Sunday night at precisely 7:08p.m. CT, a newborn Sporting Kansas City will face a resurgent LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park. Sporting Kansas City is nine points behind the eighth-place hosts. Only seven teams make the playoffs. Both need points.
Fourteen teams in MLS will be pissed they didn’t make the playoffs. And 14 teams will dream of MLS Cup glory. Fair enough. The situation keeps the league growing and keeps clubs motivated. And it makes for a fun, competitive season. I shake my head every time someone says that early season points don’t matter.