MLS Power Rankings, Week 8: FC Dallas tightens grasp on top spot

Eight weeks into the MLS season, we got a real taste of extremes. There was, for example, the extremely good: In a battle of unbeatens, FC Dallas continued its outstanding form with a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City. Then, there was the extremely bad, as Philadelphia somehow snatched a draw from the jaws of a win over Montreal, blowing a 3-0 lead at home to remain the league’s lone winless team. Those FCD and the Union book-end this week’s Power Rankings, but, as has become the norm in MLS, all 20 places in between them remain in constant flux. 

Let’s get to the rankings themselves:

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