Following a history-making regular season, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is the clear favorites to win the 2024 MLS Cup.
The 2024 MLS Cup playoffs kick off on Tuesday following a marathon regular season, with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami the clear favorites to win the title. Messi and Miami will meet the winner of Tuesday’s single elimination Eastern Conference wildcard between CF Montreal and Atlanta United. The Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers will contest the West’s play-in on Wednesday, with the best of three game Round 1 series beginning with the Oct. 25 opener between the Herons and Atlanta/Montreal.
’s decision moot by winning MLS Cup, of course. Easier said than done. Finishing first over the eight-month, 34 game regular season has rarely been a predictor of what happens in the fall. Only eight Supporters Shield holders have gone on to claim the double since MLS’s inception in 1996. Just five have done it this century. Given the way that Messi and friends have dominated all MLS comers in 2024, it would surprise nobody if Miami became the sixth double winner on Dec. 7.
twice at home to take the season series. Their playoff slate opens at TQL Stadium on Oct. 28 . Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls After winning it all last December, Wilfried Nancy’s side is poised for another deep run this fall. The Crew already hosted one piece of silverware in 2024 — the Leagues Cup — and lost in the Concacaf Champions Cup final.
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