While we're well past the midway point of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season, the All-Star break (watch LIVE on ESPN, Wednesday 8:30 pm ET) affords us the perfect opportunity to evaluate whether or not the 28 clubs are living up to expectations. While the league's best will be lapping up the adoration in Minneapolis this week, taking on the All-Stars from Liga MX, we're shining a light on the performance of every team — good and bad.
The campaign to this point has been full of surprises. Some good, some less so. So which clubs have been revelations and who's shocked us with their subpar play?
ESPN asked Jeff Carlisle, Kyle Bonagura, Dan Hajducky, Danny Guerra and Austin Lindberg to think back to the start of the year, consider each team's expectations, and deliver a mid-term letter grade for all 28 sides.
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Jump to: ATL | ATX | CLT | CHI | CIN | COL | CLB | D.C. | DAL | HOU | MIA | LA | LAG | MIN | MTL | NSH | NE | NYC | RBNY | ORL | PHI | POR | RSL | SJ | SEA | SKC | TOR | VAN
Record: 7W-7D-9LStanding: 12th in East, 28 pointsGrade: C-
It's a bummer that a thriller win over Seattle on Saturday, just Atlanta's second in nine matches, keeps them mired in the East's lower tier. (Admittedly, they've played two fewer matches than several other teams, but the point remains.) Ever since the 2018 MLS Cup title lift, it's been a struggle for the Five Stripes. In the club's history — and in full, non-COVID seasons — they've never finished below fifth in the conference. That could change this year.
Atlanta are also one of only three MLS teams
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