Before we get started, it's worth noting that Deputy MLS Commissioner Ivan Gazidis announced on the commissioner's blog on the league Web site Friday that the issue of scheduling will belatedly be reviewed.

About time. And why couldn't Garber blog about that himself? He's in Cuba for the U.

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The full list of each team's most valuable player award from 1996-2007. Each Major League Soccer team gives out its own set of team awards at the end of each season, usually announced at the last home regular season game. Not to be confused with the leaguewide awards.

Sometimes the news articles state that the winner's fellow players voted him MVP, but I've read about the media voting as well. Click to continue reading...

With big striker Danny Dichio set to return to the lineup from injury and the recent acquisition of Chad Barrett, Toronto FC has deemed Jeff Cunningham expendable to the club's needs, trading the 11-year veteran to FC Dallas. The deal, announced yesterday, mercifully ends his tumultuous 15-month spell with the club, with TFC settling for just a third-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft in exchange. Click to continue reading...

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Somebody stop Real Salt Lake. No, really.

RSL won another home game last week, beating Toronto FC on a late Robbie Findley goal last week to move four points clear of the pack in the Western Conference.

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Technically, Monday's RSL-Toronto match was in Week 19 of the MLS schedule, but that doesn't really make sense. Playing a Monday night match doesn't make sense either but that's what went down in Utah last night.

Anyway, that caused a minor ripple effect out here as we waited for the fifth of five matches in a two-day span to be played out before handing out or weekly kudos. Click to continue reading...

Good afternoon all. Today is a relatively light schedule as four teams continue their SuperLiga exploits. That doesn't mean there still aren't some entertaining match-ups on the slate.

David Beckham's return to New York leads the way as the golden one plays in front of a packed Giants Stadium today.

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This week's show is now up as a podcast. You can listen to the show from here, via the On Demand player, or you can subscribe to the show via iTunes.

This week's show was recorded on Monday July 14th, and there was plenty to discuss.

* Superliga was a matchday in the book, I give my thoughts on all four opening games.

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Last night was a rarity in soccer, a big game in which the final score didn't really matter. RSL's reserves beat the BYU Cougars in the Coug's brand new Stadium at South Field in front of 3110 fans. Beat is probably too soft a word, RSL's Robbie Findley put the ball past BYU's Brandon Gillam twice in the stretch of two minutes midway through the first half, at which point RSL seemed to let off the gas.

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The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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Why can't RSL suddenly find the back of the net? I for one amd getting really sick or moral victories. Much as I agree with what Kreis said about the refs against Houston, two pointer I wish to make. First, Wingert should know that any time a player retaliates, he will get caught. It always happens that way, much as his shove was probably warranted, it was also rash and stupid and he did deserve a red card for doing it. Click to continue reading...

Why can't RSL suddenly find the back of the net? I for one amd getting really sick or moral victories. Much as I agree with what Kreis said about the refs against Houston, two pointer I wish to make. First, Wingert should know that any time a player retaliates, he will get caught. It always happens that way, much as his shove was probably warranted, it was also rash and stupid and he did deserve a red card for doing it. Click to continue reading...

Goal.com's Kyle McCarthy pipes up about RSL coach Jason Kreis's suspension and who Steve Nicol should pick as All-star reserves.



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Sometimes we don't learn from out mistakes in life. Just ask Jason Kreis about that. Today MLS suspended Kreis for two matches and fined him $2,000 for his latest remarks criticizing match officials. Kreis went off about calls made during Real Salt Lake's 0-0 tie against the Houston Dynamo last Thursday. Click to continue reading...

Salt Lake Royals coach Jason Kreis WILL BE ENJOYING A COUPLE OF GAMES FROM THE GRANDSTAND... Click to continue reading...

As we suspected would happen, Real Salt Lake's Jason Kries has been fined and suspended due to comments he made after a recent game which you can hear here:

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According to this report from TSN:

MLS suspends, fines RSL coach Kreis again
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis two matches and fined him $2,000 on Thursday for public criticism of officiating.

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Of course I didn't see the Blanco/DC Open Cup incident. I was here in California, and the match wasn't televised. I also wasn't enterprising enough to look for an Internet stream, if there was one. So when Brad Feldman brought the topic up, I had only contextual points to make.

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Real Pissed Off.


What a wild night in Salt Lake. In a game that saw no goals, a lot certainly went on.

If you watched Houston at Real Salt Lake on ESPN2 tonight you saw a spirited match between two sides vying for 1st place in the MLS Western Conference. Click to continue reading...

Top XI
G: Matt Reis Steve Cronin Ok, he only made one good save, but the way the Galaxy defense has given up goals, a shutout is notable. For Reis, its par.
D: Chris Wingert Ante Jazic - Passing is usually rusty after a long injury layoff, but Jazic was pinpoint
D: Chad Marshall
D: Drew Moor
M: Rohan Ricketts
M: Andre Rocha Guillermo Barros Schelotto
M: Steve Ralston Clyde Simms
M: Robbie Findley
F: Alejandro Moreno Kenny Cooper
F: Edson Buddle
F: Luciano Emilio

Coach: Jason Kreis, Real Salt Lake. Click to continue reading...

Well, the crowd was incredible. We fell 3-0 tonight to Columbus on goals from Marshall and Moreno (2). To all of you out at the park, a wholehearted, THANK YOU. The stands were packed, you were loud, and it was an excellent atmosphere. The new Ink Pavilion kicked off behind the Piojo banner in centerfield, and was a success. Click to continue reading...

Yes, Ellinger, you remember that name right? John Ellinger. The former Real Salt Lake head coach. The head coach that was with RSL from the start before getting the boot to allow Jason Kreis to step off the field and into the manager's seat. The one that had websites named after him, but not in [...] Click to continue reading...

Thanks to Who Ate All The Pies for catching this one. Last week before the Germany - Poland game in Euro 2008 a Polish tabloid had the headline "Leo, gice us their heads!" with Polish coach Leo Beenhaker holding the severed heads of Michael Ballack and German coach Joachim Low. Yes, it was horrible. Click to continue reading...

Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday here. If you've been watching some Euro 2008, I'm sure you have been enjoying the day. Very entertaining game between Holland and Italy. Kind of odd to see Italy get beat 3-0 like that, but kudos to the Dutch for their play. Anyways, I thought today would be a good [. Click to continue reading...

Just a quick post with some random thoughts on the Rapids win last night.

Did Clavijo tell Colin Clark to not dream about taking a run at people? It looked like Clarke may have seen some bench time to get the message he needs to learn to better choose when to run with the ball. He didn't appear interested in doing much more than pass last night.

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Looks like it'll be a chilly spring evening with a chance for some rain for tomorrow night's game. Real Salt Lake is traveling to The Dick (Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado). RSL has yet to win on the road in 2008. In fact, they've only won 6 times away from Rice-Eccles in their history. Click to continue reading...