We’re back with another edition of the MLS Power Rankings and the top-ten got a major shakeup thanks to some staggering results across the league on matchday 26. Let’s see who made the biggest jumps.
10. Seattle Sounders (🆕)
Don’t look now, but here come the Sounders. Led by the streaking Jordan Morris, Seattle have climbed up into the top-seven in the West thanks to a fourth straight win in MLS.
9. Charlotte FC (🆕)
Dean Smith’s boys just don’t seem to go away. After a small blip in the last few weeks, the Crown bounced back with a superb victory away from home against Cincinnati to shake up the Supporters Shield race and close in on the top-four in the East. They did it all without Patrick Agyemang to boot.
8. Orlando City (👍 last rank: 1o)
Orlando are perhaps the biggest surprise in our top 10 this week. The Florida outfit followed up from the 5-0 thumping of D.C. United with a victory over New England to remain red-hot, and attacker Facundo Torres is at the center of it all. Three straight wins has seen Orlando move up into the top-seven of the Eastern Conference.
7. LA Galaxy (👎 last rank: 4)
The Galaxy continue to slip in our rankings. One week they may be unplayable, but the next week they look easily penetrable. While they bounced back from a disappointing loss to rivals LAFC at the Rose Bowl with a victory over Minnesota, they took another two steps back with a loss in Dallas. Consistency will be key for Greg Vanney’s side if they want to remain in contention for the Supporters Shield.
6. Real Salt Lake (👎 last rank: 5)
The Sandy outfit have dropped in our rankings once again as they failed another test against a fellow Western Conference contender. A 3-0 loss in Portland showed yet again that when they come against the big boys in this league they just come up short.
To make matters worse, they will be missing their star striker for the next few games due to suspension.
MLS announces Real Salt Lake star & Golden Boot leader Chicho Arango is SUSPENDED for the next four matches due to “violating the MLS Anti-Harassment Policy”.
No further details given on violation.
Suspension includes MLS All Star Game. So, two MLS games + ASG + 1st Leagues Cup pic.twitter.com/arSdq6zbdn
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 15, 2024
5. Portland Timbers (👍 last rank: 7)
Portland are humming along quite nicely, and nobody seems to have noticed. After winning four of their last five games in…