LOS ANGELES—The best of the best in Major League Soccer will get the rare opportunity to settle their differences on the field in the MLS Cup final Saturday afternoon when Los Angeles FC play host to the Philadelphia Union.
LAFC and the Union were tied for most points in the regular season at 67, although it was LAFC who won the Supporters’ Shield for best regular-season record based on their league-best 21 wins. The Union won 19 games.
LAFC now are poised to become the eighth MLS club in 27 seasons to win the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in the same calendar year. The last to pull off the double was Toronto FC in 2017….