The month of May always brings chaos to the MLS schedule. It’s when teams get their first taste of double matchweeks, shoehorned into other competitions including the Concacaf Champions Cup, U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship.
It was another double matchweek for the final few days of the month. Yet, it didn’t include every team playing two games in MLS. Instead, several matches were postponed to allow LAFC to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup, with a 2–1 win over Club América. A day later, Vancouver Whitecaps fell short in the Champions Cup final against Cruz Azul.
June brings a whole new level of challenge, with each team losing key players to international duties, and three MLS sides—LAFC, Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders—heading to the Club World Cup.
But before that all gets underway, here’s how teams stand in the MLS Power Rankings after Matchday 17 and the month of May. If you missed last week’s, check that out too.
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