Philadelphia union
Despite playoff heartbreak, MLS favorites are still in the East.
January is here and it's time for action, how will the Eastern Conference shape up over the next month?
nycfc
Orlando City SC
San Diego FC draft former #1 overall pick, but leave clear value on the table.
SDFC selected Heine Gikling Bruseth, Jasper Löffelsend, and Hamady Diop, while flipping Thiago Andrade to Toronto and Hosei Kijima to DC.
RBNY
No Messi, no Cucho and a first round defined by unlikely winners
When MLS implemented it's best of three first round last season it was supposed to favor the home teams... but it hasn't, is there a rational explanation?
St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis CITY SC finds defensive stability as Célio shines.
St. Louis needed a result, and found the answer through an engaged defensive unit, and some brilliant individual moments.