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With the first El Trafico derby of the season fast approaching on Saturday (8 pm ET | FOX, FOX Deportes) the availability of LAFC superstar Carlos Vela remains up in the air. The status of the injured attacker was the first question to be raised on Bob Bradley's Thursday video

When you watch the LA Galaxy reignite El Trafico on Saturday by hosting LAFC (8 pm ET | FOX, FOX Deportes), the first word you hear will probably be “Chicharito.” It might be the second and third words, too, if the broadcasters don't then say "Carlos Vela." Whoever is in-studio

Behold your MLS Week 4 cheat sheet. We’re covering six national TV games (and giving credit where credit is due on ESPN+), so I’m going to be moving fast. Get your soccer-watching schedule sorted ASAP, lest you miss something big. I recommend firing up our Extratime interview with Javier “Chicharito”

One of MLS' most high-profile rivalries returns this weekend when the LA Galaxy host LAFC on Saturday, and it could bring a new era in the young rivalry. It marks the first time Mexican forwards Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and Carlos Vela could face each other in MLS play, should Vela

From a standings perspective, El Trafico has basically never been the biggest game of the weekend. The Galaxy have been so poor for so long that their rivalry with LAFC has been much more about spectacle than about the teams being particularly close in the table. That is, at least

The Seattle Sounders cruised to a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy at Lumen Field on Sunday. It was the first loss of the season for the Galaxy and a second win in three matches for the Rave Green to start their 2021 season. Here are three takeaways coming off

Only one perfect team left in the whole damn league after just three weeks. Let's start with them:

The Seattle Sounders, powered by star showings from left wingback Brad Smith and striker Raul Ruidiaz, outmaneuvered the LA Galaxy 3-0 on Sunday night at Lumen Field.

MLS Predict 6 presented by BetMGM is back for the 2021 season! It’s FREE to play and takes only four steps for a chance to win $50,000: 1. Visit predict6.mlssoccer.com/picks 2. Pick the outcome of six matches. You can select win, loss, or draw. Underdog outcomes are worth more points

New York Red Bulls vs. Chicago Fire FC Saturday, May 1: Kick off 1:08 pm ET - watch on MLS LIVE on ESPN+

LAFC have four points from two games and are atop this week’s Power Rankings despite having played two games (or most of two games, anyway) without the past two Golden Boot winners, Diego Rossi and Carlos Vela. The secret to their success is quite obviously in their central midfield.

Week 2 is in the books. Lots of draws, which isn’t unusual for early in the season — home teams generally aren’t crisp enough to impose their will until about Week 7 or so, which is when the percentage of home team wins traditionally increases.

A second-half equalizer from Brad Smith canceled out an early free kick from Eduard Atuesta, allowing the Seattle Sounders to escape Banc of California Stadium with a 1-1 draw in a heavyweight Western Conference clash with LAFC on Saturday.

Kansas City vs Orlando - Friday at 7:30 PM ET on FS1 & TSN 5

Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City SC Friday, April 23: Kick off 7:55 pm ET - watch on FS1, FOX Deportes

MLS Predict 6 presented by BetMGM is back for the 2021 season! It’s FREE to play and takes only four steps for a chance to win $50,000: 1. Visit predict6.mlssoccer.com/picks 2. Pick the outcome of six matches. You can select win, loss, or draw. Underdog outcomes are worth more points

Here’s your Week 2 cheat sheet. Don’t forget to set your Fantasy lineup and get those Predict 6 presented by BetMGM selections in!

Same as last week, none of this is my fault. Multiple MLS writers and voices voted in these rankings. I did not make them. However, Andrew Wiebe, Matt Doyle and some special guests, including yours truly had some hot debates over on Twitter Spaces.

The new season has begun. As is usually the case in MLS, home teams fared pretty well. Nobody, of course, fared better than the Sounders. Let’s start there:

This was supposed to be a pretty straightforward piece, a spring #content perennial: Which of Major League Soccer’s two conferences are the stronger and more competitive? West is best, or beastly East? Last year I gave the West side a narrow edge, though eventual MLS Cup victors Columbus Crew SC

Houston Dynamo FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes Friday, April 16: Kick off 8:08 pm ET - watch on MLS LIVE on ESPN+

MLS Predict 6 presented by BetMGM is back for the 2021 season! It’s FREE to play and takes only four steps for a chance to win $50,000: 1. Start at predict6.mlssoccer.com/picks 2. Pick the outcome of six matches 3. Next, predict the action. (Example: Who scores first?) 4. Submit your

As is now tradition, I'm starting the year with a tip of the cap to the great Zach Lowe for the inspiration, courtesy of his Annual Tiers of the NBA opus, to write this piece. What follows are not hard-and-fast Power Rankings, per se, but rather something a little more

We’re in the final few days of the 2021 preseason. Hope is springing eternal all over MLS, and with hope comes possibility: Can our guys do it? Is there a chance that Unfancied Team X can come out of nowhere and put together a dominant regular season?