{"id":48558,"date":"2026-07-31T14:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=48558"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:56:46","slug":"mls-winners-and-losers-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/pt\/mls\/mls-winners-and-losers-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS Winners and Losers of July"},"content":{"rendered":"

July was the month MLS resumed after the World Cup, and almost nothing went as the league expected. Robert Lewandowski arrived and lost twice. Antoine Griezmann arrived and beat the league’s two best teams. Inter Miami won six straight without Lionel Messi on the pitch. Seattle lost five in a row.

The All-Star Game came to Charlotte on July 29 and closed the month. Here is who gained and who lost ground across the restart.

No Cassino Gambyl<\/a>, A a\u00e7\u00e3o vai al\u00e9m do campo. Explore tudo. MLS<\/a> news, predictions, and betting odds while enjoying a complete Online Casino experience, with fast action and intuitive gameplay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNERS <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inter Miami: Six Straight Without Messi <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The defending MLS Cup champions won six consecutive matches in July and did it while their two best players were resting after the World Cup final.

Luis Su\u00e1rez is the reason. He scored three goals in a single week at 39 years old, including a Panenka penalty against Montr\u00e9al dedicated to the injured Germ\u00e1n Berterame. Miami beat Chicago 3-2 and won 1-0 at Montr\u00e9al while seriously shorthanded.

Casemiro debuted against Montr\u00e9al and looked exactly as composed on the ball as advertised, though the signing has drawn an MLS tampering investigation. Messi and Rodrigo De Paul return to a team that is already top of the power rankings without them.

That is the most dangerous position in the league right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orlando City: The Month’s Biggest Riser <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nobody in MLS had a better July than Orlando City. They climbed eight places in the power rankings and earned every one.

Antoine Griezmann scored on his debut as Orlando destroyed San Jose 4-0, with Eduard Atuesta adding three assists. Four days later they went to work on Nashville \u2014 the best team in the league \u2014 and won 1-0 through Tyrese Spicer, set up by a spectacular Justin Ellis assist.

Beating a Western Conference contender and the league leader inside a week is impressive on its own. The bigger story is the two clean sheets. Orlando conceded 44 goals in their first 15 matches, the worst defensive record in MLS. Back-to-back shutouts against that background are a genuine structural change, not a hot streak.

Daryl Dike also arrived on a free from West Brom. Orlando now have goals and, apparently, a defence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAFC: The Attack Caught Fire <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

LAFC have outscored opponents 10-1 across three matches since the restart. Seven of those goals came in one week, in wins over Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City, including a 4-0 demolition of SKC.

Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min scored five of the seven between them. Son had not scored a single MLS goal before the World Cup break and had endured a miserable group-stage exit with South Korea. He has now scored in three consecutive matches.

LAFC are tied on points at the top of the Western Conference and look like a team about to take the lead and hold it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAFC: The Attack Caught Fire <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

LAFC have outscored opponents 10-1 across three matches since the restart. Seven of those goals came in one week, in wins over Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City, including a 4-0 demolition of SKC.

Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min scored five of the seven between them. Son had not scored a single MLS goal before the World Cup break and had endured a miserable group-stage exit with South Korea. He has now scored in three consecutive matches.

LAFC are tied on points at the top of the Western Conference and look like a team about to take the lead and hold it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York City FC: Up Eleven Places <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The largest single jump of the month. NYCFC beat Columbus 2-1 and then took apart Robert Lewandowski’s Chicago Fire 3-1, with Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau striking a ball as hard as it is possible to strike one.

They are up to fifth in the East and on the edge of a home playoff spot. Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau’s season output now stands at 12 goals and four assists, and he did not make the All-Star roster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New England Revolution: The Jack Harrison Signing <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New England took four points and added a Designated Player attacker who has already proven he can produce in this league.

Jack Harrison is back stateside after leaving NYCFC for Leeds United and spells at Everton and Fiorentina. He joins a squad that already has Carles Gil creating and Matt Turner keeping goal at a level that belongs in a better team. The Revs also beat Atlanta 4-1 in front of over 35,000 at Gillette Stadium.

Adding one more match-winner to that group might be enough to make them a genuine trophy contender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia Union: Rescuing a Season <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The team that was 30th in a 30-team league in June may have saved its year in July.

Interim manager Ryan Richter guided Philadelphia to wins over the Red Bulls and Seattle. Milan Iloski scored in his fourth and fifth consecutive matches. Sixteen-year-old Cavan Sullivan has started genuinely terrorising defences. Eighteen-year-old centre back Neil Pierre \u2014 who is 6’7″ \u2014 has been impressive enough to draw national attention.

They climbed five places. Twelve months ago they won the Supporters’ Shield. The gap is still enormous, but for the first time this season Philadelphia look like a team with a direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOSERS <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aten\u00e7\u00e3o novos jogadores!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\t\"Gambyl\"\r\n

Aposte em esportes legalmente na Bolsa de Apostas Gambyl. Oferta para novos jogadores: $10 USD para todas as novas contas verificadas, mais um b\u00f4nus de 100% no seu primeiro dep\u00f3sito.<\/a><\/p>\t\r\n

Junte-se hoje!<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>