# MLS Power Rankings: World Cup Race Heats Up Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489/mls-power-rankings-world-cup-race-heats-up Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489/mls-power-rankings-world-cup-race-heats-up.md Podcast: [MLS News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489) Published: 2026-05-12T06:09:47+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b9feb353-37ea-4090-81d3-26b5b425470d.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b9feb353-37ea-4090-81d3-26b5b425470d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489/episodes/mls-power-rankings-world-cup-race-heats-up Duration seconds: 108 ## Resource Vancouver Whitecaps maintain top spot in MLS power rankings, with Inter Miami climbing to sixth after Lionel Messis record-breaking performance. New England Revolution rises to tenth, while Chicago Fire slips to ninth. Inter Miamis defense improves, FC Cincinnati draws, and San Diego FC falls. Bottom teams struggle, with every match crucial for World Cup qualification. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/6a8ee37773d34e1e ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489/episodes/mls-power-rankings-world-cup-race-heats-up/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mls-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438489/mls-power-rankings-world-cup-race-heats-up.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.