Philadelphia Union

Jesus Bueno rolls home the winning penalty for Philadelphia Union in their Game 1 win over Chicago Fire in the MLS Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout after the Philadelphia Union blew a two-goal lead late and the top-seeded Union beat the Chicago Fire FC on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.

Now that the Wild Card games are over with, the MLS postseason moves into the best-of-three Round 1. Who will move on? ESPN makes its predictions.

The regular season is in the rearview mirror and the playoffs are upon us, so which postseason contenders are best placed for a run to MLS Cup?

After clinching the Supporters' Shield, there can be no question who's on top of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings: the Philadelphia Union.

Mikkel Uhre scores the match's lone goal as Philadelphia locks up the MLS Supporters' Shield with a 1-0 win over NYCFC.

Mikael Uhre scored in the first half and Andre Blake made it stand up as the Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday night to win the Eastern Conference and the Supporters' Shield for the league's best record.

The Philadelphia Union clinched the 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield with a game to spare, after beating NYCFC on Saturday night at Subaru Park.

Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga are dragging LAFC up the Western Conference table as well as the order in ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.

Pairing Son Heung-min with Denis Bouanga has given LAFC one of the most fearsome attacks in the league, but were they able to break into the top five of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings?