2014–15 Premier League Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets. Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively. A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Football League Championship. On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013–14 Football League Championship after a 10-year absence from the Premier League. They were crowned champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014.
2014 Chicago Fire season set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls. After 12 years with the team, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire. On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Eastern Conference Western Conference Forward Quincy Amarikwa won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of