In the chase for the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, there are nine teams each across the Eastern Conference and Western Conference (18 teams total). LAFC are defending MLS Cup champions.

Even though Inter Miami has already been knocked out, there's still LAFC and LA Galaxy as the likely favorites to now go on and lift the coveted trophy ... MLS Cup Playoffs: Previewing the Eastern ...

MLS Cup is the league's top trophy, even with the rise in importance of the Supporters' Shield over the years. At the end of it all, a full season comes down to just one final game: the MLS Cup final.

Los Angeles FC was the odds-on favorite to win the MLS Cup in both 2020 and 2021, and then a co-favorite to lift the trophy in 2022 ... middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference playoff ...

it’s hard to imagine the defending Eastern Conference champions are going to get the same treatment this year. The Red Bulls embraced the underdog role as the club reached the MLS Cup final for ...

The Eastern Conference side was eliminated by FC Cincinnati in Round One of the MLS Cup playoffs ... one win away from lifting the most coveted trophy in Major League Soccer.

Justin Haak walks out before the match against the New York Red Bulls in a 2024 MLS Cup eastern conference semifinal match at Citi Field. Lucas Boland-Imagn Images For Pascal Jansen, the object as ...

Before joining the Galaxy two years ago, Christian Ramírez spent two seasons with the Columbus Crew, winning an MLS Cup one year and then failing to get out of the first round of the playoffs the ...

With the departure of popular figures like coach Jim Curtin, Julian Carranza and Brujo Martinez, there was a widespread ...

the MLS Cup 2024 winners, will perform. Will they come out swinging, or will this be the year that Lionel Messi and his teammates at Inter Miami CF establish a foundation for a championship season?

Anschutz Trophy. The defending MLS Cup champions, the Los Angeles Galaxy ... where they finished third in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall in the Supporters' Shield standings.