Goal's Ives Galarcep takes a look back at the weekend in MLS, including a standout performance from the Orlando City striker and LA hitting a new low.
Are we seeing a transition of power in Major League Soccer? It is something to think about after eight weeks of the 2017 season. The West has been the power conference for the better part of the past decade, thanks in part to the dominance of the Bruce Arena-era LA Galaxy, the rise of Cascadia and the inconsistency of so many Eastern Conference teams. Only one East side has lifted an MLS Cup in the past eight years, and that club — Sporting Kansas City — now resides in the West.