It’s time for another soccer Mailbag, so let’s dive in:
Who will win MLS Cup this year? - @ssgtweber
With the 25th MLS season starting Saturday and 26 teams now in the league, I’ll take this occasion to make my predictions for not just MLS Cup but other topics as well.
MLS Cup (and Supporters' Shield) winner: LAFC. Simply put, it’s the best team in the league, and it’s not really that close—last year or this year. Of course, the best team doesn’t always win the MLS Cup, but I think coach Bob Bradley (whether he’ll want to say so or not) will have learned something from last year’s end-of-season issues and playoff loss to Seattle after a transcendent regular season and apply that in 2020.