Lionel Messi returned from his injury layoff to score his 13th and 14th MLS goals and contribute his 14th assist, and Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Fafa Picault and Stuart Armstrong scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps post a 2-0 home victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
The Chicago Fire kept their playoff hopes alive on Saturday night, beating the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1.
Four different players scored and Coco Carrasquilla added two assists as Houston Dynamo FC swamped visiting Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Saturday night in a late-season Western Conference match.
Alex Muyl scored in the fifth minute, Hany Mukhtar ended a personal drought and Nashville SC defeated host Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night to halt their eight-match losing streak.
New York City FC and host D.C. United traded penalty goals to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Roman Celentano made three saves to help FC Cincinnati clinch a playoff spot by tying the visiting Columbus Crew 0-0 on Saturday.
Orlando City completed the season sweep of the New England Revolution with a 3-0 victory in Florida on Saturday.
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On a night when it honored all-time goals leader Ignacio Piatti, CF Montreal used first-half goals from Caden Clark and Bryce Duke to end a four-match winless streak, defeating visiting Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday.
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Inter Miami head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino confirmed Lionel Messi will be available to play against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is hopeful he will have Lionel Messi available for the World Cup qualifiers in October.
Long labelled a sleeping giant of world football, there are signs that Indonesia is mobilizing under the expert guidance of Shin Tae-Yong.
D.C. United scored twice in three minutes in the first half, including Christian Benteke's MLS-leading 18th goal of the season, to notch a 2-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday.
With both sides down key players on international duty, the host Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night with late drama.
Hugo Lloris made four saves and short-handed LAFC preserved a 0-0 draw with the host Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
Albert Rusnak scored three goals as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Columbus Crew 4-0 on Saturday night.
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| East | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami CF | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | +24 | 62 |
| FC Cincinnati | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 52 |
| Columbus Crew | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | +24 | 50 |
| New York Red Bulls | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | +8 | 43 |
| Orlando City SC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 40 |
| New York City FC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 40 |
| Charlotte FC | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 38 |
| Toronto FC | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 36 |
| D.C. United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 33 |
| Atlanta United FC | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
| Philadelphia Union | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | +2 | 30 |
| CF Montréal | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 30 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 29 |
| Nashville SC | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 29 |
| New England Revolution | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -24 | 27 |
| West | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| LA Galaxy | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | +17 | 55 |
| LAFC | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | +14 | 48 |
| Colorado Rapids | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | +9 | 47 |
| Real Salt Lake | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | +14 | 47 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | +11 | 45 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 44 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | +9 | 43 |
| Portland Timbers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 40 |
| Minnesota United FC | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | +1 | 39 |
| FC Dallas | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| Austin FC | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 34 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -15 | 28 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | -31 | 17 |
