LAFC eyes another late-season surge up the standings

LAFC eyes another late-season surge up the standings

Games in hand. Over the summer, mentions of the Los Angeles Football Club’s position in the MLS standings – the team is currently fifth in the Western Conference – included notes about having as many as three more regular-season games to play than their conference competitors. At this late stage of the season, that’s a luxurious cushion against the teams occupying playoff spots 6-9. It also tells the four teams above them that with 21 points to …