MLS has hit the Gold Cup break and is just a couple weeks away from the All-Star game, so even though most teams have passed the halfway mark, ’tis the season of roundups and midseason review columns. Us MLS writers have too much time on our hands.
Today, we’re looking at the races for the red line in the two conferences. A somewhat clear hierarchy has been established at the top and bottom of the standings, so there’s a group of clubs in the middle somewhere around the fourth to eighth spots in each conference that have some work to do to get to the red line or stay above it, and that’s where we’re looking.