MLS summer transfer window is just a few weeks away, and teams are shaping up to build towards the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Marcel Hartel scored two goals — the 29-year-old's first career multi-goal game in MLS — to help St. Louis City beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 on Sunday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

For the first time since the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, Columbus Crew SC have soccer bragging rights in the state of Ohio.