Playoff finals continue to happen in the US leagues across the country with three more leagues all grouping champions this past weekend. All three teams that won the finals were represented by players with ties to Kansas City.
The biggest final was in Los Angeles where Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union played for MLS Cup. Former Sporting KC midfielder, Ilie Sanchez played a key role for LAFC in the final, getting the responsibility of tracking the Union’s leading scorer Daniel Gazdag for much of the game. Sanchez kept him in check most of the game save a for a free kick where Gazdag got space and scored to, at the time, tie the game at 1-1.