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Greetings, and welcome to the first MLS Power Rankings in a world where Sepp Blatter is the outgoing FIFA president. Celebrate! This is historic stuff right here! FIFA gave us plenty to talk about this past week, but you know what? So did Major League Soccer. With 13 games, many of them incredibly exciting and going down to the wire, soccer fans were treated to a weekend of games with lots of goals (36 of them, to be exact).
Now, the soccer scene is heating up both domestically and internationally, with the Women's World Cup starting this weekend, friendlies for the USMNT and the U-20 World Cup going strong for your #soccerafterdark cravings. So, now that the weather is starting to get hot, get your friends out to the games. It's soccer season at its peak in the U.S., and it's going to be fun to watch it all. But don't forget about your local MLS team. Head on out to the local stadium and cheer them on, because these teams are starting to hit their stride and it's giving us some quality soccer to watch.
With several teams this week having two games, there was a lot to evaluate in this week's rankings. We have a new #1 in the Sounders, while our beloved Black-and-Red goes down a spot but is still near the top of the Supporters Shield standings. At the bottom, we have a new worst, but I won't ruin it here...scroll down to find out who that is. Now, it's your turn! Who's your #1? Who's your worst? Hit up the comments and sound off!
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Rank
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Team
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LW
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Points
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GP
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Comment
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1
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Seattle Sounders FC
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2
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26
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13
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Destroyed the week…best in the Supporters Shield standings.
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2
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D.C. United
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1
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25
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14
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Split the week but still tops in the East.
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3
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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5
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23
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14
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Good win over RSL, vaults to 2nd in the West.
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4
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New England Revolution
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3
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21
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14
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Drew a LA team that was on fire.
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5
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Sporting Kansas City
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6
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21
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13
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Smashed Dallas at home.
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6
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LA Galaxy
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11
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21
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15
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Uh oh, look who’s back on track.
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7
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FC Dallas
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4
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21
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13
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Smoked like a brisket in KC.
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8
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Columbus Crew SC
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8
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16
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12
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Drew Orlando on the road, but can’t seem to make up ground on the leaders.
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9
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San Jose Earthquakes
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7
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18
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13
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Stomped out by Toronto
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10
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Portland Timbers
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19
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19
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14
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6 points this weeks puts them back in the game
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11
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New York Red Bulls
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9
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17
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12
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Had the lead at Seattle, then Metro’d it away
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12
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Chicago Fire
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12
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14
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11
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Pummeled Montreal, but they should have.
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13
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Toronto FC
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14
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16
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11
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Brought that wood to the park against San Jose.
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14
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Houston Dynamo
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13
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17
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14
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You draw NYC, you gets no love
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15
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Real Salt Lake
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10
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17
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14
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Tough week with losses at LA and Vancouver
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16
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Philadelphia Union
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15
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12
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14
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Gave away early lead to the Black-and-Red and lost the game late
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17
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Orlando City
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17
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14
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13
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Drew Columbus at home, but they need to get over the hump.
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18
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Colorado Rapids
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18
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13
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13
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Lost to Seattle on the road and Portland at home. Can’t gain ground that way.
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19
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Montreal Impact
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16
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8
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8
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They’d be last but for the 5 games in hand they have against NYCFC.
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20
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New York City FC
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20
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8
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13
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Bottom of the table, bottom of the rankings.
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100 quadrillion
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Sepp Blatter
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