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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.

Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the Best XI nod.

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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.

Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the Best XI nod.

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The former Wizards season in MLS continues to wind down and while there weren't a lot of goals this week by players, there was some news involving former Wizards. First I've added two new players to the list, as the Jermaine Hue and the Jamaican league started up a little bit ago. And the Wizards 4th round draft pick this past year, Akeem Priestly is now playing in the top division in Azerbaijan. Click to continue reading...

Who will Chivas protect this year? (Getty Images)

Yesterday we started our look at the expansion draft and who teams will and won't protect for this month's upcoming draft. The Philadelphia Union get ten players to pick from and this year will be as tough as any to predict who will stay and who will be left exposed.

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The list of former Wizards currently playing is getting smaller and smaller as more of the American team's seasons come to an end. The first round of the MLS playoffs are half over, so next week will be the end for even more former Wizards.
MLS
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Did not dress in Seattle's 0-0 draw with Houston. Click to continue reading...

Sunny and 80 degrees here at the under populated Home Depot Center.

Kick off has apparently been pushed back to 2:25 p.m. to accommodate TV if you're wondering.

It's the same starting lineup this afternoon that both teams fielded for the respective MLS season finales.

Here's Arena's team: Donovan Rickettts, Sean Franklin, Gregg Berhalter, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant, Chris Birchall, David Beckham, Dema Kovalenko, Mike Magee, Edson Buddle, Landon Donovan.

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Here's your end of the MLS regular season former Wizards, more and more former Wizards seasons are ending as the majority of those players play in spring-fall leagues.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Dressed but did not play in Toronto's 5-0 loss to New York to end their season.
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Did not dress in Seattle's 2-1 win over Dallas. Click to continue reading...

Galaxy fans will be watching this one as closely as Chivas USA supporters given that the clubs will meet next Sunday should Houston beat or tie the home team.

A half dozen changes for Preki today after Chivas USA's rather meek 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire last time out.

Carey Talley and Ante Jazic replace Mariano Trujillo and Jonathan Bornstein at full back respectively, with Bornstein sliding into the middle in place of Shavar Thomas who drops to the bench.

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Most former Wizards were back in action this weekend. We're almost done with the regular season for MLS, meaning some players will be dropping off soon. The USL season is now completely done as Montreal are the Champions. I've also found two more former Wizards plying their trade in Trinidad. Both Gary Glasgow and Anthony Noriega are playing for United Petrotrin of the Trinidad Pro League. Click to continue reading...

A week with not many former Wizards having games, as once again we have World Cup qualifiers going on around the world. With that, not many former Wizards got games this past week. Here's your former Wizards update.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 90 minutes in Toronto's 1-1 draw with San Jose. Click to continue reading...

Game story.

Playoff tickets are on sale starting at $15. Call 1-877-CHIVAS-1.

Chivas USA - Zach Thornton, Carey Talley, Yamith Cuesta, Claudio Suarez (Mariano Trujillo 46), Ante Jazic, Jesus Padilla (Jesse Marsch 46), Michael Lahoud (Eduardo Lillingston 55), Paulo Nagamura, Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun, Maykel Galindo,

Substitutes Not Used: Chukwudi Chijindu, Jon Conway, Jorge Flores, Shavar Thomas

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Another week with your former Wizards update. The USL season is almost over with the finals coming up this next week. The MLS season as well is starting to get close to the end of the season. We do have a first time appearance for Chris Konopka as he made his debut for Sporting Fingal.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Toronto did not play this week. Click to continue reading...

Another week of former Wizards updates. The USL playoffs are inn full swing right now. Still looking for a few former Wizards still, and since Carlos Marinelli hasn't even appeared for Argentinos Juniors at all, I'm doubting he actually signed for them, so he joins the list of former Wizards I'm searching for, along with Alex Zotinca, Doug DeMartin, Jose Burciaga, Neal Kitson, Scott Sealy, and Will John. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Bull has called it quits (again) over at BigSoccer:

Good luck to all y'all and all your teams. I'm done, the Carey Talley Fan Club is closed, and the minutes from the final meeting duly recorded.
And to answer a question that might come into any of several brains, yes, I am this neurotic in real life.

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The Galaxy's 2-0 loss in Columbus earlier today (more on that later) has given Chivas USA the opportunity to pull within one point of their intrastadium rivals with two games in hand. But they need to win today to accomplish that.

Preki makes just one enforced change to the team that drew 0-0 with Seattle last time out, Carey Talley coming in for the suspended Marcelo Saragosa, shown a red card against the Sounders.

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CD Guadalajara 2 Chivas USA 0

I "watched" this one on TV and this description of the alleged action by reporter Phil Collin is apt: "The first half was like a family reunion with everyone sitting in the living room trying to dream up something to talk about."

Still, that didn't prevent a Chivas USA player from suffering a potentially serious injury (bet Preki is thrilled with that).

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Here's another one of your weekly update on former Wizards. The USL regular season is now over, meaning all the former Wizards with Miami, Austin, and Minnesota are done for the season. I've also found out where Eloy Colombano is playing now. He's playing in the Argentine 4th division with Ferro Carril Sud. Click to continue reading...

It's a day late due to the Chivas-Club America game I went to yesterday.. There's a new former Wizard after Abe Thompson was traded to Houston. I'm still looking for Alex Zotinca, Doug DeMartin, Eloy Colombano, Jose Burciaga, Neal Kitson, Scott Sealy, and Will John. Here's this week's update.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 90 minues in Toronto's 3-2 win over Colorado. Click to continue reading...

Time to revisit my projections of who will be protected and who will be left available. What's changed in the past month? For last month's review, click here.
A few days ago I posted about when players graduate from Generation Adidas status, which is highly relevant to this topic. Check out that post for further info. Click to continue reading...

MLS rosters are finally frozen. Here's a look at how much each team has changed since March.
Also worth checking is something that can shake up a roster without a personnel decision: the injury list.
CHICAGO
Hasn't changed much since the beginning of the season except for the departure of unhappy defender Bakary Soumare to Europe. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA 2 Revolution 0

Highlights:

This was one of those it's all about the three points games because there wasn't much else to it. And it kept Chivas USA within striking distance (with games to spare) of the top of the Western Conference.

"Right now it's all about points, right now it's all about getting a position in the playoffs, and every game and every point is important, and today is no different," said Chivas USA Coach Preki.

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Chivas USA's Carey Talley was sent off in the 70th minute for apparently throwing an elbow at the Revs' Edgaras Jankauskas (although it was hard to tell from the TV replay)

It's the most excitement we've had here in the last hour or so.

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Chivas USA 1 Revolution 0

Chivas USA has drawn first blood in the 10th minute in a move that began when Carey Talley fed Justin Braun up the right wing. Braun's cross found Brazilian Maicon Santos inside the six-yard box who had the simple task of tapping it in with the Revs marking AWOL.

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With most former Wizards outside of USL off this week due to the international break, there wasn't a whole lot going on, but a few players did make their appearance worth it.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 45 minutes in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Seattle did not have a game this week. Click to continue reading...

Here is this week's former Wizards update, we have a new addition to the list, as Chris Konopka has been found in Ireland again, having signed with Sporting Fingal FC. Also appears that Scott Sealy was trialing in Turkey with Ankaragucu after leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv. Still trying to find Alex Zotinca, Doug DeMartin, Eloy Colombano, Jose Burciaga, Neal Kitson, and Will John, if any of them are still playing. Click to continue reading...

Week 24 threw up a few little surprises in Major League Soccer, including defeat for both Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew, another win for New York Red Bulls and something vaguely resembling consistency from Real Salt Lake.
The week's action began in Salt Lake last Wednesday, where RSL thumped Chivas USA 4-0. Click to continue reading...

It's thankfully cooling off here in Carson - the temperature right now is 76 degrees - as Chivas USA and the Galaxy play the season's third and final SuperClasico.

If Chivas USA wins tonight they would win the SuperClasico trophy because the teams would be even with four points apiece after a 0-0 tie and a 1-0 Galaxy home win earlier this season.

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Time for this week's weekly update on former Wizards. A few goals were scored this week, but overall not a good week for MLS former Wizards, as the majority did not even get games for their teams this weekend. Also, check out the end of this post, as I'm listing the players that I believe are still playing, but do not know where they are at now. Click to continue reading...

Part two of the expansion draft preview. The Eastern conference was covered yesterday, and can be found here.
CHIVAS USA
Protected Available Exempt Jonathan Bornstein Chukwudi Chijindu
Justin Braun Yamith Cuesta
Bobby Burling Jim Curtin
Maykel Galindo Jorge Flores
Sacha Kljestan Kevin Harmse
Michael Lahoud Ante Jazic
Jesse Marsch
Dan Kennedy
Paulo Nagamura
Eduardo Lillingston
Shavar Thomas
Gerson Mayen
Zach Thornton
Jesus Padilla
Mariano Trujillo Lance Parker
Ante Razov
Maicon Santos
Marcelo Saragosa
Bojan Stepanovic
Claudio Suarez
Carey Talley
Lawson Vaughn
Sasha Victorine
Cesar Zamora
If this list of players seems larger than normal to you, then you're right. Click to continue reading...

Another week of former Wizards updates. We have the return of a former Wizard, as it appears that Edson Elcock has returned to the game, joining Yomby William again at Richmond. We also have the appearance of another former Wizard who is not playing any more. Dionysius Sebwe, who the Wizards drafted in 1996, is now a Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Defense in Liberia. Click to continue reading...

Previous Updates
#1 4/12 68 players remaining #2 5/25 34 players remaining #3 6/25 23 players remaining #4 7/19 11 players remaining
OTFATT is short for "On the field, all the time." In these updates throughout the season, I'll be keeping track of which MLS players have played every minute of every game (regular season only). Click to continue reading...

A good week for many former Wizards, as Stephen Armstrong and Ryan Pore both scored multiple goals this past week, Eddie Johnson seems to have gotten himself a place as a sub on Fulham's bench, and Khari Stephenson is trying to add another cup winner's medal to his 2004 US Open Cup medal. More of the European leagues are kicking off. Click to continue reading...

Rapids striker Conor Casey scored his ninth, 10th and 11th goals against Chivas USA on Saturday. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

When defensive midfielder Pablo Mastroeni scores, the Colorado Rapids need to make it count.

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Here's this week's former Wizards update. We have the return of one of our Fall-Spring season former Wizards to play, as Matt Taylor and FSV Frankfurt started their season in the DFB Pokal. We also have news that looks like it will effect two former Wizards, as the Argentine league has suspended the Apertura season. Click to continue reading...

MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 90 minutes in Toronto's 3-2 loss to Columbus. Started and played 90 minutes in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Champion's League.
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Did not dress in Seattle's 0-0 draw with Chicago.
Will Hesmer - Columbus Crew - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 3-2 win over Toronto FC. Click to continue reading...