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playNashville SC vs. New York City FC - Game Highlights (1:13)Watch the Game Highlights from Nashville SC vs. New York City FC, 05/23/2026 (1:13) It's Monday, MLS action is back, and it's time for ESPN's Power Rankings. Which team looks the strongest? Which one is in for a long year? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 15 to come up with this week's order. Let's dive in. Even while being threatened with relocation, the Whitecaps are dominating. They beat San Diego by a 4-2 scoreline, even while missing four starters. The depth and quality at Jesper Sorensen's disposal is nothing short of impressive. Through 14 games, only three teams in MLS history have stacked as many points as Nashville's 33. Following a 2-1 win over NYCFC, Nashville sit atop the Supporters' Shield race. They're getting results with a banged up squad and that resolve makes them stand out. Miami topped Philadelphia in a wild 6-4 shootout on Sunday night, but the big story was Lionel Messi leaving the field with a potential injury. You can bet there are more than a few folks down in Argentina sweating after that. play1:12Inter Miami CF vs. Philadelphia Union - Game HighlightsWatch the Game Highlights from Inter Miami CF vs. Philadelphia Union, 05/24/2026 Preston Judd's strong season continued against the Timbers, with the breakout striker scoring a brace in a 3-1 win. Now with 11 goals on the year, the 26-year-old is filling the hole left behind by the injured Timo Werner and Niko Tsakiris. Thanks to Judd's early scoring, the Quakes cruised in Portland. Thanks to a late goal from Timothy Tillman, LAFC earned a 1-0 home victory over Seattle on Sunday. There wasn't much between the two teams, but LAFC will be relieved to see the end of their four-game losing streak across all competitions. play1:13LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders FC - Game HighlightsWatch the Game Highlights from LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 05/24/2026 Missing Diego Luna -- who was reportedly omitted from the U.S. World Cup roster -- and Morgan Guilavogui, it's no surprise that Salt Lake's attack looked flat Saturday. RSL managed just four shots from inside the box in a 1-1 draw with Minnesota. Seattle played a tight game on the road but fell 1-0 to LAFC after conceding late. It's not time to worry about the Sounders, though. They sit fourth in the Western Conference in points per game heading into the World Cup break. Don't look now, but Dallas has quietly assembled one of MLS's better attacks. Among the league's top 10 in goals and xG as well as setting a club record with 30 goals through the first 15 games of 2026, Dallas should be taken seriously. They showed as much in a 2-1 win over Colorado. play1:13Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas - Game HighlightsWatch the Game Highlights from Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas, 05/23/2026 With a 2-1 home win over Toronto, Chicago sprinted into the World Cup break with nine points from their last three games. While Saturday's match was likely more open than Gregg Berhalter would've preferred, the points all count the same. Despite a dominant attacking display in the first half, the Galaxy couldn't notch anything more than a 1-1 home draw with Houston. Joseph Paintsil's strike in the 30th minute looked likely to cue a flurry of goals for LA, but poor finishing came back to bite them as the Dynamo rallied to take a point. play1:12LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo - Game HighlightsWatch the Game Highlights from LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo, 05/23/2026 Thanks to a goal in second-half stoppage time from 21-year-old Mauricio Gonzalez, the Loons rescued a 1-1 draw with Salt Lake. With James Rodríguez gone for the World Cup (and maybe never coming back), there's now an opportunity for Gonzalez and Dominik Fitz to step up in the attack. Jorge Ruvalcaba's recent form has been a huge boost for Red Bull New York. After a slow start to the season, the winger, who arrived from Pumas over the offseason, scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Kansas City and has four goals in his last four games. With a staggering five goal contributions in a 6-2 win over Orlando, Evander became just the ninth player in MLS history to reach that mark in a single game. They started slowly, only for Cincinnati's attack to roar in a huge home win. Though they had more than 30 minutes to attack a 10-man Charlotte team, the Revs couldn't find the back of the net in a 1-0 defeat. That 18-year-old left back-turned right winger Peyton Miller was New England's most dangerous attacker is a major issue. The Wilfried Zaha era in Charlotte is over, opening crucial roster flexibility for the summer transfer window. Still, Zaha's run ended with a 1-0 win over New England on Saturday, pushing Charlotte up to sixth in the East. After losing Maxi Morález to a torn ACL during their last league game, NYCFC's attack looked unsurprisingly light in a 2-1 loss to Nashville. The visitors managed just seven shots and their lone goal came from a penalty. New York City need some s

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