MLS Power Rankings – Cucho Hernandez is making Columbus a problem for the rest of the league
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The summer transfer window is full steam ahead. Every day there’s a few more players in, a few more out, and some new hot gossip.
How exactly do you make sense a league and its teams in the midst of all that? With a smile.
We saw a couple of superstars make their Major League Soccer debuts last week, with Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini pulling on LAFC shirts for the first time. Federico Bernardeschi also arrived in Toronto, with a debut surely not too far off. Then you have summer signings like Cucho Hernandez, who needed all of three games to make clear that the Columbus Crew are going to be a problem with him up top. And none of that even touches on the moves yet to come.
What does that all mean for the MLS Power Rankings? Let’s dive in.
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Previous ranking: 1
Next MLS match: July 23 at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Imagine being able to treat Bale and Chiellini like little cherries on top. LAFC basically get to do that, and while the superstars’ debuts were a little underwhelming in Nashville, Cristian Arango was anything but. Another win, another great goal by Chicho and the Black and Gold keep humming.
Previous ranking: 3
Next MLS match: July 23 vs. Inter Miami CF, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+
The Pigeons are kings of New York thanks to Valentin Castellanos, scoring the winner over the Red Bulls, but will he pull on an NYCFC shirt again? He wants a European move and there are reports of an imminent switch to Girona in LaLiga. Losing him would obviously be a major shakeup to the team, so they’re second … for now.
Previous ranking: 2
Next MLS match: July 24 vs. New York Red Bulls, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Pulling off a Texas sweep in one week would have been sweet, but after a win over Houston and a draw against Dallas, not to mention a glance at the table, there’s no doubt who the best team in the state is. There are a lot of reasons for that, but…
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