Anyway, put your feet up, enjoy the show, and just remember: While FCD will never have the likes of Marco Reus or Olivier Giroud, these two teams don’t have two current and former players who have appeared on HGTV.

Over the past few years, we’ve gotten to see all sorts of versions of the Seattle Sounders: the better-than-expected expansion team (2009), the MLS Cup contenders (most years), the all-conquering champions of CONCACAF (2022), the non-playoff team (also 2022), and now the “pretty good, but not really that good” version.

Listen, man, I don’t like this any more than you do. I like interesting games, especially between two teams whose pairings haven’t been crammed down our throats for over a decade.

Anyone remember when Nashville SC was good? You should. It wasn’t that long ago.

MLS has not designated this week as MLS Rivalry Week Sponsored by Chico’s Bail Bonds, but we do have a few rivalry games.

The truth is that the LA Galaxy have gotten somewhat more sympathetic over the last few years. Their crosstown rivals have taken up the mantle of LA’s glamour team.

Speaking of teams that don’t worry about giving up a few goals because they know that they can take care of things at the other end, we’ve got Inter Miami.

It gives me no great pleasure to tell you, ladies and gentlemen and others, that Little Brother Green may not be junk this year.

I’ll be honest with you. I certainly did not expect to have this game in this slot when this season started. Now, the Galaxy part of it seems a little less unlikely.

Well, it finally happened. The book was finally closed on the Nico Estévez Era for FC Dallas on Sunday after a truly execrable performance in St. Paul on Saturday night.