Saturday marks San Diego’s first-ever match at Providence Park. SDFC could make a quick return. If San Diego finishes second in the West and Portland seventh, the teams would meet up in the first round – meaning Saturday could be the first of potentially four straight matches between the two clubs.

Standing in its way is Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Inter Miami (18-7-8, 62 points), which currently sits third in the Eastern Conference. With a win over Miami, Nashville guarantees itself a top-seven seed, ensuring a berth into the first round of MLS Playoffs.

Something special felt like it was in the air on Saturday. The Portland Timbers took to Providence Park on Decision Day with their mission laid clearly in front of them: Win or tie against San Diego and they were into the playoffs as the No.

The San Jose Earthquakes took care of business on the final day of the regular season, but with their playoff fate out of their own hands, ultimately, it didn’t matter. The Quakes broke through with a pair of late goals to pull out a 2-1 win over Austin FC on Saturday.

Entering Decision Day with a two-goal lead on Denis Bouanga atop the league scoring charts, Messi bagged a gorgeous hat trick at Nashville SC – his second straight Decision Day hatty – to pivot the Golden Boot race from photo finish to laugher.

Minnesota United can finish anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 in the West, and in the best-case scenario, they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Major League Soccer and its top stars are gearing up for a decisive moment: Decision Day, which will mark the conclusion of the regular season and determine the 18 teams

Columbus Crew jumped to the Eastern Conference's seventh seed going into the MLS Cup playoffs with a win over New York Red Bulls.