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MLS Power Rankings: LAFC lead the way after win over champs Miami and Lionel Messi

LAFC leads ESPN's MLS Power Rankings after a commanding 3-0 victory over Inter Miami, highlighting defensive issues for the defending champions, ESPN writers said.

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LAFC get a convincing win over defending champions Inter Miami to kick off the 2026 MLS season and the latest ESPN Power Rankings.

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Kevin Baxter: Why the record crowd at the LAFC-Inter Miami match was about more than Lionel Messi

LOS ANGELES — More than 75,000 people packed the Coliseum for a soccer game Saturday night.

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MLS Power Rankings: LAFC lead the way after win over champs Miami and Lionel Messi

LAFC get a convincing win over defending champions Inter Miami to kick off the 2026 MLS season and the latest ESPN Power Rankings.

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ESPN broke the news in United States on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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