule ▁was ▁implemented , ▁perm itting ▁one ▁big - t icket ▁foreign ▁player ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁each ▁team ▁without ▁going ▁against ▁the ▁team ' s ▁sal ary ▁cap . S ix ▁players ▁were ▁signed ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season : ▁▁ ▁David ▁Beck ham ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gal axy ▁▁ ▁Cu au ht ém oc ▁Blan co ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Fire ▁▁ ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Áng el ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁Red ▁Bull s