The United States is on the decline as a soccer powerhouse. That's only because Bob Bradley is managing the team.

The news couldn't be any more true after they side checked out in a 4-2 burro-kicking to the steroid-happy Mexican national team on Saturday in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.

But while the USA earned its undeserving-yet-more-than-worthy reputation as the region's most overrated national side...Major League Soccer is conducting its own business from sea to shining sea.

So, without further Adu (see what I did there, readers? Wink wink?), here are this week's MLS Power Rankings.

One more thing: that goal by the Mexican Ronaldinho known as Giovani dos Santos was so good, it made Tim Howard look like the abomination that he justifiably is.

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