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Seattle hasn’t knocked us off our feet this week, but it has found a way to cement its place at the top of our list. Elsewhere, New England stumbled while Nani’s purple patch made Orlando increase the order.
So let’s catch up on the action over the weekend and see where your team ranks in our week 9 power rankings.
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Previous ranking: 1
Next MLS game: July 4th at Colorado Rapids, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN +
After New England lost to Dallas, there is no sane way to justify anyone else at the top of the ladder. With that in mind, a 2-2 draw with Vancouver on Saturday shows the Sounders are not sacrosanct, and that came after they took a late penalty on Wednesday to get past Real Salt Lake 2-1. – Bonagura
After the New England defeat, there is no one but Seattle who could top this week’s MLS power rankings. Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Previous ranking: 5
Next MLS game: July 3 vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Nani prepared for the equalizer and scored the winning goal in Orlando’s 2-1 comeback win over Miami. He has been directly involved in exactly half of the Lions’ goals this season, with two goals and three assists in his last two appearances. It’s the kind of purple spots (pardon the pun) that could make Orlando a real contender at the end of the season – if the 34-year-old can keep going at this pace. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 4th
Next MLS game: July 4th in LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
It’s been an impressive week for Sporting KC, who outclassed Colorado 3-1 before coming back to beat the 10-man LAFC 2-1 at home. Daniel Salloi picked up the winner on Saturday after scoring two goals against the Rapids – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 2
Next MLS game: July 3 at Columbus Crew, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Dallas ended its six-game winning streak against New England, ending the Rev’s five-game winning streak. The Revolution is still at the forefront of the Eastern Conference, but only two points clear of Orlando, who have a game in hand. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 6th
Next MLS game:July 4th v Sporting Kansas City, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored two goals in a win for the Galaxy in San Jose. The Galaxy won 3-1 with a San Jose own goal and added LA’s third, but the game could easily have been more one-sided. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 7th
Next MLS game: July 3 in Nashville SC, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Quinn Sullivan’s first MLS goal, a spectacular cycling race, is not going to be forgotten anytime soon, but a 3-3 draw in Chicago is not a memorable result for a club with ambitions for the postseason. – Lindberg
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The Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union shared the points after a 3-3 draw.
Previous ranking: 3rd
Next MLS game: July 4th vs. Seattle, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN +
The 3-1 result in Colorado’s loss to Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday felt a bit tough, but the Rapids were still significantly outplayed in their first game against one of the league’s top teams that year. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 11
Next MLS game: July 7 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN +
Keaton Parks equalized in the 84th minute and Thiago Andrade scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of the second half as NYCFC fought back> 2-1 against DC on Sunday. City haven’t scored a goal in the first half in their last four games but still won three of them. It’s a formidable determination, but not a sustainable long-term strategy. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 8th
Next MLS game:July 3 vs. New England Revolution, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes
The crew have remained goalless in the last two games, but their fans can take comfort in the fact that Sunday’s 0-0 draw in Austin meant that former owner Anthony Precourt’s new team would not be in either of the top two Goal celebrated games in the brand new Q2 stadium. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 10
Next MLS game:July 3 versus Philadelphia Union, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Nashville needed every last moment of stoppage time, but Abu Danladi’s 94th-minute equalizer in the 1-1 draw with Montreal extended Music City’s unbeaten home run – where they play four of the next five – to seven straight games. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 18th
Next MLS game: July 3 versus San Jose, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Minnesota has gone from its unbeaten streak to six with two wins this week and moved up to fifth in the Western Conference. The Loons received two goals against from Tyler Miller, while Adrien Hunou scored on both wins (2-0 against Austin, 1-0 in Portland) and Franco Fragapane added the other. – Bonagura
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Major League Soccer: Adrien Hunou (2 ‘) Portland Timbers 0-1 Minnesota United
Previous ranking: 9
Next MLS game: July 3 in Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN +
Two games without RB Leipzig-bound Caden Clark, and the Red Bulls have one defeat and one draw. You need the 18 year old Creator back asap. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 12
Next MLS game: July 3 versus LAFC, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN +
After RSL almost lost a point to Seattle in a 2-1 defeat on Wednesday, RSL settled for one point against Houston after Justin Gladd’s 11th-minute opener failed. Bobby Wood made his long-awaited debut off the bench against the Sounders and reappeared against Houston. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 13th
Next MLS game: July 3 v Cincinnati FC, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Two points from two games this week mean three draws in three for Dynamo. The midweek 2-2 draw with Portland will sting after Fafa Picault and Tyler Pasher score goals in the first half, only for the Timbers to level the 2-0 lead and equalize in stoppage time. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: fifteen
Next MLS game: July 1 at Austin FC, 9:30 p.m. ET
Jeremy Ebobisse saved a point against Houston with a stoppage-time header on Wednesday, but the Timbers couldn’t get the week out of a 0-0 hole against Minnesota. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 17th
Next MLS game: July 3 vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
The 1-1 draw with Nashville extends Montreal’s undefeated streak to three games, but the Quebecois will regret what will feel like two point losses in the final moments of the game when Abu Danladi entered second-half stoppage time in the fourth minute Goal scored, the hosts earn a share of the booty. – Lindberg
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Major League Soccer: Abu Danladi (90 ‘+ 4) Nashville SC 1-1 CF Montreal
Previous ranking: 16
Next MLS game: July 3 against Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN + r
One step forward, one step back. A recharged Carlos Velas led the Black and Golds to a sovereign 2-0 win over Dallas on Thursday, but after Saturday’s 1-0 in Kansas City, Tristan Blackmon was sent off early in the second half and SKC scored a goal twice to get all three points. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 20th
Next MLS game: July 3 versus Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m., ESPN +
Admitting goals in the 84th and 95th minutes to turn a late 1-0 into a 2-1 loss to NYCFC will sting, but DC can’t expect to win every game 1-0. United have only scored more than one goal in one game twice this season. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 23
Next MLS game: July 4 v Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
After a poor performance in a 2-0 midweek loss to LAFC, Dallas FC bounced back with their most encouraging performance of the season: a 2-1 win over New England. Ricardo Pepi, 18, scored both goals, the second came after an incredible run with the ball in which he left two defenders of Revolution in the dust – Bonagura
Previous ranking:14th
Next MLS game:July 3rd on Chicago Fire, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
The Five Stripes bounced back from last week’s loss to NYCFC, but could only get a goalless draw with the Red Bulls, expanding their winning streak to five games – and nine of the last ten. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: fifteen
Next MLS game: July 1 versus Portland, 9:30 p.m. ET
The good news: Austin remains undefeated at home. The bad: It still hasn’t scored in front of its home fans. A point against the team that almost moved to Austin, the Columbus Crew, is a positive result, but it’s hard to enjoy a team that has only scored one goal in their last seven games – including a 0: 2 loss in Minnesota midweek. – Bonagura
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Minnesota scored goals from Franco Fragapane and Adrien Hunou in the first 18 minutes of their 2-0 win over Austin.
Previous ranking: 25th
Next MLS game: July 4th at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
The Whitecaps only earned one point in two games, but it was still an encouraging week considering the tie came with the Sounders and the Galaxy won 2-1 in the final moments of the game. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 22nd
Next MLS game: July 3 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
Friday’s 2-1 loss to Orlando was Miami’s fourth straight defeat. The silver lining for the Herons is that Gonzalo Higuain scored his fifth goal in eight games; Unfortunately for the club, his teammates only got together for four in 2021. – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 26
Next MLS game: July 3 at Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
In Cincinnati, you have to empathize with the fans. The stunning TQL Stadium is now open, but the FCC’s happiness at home has not improved. On the street, however, it looks different. Saturday’s 2-0 win over Toronto was the second straight win – both away – and all three wins that season came outside of Ohio – Lindberg
Previous ranking: 21
Next MLS game:July 3, Minnesota, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
In the last four games, San Jose have scored more own goals (2) than goals (1) and have been without a win seven times in a row. The quakes were exciting at the beginning of the year and now they’re just irrelevant. – Bonagura
Previous ranking: 24
Next MLS game: July 3 at DC United, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN +
As disappointing as the fifth consecutive loss for a successful club like Toronto in the last six years is, a 2-0 loss to Cincinnati is even worse. Only one team in the MLS has a worse goal difference than the Reds’ minus eight. – Lindberg
Previous ranking:27
Next MLS game:July 3 against Atlanta United, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN +
The Fire’s three-game losing streak is over after a wild 3-3 draw with Philadelphia, but the underlying context makes for a depressing read and sums up Chicago’s season pretty well: Three goals in Saturday’s game make up over 40% the team’s goals out this season, and the draw was only the third time in ten games this season that they have earned a point or more. – Lindberg
