Somewhere along the journey through this odd, compacted hiccup of an MLS season, things became muddled for Los Angeles FC, its impeccable early-season and back-from-World Cup form dissipating through a tedious series of ties and losses that turned a legitimate title contender into “they’re not going to miss the playoffs, are they?”

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