Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to its second straight MLS Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
After the longest season in Major League Soccer history, Los Angeles FC still has one more week of work to do. If the club completes its final assignment as well as it handled Saturday night, the reward will be historic. Ryan Hollingshead scored late in the first half and defending champion LAFC advanced to its second straight MLS Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.
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ESPN FC's 2021 MLS Cup Predictions (1:25)
Alejandro Moreno shares his predictions for the upcoming MLS season, and has big expectations for LAFC. (1:25)
The 26th season of Major League Soccer kicks off on Friday as Houston Dynamo host San Jose at BBVA Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and after a wild season in 2020, it's a clean slate and a reset in 2021 with a full schedule, another new team (welcome, Austin FC) and plenty of iconic players and teams with a lot to prove. And so, a little over four months since Columbus Crew SC thumped Seattle Sounders to win MLS Cup, we're back and ready for a fun season.