To begin the 18-team playoff field, there are two single-game elimination matches (Eastern Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9; Western Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9). The Wild Card winners advance to a Round One ...

Chicago Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady (1) makes a save in the second half of an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff game against Orlando City at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview on Oct. 22, 2025.

Our annual collection of post-mortems rolls on with the two Wild Card losers, Orlando City and Real Salt Lake. You can find the Western Conference non-Audi MLS Cup Playoffs teams HERE, and the Eastern ...

“In war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak,” wrote Sun Tzu in his 5th century BCE military treatise, The Art of War. More than 2,500 years may have passed since those ...

The MLS Cup playoffs are here, with the postseason getting underway on Wednesday night with the Wild Card round. Major League Soccer's play-in games pit the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams in each ...

Real Salt Lake earned a spot in Major League Soccer’s postseason with a 2-2 draw against host St. Louis City SC on Saturday and some help elsewhere. After leading by two goals in the first half, RSL ...