Decision Day Set for Saturday as Nashville Chase History and Messi Leads Golden Boot Race

Saturday is Decision Day in Major League Soccer, and the final day of the regular season will settle playoff places, home-field advantage, the Golden Boot and a possible slice of history all at once. Eastern Conference matches kick off simultaneously at 4 p.m. ET and Western Conference matches at 7 p.m. ET, all live on Apple TV. Nashville travel to FC Cincinnati with 74 points from a 22-3-8 record and a chance to make league history, while Cincinnati sit on 46 points. The Golden Boot race looks set to return to South Florida, with Inter Miami's Lionel Messi leading on 26 goals ahead of FC Dallas striker Petar Musa on 22. In the West, six clubs are separated by just three points in the fight for the final three postseason places: LA Galaxy on 44, Portland and Colorado on 43, Seattle on 43, Real Salt Lake on 42 and Minnesota on 41. All nine Eastern Conference berths are already secured, so the remaining drama there is about who avoids the Wild Card round, with Philadelphia, Columbus, Orlando, Chicago, New England and second-placed Inter Miami, on 59 points, all in the mix. The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs begin on November 19 and run to MLS Cup on December 18.