Despite the fact several football experts still view the MLS as a “retirement league”, there’s no question the US top-flight has improved vastly in recent years. Every year there are better players in the league and the overall quality of the competition has increased.
Things are not different in 2019, although there’s a huge difference. Roughly three months into the season, we already have clarity regarding which player will win the MVP Award. Because honestly – who is going to take it away from Carlos Vela? The 30-year-old Mexico international has been a sensation in the MLS and he’s undoubtedly in the best form of his career.
Playing for Los Angeles FC – who are one of the top sides in the Western Conference – Vela has been thriving and playing at an …