The 2025 MLS season won't end quite how a half-dozen Eastern Conference clubs had planned back in February. Though as of publication, we don’t know exactly which half-dozen.

Two spots are left for FC Dallas , Real Salt Lake , the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes . That means two of those teams will see their vacations start on Sunday, and we will add their post-mortems after the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs field is finalized.

But we know of four for sure at this point, and we’ll examine them now. In we go.

Houston Dynamo FC

2025 in a nutshell

Houston were up against it from the start after an offseason exodus saw them lose their two best midfielders and, right before the season started, their best center back. This came after parting ways with their goalkeeper and… y

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