MLS will have a first-time champion for the second time in the last five seasons as Toronto FC host the Seattle Sounders at BMO Field in the 2016 MLS Cup final on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, FOX and UniMas).
The two clubs took decidedly different paths to the final. The Sounders had a horrendous first half of the season in the Western Conference; it looked at times as if just making the playoffs was out of the question. Toronto, on the other hand, were among the top three clubs in the Eastern Conference for much of the year and cruised into the postseason.