A look at the MLS Cup Playoff race with just seven matches remaining the 2024 regular season.
Inter Miami leads all MLS teams in the race for the Supporters' Shield with hopes of getting Lionel Messi back for a deep playoff run. On the west coast, summer signings Marco Reus and Olivier Giroud give LA Galaxy and LAFC an extra element late in the season. With just seven matches remaining, here's how things are looking in the MLS world as the end of the regular season nears.LA Galaxy rebounded in 2024 after finishing 13th place last season.
LA Galaxy is just about a lock to make the playoffs in first place in the West with 52 points. In-state rivalsin second place with 48 points. LAFC is likely to clinch a playoff spot in the coming weeks and could put the pressure on its rival with a win this weekend in El Tráfico with some help from summer signing Oliver Giroud.are enjoying solid seasons with 47 and 44 points respectively, while Seattle Sounders sit in fifth after rectifying a horrid start to the season.
The top seven to eight teams in the West probably won't see much change from now until the final matchday of the season. There could be a lot of shifting in the Eastern Conference with sports more tightly contested.Braden Chalker is a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated Soccer covering Major League Soccer and the U.S. men's national team.
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