LOS ANGELES, CA — Coming off their come-from-behind, shorthanded victory against the similarly struggling Colorado Rapids, the Seattle Sounders got a taste of how the other half lives Friday night. The Los Angeles Football Club have — again — been all but anointed the inevitable MLS Cup Champions. If you’re tired of this narrative, you’re not alone. But in true Mean Girls fashion, MLS will keep trying to make LAFC happen, and the content will continue until morale improves.
Still, LAFC has more than a little bite to back up their bark, having used some creative negotiation to bring in some midseason firepower in their quest to finally add more silverware to the no-doubt glitzy (and barren) trophy case.