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Sporting is the lone remaining MLS challenger for the CONCACAF Champions League title this season and there's no reason to expect Peter Vermes to do anything but go full bore in every match. No game this weekend gives Sporting a chance to recharge ahead of a run of five games in 16 days starting next weekend against Montreal.

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Noah Davis: DaMarcus Beasley can't stop, won't stop after 20 years as a pro 8. Don't bet against Beasley anchoring a back line somewhere in 2039.

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The veteran left-back recently celebrated 20 years as a professional and despite the injury setback could probably play 20 more. The headline news out of Houston during the off week was DaMarcus Beasley's knee surgery and the 4-6 weeks of recovery he'll need before he can get back on the field. Next MLS match: Saturday at Colorado (9:00 p.m. Caleb Porter's first real setback as Crew boss should elicit a reaction and it better be swift as desperate Atlanta is coming to town on Saturday. What happened to the Crew? No, really, does anyone know what happened to the Crew? Sure, Wil Trapp and Gyasi Zardes were away with the USMNT, but that doesn't excuse the hiding the Union gave Columbus on Saturday. Almost no one had the Lions walking into New Jersey and stealing a point - let alone three - from New York, no matter the significant absences from the Red Bulls' first-choice lineup. We'd never seen a head coach give a postgame news conference looking so much like the shrug emoji as Chris Armas did after the Red Bulls' 1-0 loss to Orlando on Saturday. Next MLS match: Saturday at Chicago (1 p.m. Even though the Galaxy handled Minnesota without the Swede, Guillermo Barros Schelotto's team can only get better with Ibrahimovic's influence at the front of the formation. The big news in Carson is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return to training ahead of the club's home match against Portland next week. Spare a thought for Zimmerman's future grandchildren, who are going to hear about that goal over and over and over again. Zimmerman turned the evening from 'points dropped' into 'thrilling win' with just about as good a hit as you can take. LAFC (3-1-0)Д«ob Bradley's boys bossed RSL for most of the night on Saturday at Banc of California Stadium, only to need a late stunner from Walker Zimmerman to pull out the win.

With Atlanta struggling, the Red Bulls dropping a home result this weekend and Columbus suffering a humbling loss against Philadelphia, the chance is there for the Black and Red to establish themselves as the best team to the right of the Mississippi. ET)ДЄ trip to Orlando looms for United, and it's all systems go for the push to the top of the Eastern Conference. Next MLS match: Sunday at Orlando City (6:30 p.m.

Most of their energy between now and then will be spent on willing Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan, and Jordy Delem a healthy return from international duty. The Sounders take their red-hot form on the road in the first Cascadia Cup match of the year when they take on the Whitecaps in Vancouver next week. Next MLS match: Saturday at Vancouver (10 p.m. Seattle Sounders (3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses) Previous rankings: Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 1. We're moving things around based on the five league matches that took place during this lazy weekend, but not too much. With the international window upon us, it seems like a good excuse to kick out feet up, watch some 'We Are LAFC' on ESPN+ and give our bodies and brains a chance to relax.

Week 3 was wild and wooly and frankly, we could all use a night or two in. This week, the Power Rankings is taking it easy.

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