Power Rankings: Atlanta plummets, but who claimed top spot? He had three braces and a two-assist showing to end the regular season.Cristian Espinoza turned into one of the best under-the-radar signings of 2019.The 24-year-old Argentinian picked up 13 assists and a pair of goals in Matias Almeyda's first season in charge of the San Jose Earthquakes.San Jose faded toward the end of the season, but it has a solid foundation in position to reach the postseason in Almeyda's second season.At his age and scoring rate, Mauro Manotas is one of the top candidates to make a move away from MLS in the offseason.The Colombian striker added 13 goals to his career total of 48 as a member of the Houston Dynamo.In the last three seasons, the 24-year-old has found the back of the net on 42 occasions. The 2019 Major League Soccer season featured plenty of incredible individual achievements. MLS Preseason Power Rankings: Sizing Up the League Entering Year 25 With 26 teams and a slew of new signings, here's how MLS shapes up entering the league's landmark 25th year. ... Power Rankings. The champs are back for what should be another strong season.

One of its top signings, Julian Carranza, is already out for a few months with a foot injury, and, as of now, the club's marquee signings are There are good, MLS-tested pieces in place along with the potential for success, but the sum of the parts appears–on paper, anyhow–to be underwhelming compared to expectations.FCC will be better after the signings it made, and chances are this ranking is a few spots too low. Gone are Wayne Rooney, Luciano Acosta and Lucas Rodriguez and Paul Arriola is effectively done for the season after tearing his ACL.

Those are some significant contributions that will have to be replaced, but with Josef Martinez, Ezequiel Barco and Pity Martinez back for another season together, Emerson Hyndman signed permanently and Fernando Meza brought in to pair with Miles Robinson at center back, the pieces are in place for another run. For all the headlines the club drummed up, LA had a negative goal differential last season. They'll need more production from the central defender and midfield rocks to maintain their status as a contender in the West. Instead of trying to get creative with solutions, SKC went out and The Crew stand to be much improved in Caleb Porter's second season in charge, having gone out and signed Lucas Zelarayan (for a club-record fee), Nagbe and Fanendo Adi, among others. All Rights Reserved. Raphael Wicky takes charge after an underwhelming showing with the USA at the U-17 World Cup, and he might need some time to piece together a squad with a new core. During the MLS is Back Tournament – with every goal scored, Audi will contribute $1,000. MLS Salary Rankings Listing the top salaries , cap hits , cash , earnings , contracts , and bonuses , for all active MLS players.

Vito Mannone, winner of MLS's Goalkeeper of the Year honors, has been replaced by Miller, while all eyes are on Luis Amarilla to produce up top after the club moved on from Darwin Quintero and Angelo Rodriguez.

They'll need considerably more from Danish teen forward Mathias Jorgensen and their slew of in-house solutions, though, to keep the club in the playoff hunt and make the departures of Luis Robles and Bradley Wright-Phillips seem palatable.There was a lot to like about how the Rapids finished last season, winning five of their last seven games and somehow clawing their way to within playoff range before ultimately missing out. If Brenden Aaronson's maturation as the club's playmaker continues, then perhaps the Union can find itself in the mix atop the East again.Nick Rimando's retirement gives RSL unusual uncertainty in net, with MLS journeyman Zac MacMath and U.S. youth goalkeeper David Ochoa the top candidates to fill a massive void. He also earned a career high in assists with eight in 2019.Few signings captivated MLS quite like Brian Fernandez.He opened his Portland Timbers career with tallies in five consecutive league appearances, including a brace in his first start against Philadelphia May 25.Fernandez finished with three two-goal performances, but his last tally for Giovanni Savarese's squad occurred September 7.Julian Gressel's ability to thrive in a variety of roles gives him plenty of reasons to earn a raise from Atlanta United.Gressel was one of the most important pieces to success in De Boer's first season with the Five Stripes.The third-year player earned his best professional goal total with six tallies and racked up more than 10 assists for the second straight season.Kai Wagner went from the lower tiers of German soccer to receiving a handful of best XI votes at the end of the MLS regular season.The left back was an instant upgrade for the Philadelphia Union in a new 4-4-2 system that put more reliance on fullbacks moving forward.Wagner benefited from that by recording eight assists, tied for the most by any defender with NYCFC's Anton Tinnerholm.Diego Valeri missed the 10-goal mark for just the second time in his Timbers career, but still played a role in 24 strikes.Valeri's dip down to eight goals was partly due to the success of Fernandez and Jeremy Ebobisse, as well as a late-season injury.Although he only scored on eight occasions, the 33-year-old produced his MLS high in assists with 16.There may be lingering questions if a healthy Jozy Altidore would have changed the complexion of the MLS Cup final.The USMNT forward notched 11 goals and seven assists over 22 games.

There's another void in the attack, where Jefferson Savarino's production must be replaced. How successful it will be in Year 1 remains to be seen.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 New England Revolution (8-6-8). The Red Bulls have underwhelmed from a personnel standpoint, and even though their system has proven to be successful over the years, this winter has put their supporters' faith in that to the test.

On the plus side, they brought back Josh Sims through at least June and did not have to endure another Kaku transfer saga. Henry is the seventh manager since the Impact joined MLS in 2012, and he's not exactly playing with a full deck after Ignacio Piatti's winter departure.A full year of Bojan Krkic, Lassi Lappalainen and Ballou Tabla and the signing of Romell Quioto gives Henry some tasty ingredients, and he's sure to be motivated to get it right after his Monaco stint went horribly wrong.Six years after David Beckham announced his intentions to bring an MLS team to Miami, the city's new club will finally take to the field. The club stockpiled more young, South American talent in the offseason, but it did lose two key players in the back from a team that posted the league's stingiest defensive record, which could prove to be the weakness in the club's Death Star.Nevertheless, questions of imbalance will likely be answered by an overwhelming midfield and attack, and a full year of Vela, Diego Rossi, Brian Rodriguez, Latif Blessing, Adama Diomande, Mark-Anthony Kaye and Eduard Atuesta should paper over any cracks there may appear to be in the back.Atlanta spent much of last season ironing out the issues that appeared in Year 1 of the Frank de Boer era, wound up winning the U.S. Open Cup and came within a game of hosting MLS Cup for a second straight year. View the MLS 2019-2020 standings on FOXSports.com.