The Major League Soccer season comes to a close on Sunday, November 22, 2009 with the Los Angeles Galaxy v Real Salt Lake. The two teams meet in the MLS Cup Finals at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Galaxy feature David Beckham and Landon Donovan while Real Salt has had a great run to make it into the finals.

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The Fire's season might already be over, but there is still business left to take care of in MLS. The L.A. Galaxy and Real Salt Lake will finish that 'business' tonight, when they meet in the MLS Cup Final (7:30 p.m. on ESPN) for the 2009 league title.

I'll be sharing my thoughts about the game at Qwest Field throughout the day/evening so stay tuned for that and feel free to post any observations of your own in the comments section below.

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Qwest Field Awaits(AP Photo).

First off, there's still time to enter the contest to predict the score of the game and win an MLS Cup DVD. Info here.

While we await the start of the 5:30 p.m. game live on ESPN and Galavision, get caught up with:

* A game preview by Phil Collin.

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The entirety of the MLS season comes down to tonight at 8:30 ET (ESPN2) when the Los Angeles Galaxy face off against Real Salt Lake at Seattle's Qwest Field. Over 40,000 are expected to be in...

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Former University of Denver and Colorado Rapids defender Nat Borchers will be playing in MLS Cup 2009 today in Seattle as his Real Salt Lake squad takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Game time at Qwest Field is at 6:30 p.m. MT.

RSL defeated the Rapids 3-0 on the final day of the season to qualify for the the playoffs with an 11-12-7 record.

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Thanks to MLSinsider for posting these videos. Check out that new blog by the league if you haven't already. SF from The Offside Rules does an excellent job of keeping us up to date with the latest news around the MLS Cup this weekend.

I hope to do some actual weekend posting for a change due to the Cup this weekend.

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Who are ya rooting for this weekend? We have the big-name LA Galaxy taking on small-market and workmanlike Real Salt Lake for the MLS Cup championship. The match takes place Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. CT from Qwest Field live on ESPN and ESPNHD. Make sure to tune in.
Former Wizards Chris Klein (Galaxy) and Yura Movsisyan (RSL) could play in the match. Click to continue reading...

SEATTLE -- The teams arrived in Seattle last night, all staying near the teeming town center, presumably to be close Pike Place Market in case they get the urge to throw some fish.

From a competition standpoint, I find it interesting that the teams didn't arrive a little earlier. On the one hand, I do get it: they want proper training during the week, and that's more manageable in nicer conditions.

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The 2009 MLS Cup Final is set and two Western Conference teams are set to do battle as the Los Angeles Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle. While Seattle fans are expected pack Qwest Field for the event, MLS fans from across the country are expected to make the trip to the Pacific Northwest to take in the event.

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The 2009 MLS Cup Final is set and two Western Conference teams are set to do battle as the Los Angeles Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle. While Seattle fans are expected to pack Qwest Field for the event, MLS fans from across the country are expected to make the trip to the Pacific Northwest to take in the event.

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After a pair of gripping conference finals, our MLS Cup match-up for next weekend takes the all-East flavor from last year's final out west. It will be the Los Angeles Galaxy (yes, THAT L.A. Galaxy... paging Sky, BBC, iTv and every rotten paper rag to the airport, pack as if staying in London) pitted against upstarts Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle a week from today. Click to continue reading...

It's just not right is it? Somehow you look at this situation in the MLS Eastern Conference Final that Real Salt Lake, a club from the West came to Chicago and defeated them in a penalty kick shootout to take the Eastern Conference crown and will face fellow western club Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field in Seattle for the League crown.

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The season has got to end sometime. And for the Seattle Sounders, the script could have had a better ending on a dream season -- one that would have culminated hoisting the MLS Cup in front of the Sounders faithful at Qwest Field on November 22. Unfortunately for the Emerald City, it was not to be, as Brian Ching and the Houston Dynamo had other plans.

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The Major League Soccer Playoffs have reached the Conference Finals (or overall semifinals) with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference and the Chicago Fire hosting Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference. This round is only one leg with the winners of each match advancing to the MLS Cup Final on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle.

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The Houston Dynamo will look to take a step closer to a third MLS Cup title in four years today when it hosts the Sounders in Game Two of their Western Conference first-round series (3pm, Telefutura).

The Dynamo held off Seattle's dangerous attack in Game One, posting a scoreless draw in a sold-out Qwest field.

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Yes, MLS fans, despite all that is right with this league you still get your opportunity to bitch and moan. Qwest Field will be Field Turf for the Cup Final, as the temporary sod would have been unsafe for players. - MLS worked very closely with the Qwest Field and Sounders FC staff to analyze [...] Click to continue reading...

Yes, MLS fans, despite all that is right with this league you still get your opportunity to bitch and moan. Qwest Field will be Field Turf for the Cup Final, as the temporary sod would have been unsafe for players.

- MLS worked very closely with the Qwest Field and Sounders FC staff to analyze all of the options to bring in temporary natural grass for MLS Cup at Qwest Field.

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One hell of a soccer match took place in Seattle last night. The MLS playoffs got off to a flying start as the Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders battled to a scoreless draw at Qwest Field in front...

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In an ill-tempered but entertaining affair last night at Qwest Field in Seattle, the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their home and away MLSÂ Western Conference Semifinals series. The teams will meet again in Houston on November 8th to determine who plays the winner of the L. Click to continue reading...

The playoffs opened up last night in front of a raucous 30,000 + fans at Qwest Field in Seattle last night, but the expansion Sounders went home disappointed as they failed to find the back of the net in their 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo.

With the tie, Houston now only has to win at home when the series resumes on November 8th to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

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Blood, noise, yellow cards and a disputed whistle outnumbered scoring chances as expansion Seattle made its MLS postseason debut with a scoreless tie against the more experienced and bullish Houston Dynamo on Thursday night.
Seattle couldn't take advantage of dominating possession, or the energy created by 35,807 fans at Qwest Field. Click to continue reading...

Thursday night's draw in Seattle sets up Houston for redemption in the opening round of Major League Soccer's playoffs. Last season and facing the same scenario against New York, the Dynamo lost 3-0 at home. A physical game at Qwest Field takes the series to Robertson Stadium with both teams able to point to things that worked. Click to continue reading...

In a match that featured intense physical play, defensive dominance and a near-brawl, the Seattle Sounders drew 0-0 with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday night at Qwest Field. Seattle defender Patrick Ianni, a last-minute replacement in the starting lineup, came closest to scoring by hitting the crossbar, but the home side also needed a few clutch saves by Kasey Keller to salvage the draw.

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Well, more suffering for fans at Qwest. It's beyond a cliché to say that MLS referring is subpar, but there were two hugely controversial calls that will soon be reverberating over the interwebs. First is Onstad getting off with just a yellow. It's hard to see how that's not a red, and [...] Click to continue reading...

Well, more suffering for fans at Qwest. It's beyond a cliché to say that MLS referring is subpar, but there were two hugely controversial calls that will soon be reverberating over the interwebs. First is Onstad getting off with just a yellow. It's hard to see how that's not a red, and the Montero yellow is also mystifying.

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Fredy Montero leads the charge for the expansion Sounders. (Getty Images)

The playoffs are finally here and tonight they kickoff with a bang up in the Pacific Northwest as the Houston Dynamo travel to Qwest Field to face the Seattle Sounders FC in a big first leg western conference semi-final series.

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Kyle McCarthy runs the rule over the eight MLS Cup contenders and assesses which teams are in the best spot to lift the trophy at Qwest Field. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Findley - MLS Player of the Week

Conference Semifinals Begin

Finally, after seven months of play the real contest for Major League Soccer bragging rights begins on Thursday night in Seattle. Who would have thought that Seattle, the newest team in the league, would be playing post-season?

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Finally, the Major League Soccer regular season is over and the playoffs are upon us. Four matchups await, to ultimately determine the two clubs that will meet at Seattle's Qwest Field in the 2009 MLS Cup game on Nov. 22. Will the defending champion Columbus Crew avoid being upset by Real Salt Lake, who snuck into the playoffs at the 11th hour?

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Well, folks, the road to MLS Cup has now been fully paved. Here are your first round two-leg match-ups, the underdogs host first:Columbus v Real Salt LakeLos Angeles v Chivas USAHouston v SeattleChicago v New EnglandThe fun starts Thursday night at the same building where the road ends, Qwest Field.I have a pair of MLS season Top 5 Lists in the works, one each for S365 and NSC. Click to continue reading...

Sometimes miracles don't happen. The late surge by FC Dallas to secure an incredibly unlikely post-season berth came up short at packed Qwest Field in chilly Seattle as Dallas fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC. Despite a furious late-season push, Dallas entered the match needing a win to secure a place in the post-season. Click to continue reading...

The Seattle Sounders shut down any hopes for the F.C. Dallas winning the Major League Soccer Cup this year by eliminating them from the playoffs. Saturday night's game at the Qwest Fields in Seattle was a saddening loss for Dallas when they let in two goals, ending the game 2-1.

Sigi Schmid waves to the fans, in a 3-0 Seattle Sounders victory over the New Your Red Bulls, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

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Hola y bienvenidos al live blogging de FútbolenSeattle.com. Me dirigo en este momento hacia el Downtown de Seattle, hacia el Qwest Field, la casa de Los Sounders FC. En una hora aproximadamente estarán iniciando el último partido de la temporada regular ante el FC Dallas. Voy en la ruta expressa del Sound Transit (de donde estoy [. Click to continue reading...

The team just announced that Saturday will be a Salute to Fans. Here's there words. This is NOT the limit of their activities, but merely an introduction. Sounders FC to Salute Fans as Record-Breaking Inaugural Season Ends Owners to reveal permanent tribute to season ticket holders at Qwest Field RENTON, Wash. Click to continue reading...

First of all, sorry about last night and not having anything to discuss here. I honestly wasn't feeling it and furthermore just wanted to relax and watch some of the games that were on. But I am back tonight with a couple interesting items.

The first got me really thinking. Steve Davis, the Dallas writing genius that he is posted this little diddy about the best stadiums in the league 2010 style.

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