MLS’s 30th season kicks off Saturday a few miles away from where the league’s 29th campaign ended. The LA Galaxy won MLS Cup a shade over two months ago, but rival LAFC will lift the curtain on 2025 when they host Minnesota United Saturday afternoon.
It marks the start of a season that will feature plenty of new impact signings (the league’s outgoing transfer fee record was broken twice), a new club (welcome, San Diego FC!), some USMNT arrivals seeking a pathway to the top of Mauricio Pochettino’s depth chart (hello, Brandon Vázquez and Luca de la Torre) and a big, shiny spotlight on Lionel Messi and everything his Inter
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