Supporters' Shield awards
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Supporters' Shield awards are annual honors in Major League Soccer given to the teams that finish the regular season with the best overall record.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Supporters' Shield | 18 |
| Supporters’ Shield | 6 |
| Supporters' Shield 2008 | 1 |
| Supporters' Shield 2014 | 1 |
| Supporters' Shield 2014 with Seattle Sounders FC | 1 |
| Supporters' Shield awards canonical | 1 |
| Supporters' Shield: 2017 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4386324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Supporters' Shield awards Context triple: [2011 Supporters' Shield, partOf, Supporters' Shield awards]
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A.
Scudetto shield
The Scudetto shield is a distinctive Italian tricolour emblem traditionally worn by reigning national football champions as a symbol of their title.
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B.
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is an annual award given by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer in each La Liga season.
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C.
UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards
The UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards were a series of honors given by UEFA in 2003 to recognize each member association’s most outstanding player of the previous 50 years as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
UEFA President’s Award
The UEFA President’s Award is a special honor bestowed by UEFA to recognize outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities in European football.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Supporters' Shield awards Target entity description: Supporters' Shield awards are annual honors in Major League Soccer given to the teams that finish the regular season with the best overall record.
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A.
Scudetto shield
The Scudetto shield is a distinctive Italian tricolour emblem traditionally worn by reigning national football champions as a symbol of their title.
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B.
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is an annual award given by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer in each La Liga season.
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C.
UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards
The UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards were a series of honors given by UEFA in 2003 to recognize each member association’s most outstanding player of the previous 50 years as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
UEFA President’s Award
The UEFA President’s Award is a special honor bestowed by UEFA to recognize outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities in European football.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer trophy
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annual sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MLS regular-season championship
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linked to:
MLS Supporters' Shield
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| associatedWith | MLS Cup ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best regular-season record in Major League Soccer
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most points in MLS regular season ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Major League Soccer club
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team with best overall regular-season record ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | supporters' organizations ⓘ |
| category |
Major League Soccer trophies and awards
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association football trophies and awards ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | league table ⓘ |
| confersQualificationFor | CONCACAF Champions Cup ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distinctionFrom | MLS Cup playoffs championship ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| hasGender | men's professional soccer ⓘ |
| hasImportance | determines top seed in MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| influences | home-field advantage in playoffs ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
MLS regular season
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Soccer regular season
|
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | MLS supporters ⓘ |
| notableFeature | created by fans rather than league office ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Independent Supporters Council
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Major League Soccer supporters ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition | Supporters' Shield race ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
goal difference tiebreaker if points are equal
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highest points total in regular season ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
| symbolizes | regular-season supremacy in MLS ⓘ |
| trophyType | shield ⓘ |
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Subject: Supporters' Shield awards Description of subject: Supporters' Shield awards are annual honors in Major League Soccer given to the teams that finish the regular season with the best overall record.
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