As an any Major League Soccer supporter will tell you: it is always best to expect the unexpected. At this point last season very few people had the Columbus Crew winning the MLS Cup, a Houston Dynamo US Open Cup victory, St. Louis City SC capturing the Western Conference or FC Cincinnati claiming the Supporters Shield. There were even strong rumors that seemed to point to Lionel Messi joining Inter Miami CF, but anyone really see Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, and Luis Suarez joining him? There is a certain element of the unknown that makes each MLS season exciting but also maddening to predict.
With the league’s single-entity structure and rosters being overhauled every year knowing who exactly will stand out
