- New MlsStandingsAdapter using ESPN's free soccer API (no key required),
returning Eastern/Western conference data, W/D/L/GF/GA/GD/PTS, conference
rank, and home/away records; registered under mls_bracket
- Display route now shows soccer table columns and a 9-team playoff cutoff
line for mls_bracket (top 9 per conference qualify for MLS Cup Playoffs)
- MLS simulator gains a third conference fallback: reads externalId="Eastern"
or "Western" on the participant, mirroring the LLWS pool-assignment pattern
so admins can bootstrap conference data before the first standings sync
- 9 unit tests covering stat mapping, conference normalization, rank ordering,
and error paths
https://claude.ai/code/session_01WhzXHpv6taXdHzhgvnv83u
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