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The Portland Timbers<\/a> got the better of Seattle Sounders FC<\/a>, Evander<\/a> scored an AT&T Goal of the Year contender, and Atlanta United<\/a> found a spectacular way to lose. It was truly a week unlike any other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n As always: The Power Rankings are voted on by, give or take, 15 people associated with MLSsoccer.com. The author does not decide the rankings, but he does get a little rush out of moving your team in particular down a few spots when he can.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Casemiro<\/a> experience so far has been\u2026 well, interesting. But despite his own goal against Columbus<\/a>, Miami<\/a>\u2019s stars still found a moment to shine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n They couldn\u2019t hold onto a lead in this one, though. The Crew scored late to earn a 2-2 draw, and the Herons missed an opportunity to equal Nashville<\/a> on points at the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Nashville are still at the top of the Shield standings. For now. They\u2019ve been lackluster in their last four matches. The latest underwhelming performance came in a 2-2 draw against a totally fine D.C. United<\/a> team.<\/p>\n Nashville went up 2-0 in the first half but failed to hold off D.C. in the second. The underlying numbers haven\u2019t loved their performance all season. Are some of those cracks starting to show?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Vancouver<\/a> were the better side in their top-of-the-West clash with LAFC<\/a>. They still needed a late penalty from Thomas M\u00fcller<\/a> to get a point, though. It\u2019s a result that comes with some conflicting emotions in a week of conflicting emotions for the ‘Caps. Sebastian Berhalter moved to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough in a reported $2 million transfer<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a good return and a great story. But you can\u2019t help but wonder if keeping Berhalter around for a run at a trophy in the final few months of his contract would have been the better move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n