After the week that saw plenty of draws, week nine brought in a little more bite. With three games on Wednesday and a full slate over the weekend, a few teams saw the chance to move around a good bit in the rankings.

The top clubs are still the same but it looks as though FC Dallas is try to break into the top four.

Landon Donovan now sits 4th in MLS all-time scoring. (Getty Images)

Talk about an eye-opening weekend in Major League Soccer. With all teams involved for a change, we got to see what everyone had to offer. Some brought their A-game (LA, Dallas), while others slipped behind in surprising manners (New York, Columbus).

Portland tries to put their road issues aside in Seattle. (Getty Images)

I mentioned yesterday that this is a busy weekend in MLS. Eight games tomorrow and one on Sunday make for a lot of soccer to watch. No doubt the talk of the weekend is going to center around Portland and Seattle's match tomorrow night.

This billboard got things started last year but Saturday's contest with Portland and Seattle will be an entirely new thing for the league.

As we saw last night, week night is already underway but the weekend slate of games is jam-packed. Eight games on Saturday and one lone game on Sunday make for one busy weekend.

Landon Donovan and Sebastien Le Toux battle tonight. (Getty Images)

Week 9 in Major League Soccer gets started a little early again here. Three games tonight, four if you count a friendly between New York and a soon-to-be MLS side in Montreal. Plenty to get done today so the picks will be quick as usual, don't worry my What To Watch For post will be up tomorrow as always on Thursdays to preview the upcoming weekend.