If the Five Stripes can win a few of the matches, they will avoid the Wooden Spoon.
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Atlanta United’s Bartosz Slisz, left, and Stian Rode Gregersen (right) celebrate after an own goal by Puma UNAM goalkeeper Keylor Navas during the first half of a Leagues Cup soccer match, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)
Atlanta United and Montreal will meet Saturday with a chance to distance themselves from winning the trophy that no MLS team wants: the Wooden Spoon, awarded to the team that finishes the season with the fewest points.
Six teams are sliding down the slope to the bottom: Toronto and Atlanta United have 21 points each, D.C. United has 19, St. Louis and Montreal have 18 and the L.A. Galaxy have 16. The Galaxy seem to have figured out their issues, having advanced as one of the four teams from its bracket in the Leagues Cup.
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Doug Roberson covers the Atlanta United and Major League Soccer.
