The higher seed are home for the first and — if necessary — third games of the series.The winners advance to the conference semifinals, with that round joining the conference final and MLS Cup Final as single-elimination matches at the home of the higher seed.

Despite the amazing performances, Messi managed to lose out on an award to LAFC's Son Heung-Min. The South Korean forward joined LAFC in the summer and is considered one of the best players in the league as well.

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

Find out how to watch the highly-anticipated MLS Cup playoff game between the Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati, including TV channel and streaming.

MLS Cup Playoffs action continues this evening with three first-round matchups around the league. Here is what went down. San Diego 2-1 Portland Timbers  Scorers: Valakari 23', Dreyer 30' ; Velde

The vibes at San Diego FC’s Snapdragon Stadium have been great in 2025, and they were even better for the expansion club’s first-ever MLS Cup playoff match.

Major League Soccer suspended two players for a "potential violation of league rules" before their opening matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs this week.

La Liga giants Barcelona are pushing ahead with a move for Los Angeles FC star Son Heung-min.That’s according to Fichajes, who have early this week provided an insight into the situation.Barcelona,