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Alexi Lalas praises 'cruel, but not unfair' MLS Playoffs

In a season dominated by up-and-coming teams, the Major League Soccer Cup final was played between two sides that are no strangers to success. For the third time in four seasons, Seattle Sounders played Toronto F.C. for MLS' top prize, winning 3-1.

LAFC beats LA Galaxy in crosstown rivalry

A fierce cross-city rivalry is brewing off Highway 110 in Los Angeles that holds up to any of the classic derbies played in world football -- at least in terms of fan support and personal grudges on the pitch.