The final day of the Major League Soccer regular season was something of an anticlimax this time around, with the playoff field essentially set in the Eastern Conference beforehand and the Whitecaps sapping most of the drama out of the postseason chase in the West via their rout of Portland.
There’s plenty of fallout to examine, however, for both those eliminated and the teams who will battle for MLS Cup in the coming weeks. Below is a quick roundup to get you all caught up.
– First, a shameless plug of our Sounders-Real Salt Lake coverage. My game recap focuses on the spirit of collectivism that inspired Seattle’s midseason turnaround, while Larry Stone painted the picture of a subdued post-match locker room devoid of Champagne.