MLS talking points: a record in Chicago and a reprieve for the Sounders

More than 60,000 fans came to watch Chicago’s home game at the weekend. Photograph: Geoff Stellfox/Getty ImagesThe Sounders aren’t done quite yetThis was supposed to be the Seattle Sounders’ year. The team had a nice path in the Concacaf Champions Cup, and a number of seemingly savvy acquisitions in the winter had fans hoping they’d be enjoying a 2025 season that went down as the best in the club’s storied history.Like many resolution-makers who, in January, believe