Columbus Crew fell 5-4 in penalty kicks vs Red Bulls in Game 2, but their downfall occurred before the shootout.

FC Cincinnati has fallen to New York City FC in the first round of the MLS Cup. The two teams went 0-0 in regular time, ...

Just like that, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are done in the MLS playoffs.Atlanta United stunned the Supporters' Shield ...

RBNY advanced by upsetting defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew, needing just two games in their Round One Series. Columbus were the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed, while Cincy were the No. 3 ...

Welcome to Cincinnati.com's live coverage of the MLS Cup playoffs Eastern Conference first-round series between No. 3-seed FC ...

That the Philadelphia Union retained Jim Curtin as long as they did shows how MLS clubs place an undue value on managerial ...

Inter Miami's record-setting season is over. Messi and Co. were stunned in the first round of the MLS playoffs by No. 9 seed Atlanta.

Inter Miami lost a second consecutive game to Atlanta United, and crashed out of the MLS playoffs in the first round.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face Atlanta United in the final first-round match in the MLS Cup Playoffs on Saturday. Follow ...

Atlanta United ousted Messi and Major League Soccer's biggest-spending team earlier than anyone imagined from the MLS Cup ...

However, it might not be an easy journey to the MLS final, with Columbus Crew, FC Cincinnati, and Orlando City FC in the run. LA Galaxy and LAFC are also favorites from the Western Conference.

Previous iterations of the MLS playoffs had a home-and-away format, with two games per round and a winner based on aggregate score across both games. Aggregation, while complicated, creates a greater ...