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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored in the 90th minute to give the LA Galaxy a 1-0 victory over defending MLS Cup champion New York City FC on Sunday in the regular-season opener for both teams.
Insigne helped lead Italy to the Euro 2020 title last summer. Can he help Toronto FC unseat New York City when he arrives this summer? Plus, the other big teams and names to know ahead of kickoff on Saturday.
For all the stars that dot the rosters of teams in the MLS Western Conference, the best team out West a season ago was lacking some of that star power. The Colorado Rapids were the surprising top team in the West under coach Robin Fraser last year.
With the World Cup looming at the end of the year, Major League Soccer had to make some adjustments as it embarks on its 27th season. The league's 28 teams kick off this weekend, the earliest start ever with a quicker finish scheduled as MLS will make way for the World Cup in late November.
It took until Major League Soccer's 26th season for the largest market in the country to celebrate an MLS Cup championship. New York City FC were those unlikely champions, eliminating Supporters’ Shield winners New England in the conference semifinals on penalty kicks and then doing the same at Portland to win the club’s first championship .