Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 MLS season after undergoing successful meniscus repair surgery. The 23-year-old US international suffered the injury against Houston Dynamo on Sept. 9. Luna has recorded five goals and eight assists in 22 games this season.
MLS awards the regular season winners with the Supporters' Shield and a direct berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, the continental tournament. The top nine teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The eighth and ninth seeds in each conference play a wild-card match to determine who advances to the first round. The first round consists of best-of-three series, with the higher-seeded team hosting the first and third matches (if necessary). The conference semifinals, conference finals, and MLS Cup final are single-elimination matches. The team with the better regular-season record hosts each match.