This includes matches versus CHI/MIA in 1998, CHV/RSL in 2005, TOR in 2007, SJ in 2008, SEA in
2009, and PHI this season (2010).
Note that SJ, while a returning franchise, was still considered an expansion team in 2008 whereas
Houston in 2006 was not.
Eight teams still have to play another match vs Philadelphia this season.
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This includes matches versus CHI/MIA in 1998, CHV/RSL in 2005, TOR in 2007, SJ in 2008, SEA in
2009, and PHI this season (2010).
Note that SJ, while a returning franchise, was still considered an expansion team in 2008 whereas
Houston in 2006 was not.
Eight teams still have to play another match vs Philadelphia this season.
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BY JOSE M. ROMERO
Seven MLS games remain on the Seattle Sounders' schedule, three at home and four on the road.
Seven games to earn 13 more points, at least, and get to coach Sigi Schmid's magic number of
points, 45, that he believes will get the club into the postseason.
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RSL v Seattle on ESPN2 Thursday
Last year RSL was struggling for the final slot to make the playoffs and scrapping for every
possible point to make that happen. Then, the amazing run in the playoffs occurred, and RSL, a team
that could not get a road win, pulled off multiple road wins en route to the MLS Championship
game.
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Rookie Shawn Johnson has effectively ended Andrew Dykstra's bid for a starting position in
Chicago as he kept the Fire but it was another goalkeeper who stole the show in Week 22. Unlikely
squads continue to roll – as in New England and Colorado – while familiar faces collect three
points (Real Salt Lake and Columbus).
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Photo by Rick Osentoski/ISIphotos.comWhen the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy meet on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center,
the stakes will be high, with the winner taking the outright lead in the race for Major League
Soccer's Supporters' Shield.
Both the Crew and Galaxy are level on 44 points, but should either slip up, a few teams are
ready to pounce.
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Photo by Rick Osentoski/ISIphotos.comWhen the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy meet on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center,
the stakes will be high, with the winner taking the outright lead in the race for Major League
Soccer's Supporters' Shield.
Both the Crew and Galaxy are level on 44 points, but should either slip up, a few teams are
ready to pounce.
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WVHooligan 07 September @ 10:25 AM EDT
Schellas Hyndman's squad holds the key in the Supporter's Shield race. (Rick Yeatts)
We're getting down to the wire here. Seven games left for most teams in the league and the
Supporter's Shield race is turning into one of the more exciting ones that we've seen in recent
memories in Major League Soccer.
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WVHooligan 07 September @ 10:25 AM EDT
Schellas Hyndman's squad holds the key in the Supporter's Shield race. (Rick Yeatts)
We're getting down to the wire here. Seven games left for most teams in the league and the
Supporter's Shield race is turning into one of the more exciting ones that we've seen in recent
memories in Major League Soccer.
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With J Hutcherson -- What we learned over the weekend from the contending clubs in Major League
Soccer isn't exactly new or news. Real Salt Lake doesn't normally drop points at home. Columbus
should be expected to take advantage of teams like DC. The Crew's expected opportunism aside, the
story of the weekend cuts across both Conferences.
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WVHooligan 07 September @ 09:57 AM EDT
Let's go ahead and consider this the weekend recap too while we're at it. I took yesterday off
to enjoy the holiday with family and it was also my one year anniversary with my wife. Needless
to say I couldn't spend time on line posting things. Sometimes things are just a bit more
important, and honestly I'm glad I took most of yesterday off.
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Los Angeles struggled for a point against the 10-man Fire while Columbus, Real Salt Lake and
Dallas continued their pushes to the top of the league. On this edition of the Major League Soccer
Talk podcast, myself and Christopher Riordan look back on the weekend that was while addressing
Segares, Beckham, McBride and more.
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Omar Cummings scored in the 68th and 80th minutes in Colorado's 3-0 win over Chivas USA, and that
performance won him Major League Soccer's Player of the Week honors for Week 23. This is the first
time this season a member of the Rapids has won the award. 2010 MLS Player of the Week Winners Week
1: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) Week 2: Kenny Mansally (New England Revolution) Week 3:
Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia.
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WVHooligan 06 September @ 01:00 PM EDT
It's Labor Day and I'll be honest I don't feel like doing much here today except for some
highlights to recap the week in Major League Soccer.
Philadelphia Union 1 1 Kansas City Wizards
Chicago Fire 1 1 LA Galaxy
Columbus Crew 1 0 D.
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The Week 23 numbers look like this...
5 year comparison Week 23 177 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006
11,814 10 15,158 15,139 153 2007 17,413 47.39% 7
16,522 9.00% 16,019 5.
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Photo by Tracy Allen/ISIphotos.com
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire went into Saturday's showdown both needing a win badly,
but now that neither could secure the three points they each find themselves feeling some serious
pressure.
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Match Fit USA 06 September @ 02:17 PM EDT
by Dan BarkleyThe MLS playoff picture is taking a different shape than expected.
Let's flash back to around the midway point of the season. Back then the Galaxy were running away
with the league, almost ten points ahead of the rest of the pack (although they were already
slowing down).
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This was going to be a double whammy for the Red Bulls in their match against Real Salt Lake. If
it wasn't trying to a victory at Rio Tinto Stadium, it would be doing the feat without four of
their top players who were called into international duty with their respective national teams.
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This was going to be a double whammy for the Red Bulls in their match against Real Salt Lake. If
it wasn't trying to a victory at Rio Tinto Stadium, it would be doing the feat without four of
their top players who were called into international duty with their respective national teams.
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A funny thing is happening during MLS expansion. The product is not getting watered down. It is
staying stable at worse, getting better at best. It isn't just the multi-ball Designated Player
rule, but some of it has to be with better American collegiate players coming to the league, with
players staying rather than leaving, and with better scouting of players who want to use the ladder
to climb to a more profitable league.
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Soccer Jones 05 September @ 01:56 AM EDT
One-time Real Salt Lake striker Yura Movsisyan squashed any chance to suit up for the U.S.
national team after he played for Armenia in a 1-0 loss to Ireland on Friday.
While Yura was born in Armenia, he had a green card that potentially made him eligible for U.S.
citizenship. The 23 year-old hit-man played in Armenia's exhibition match against Iran last
month.
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With the European club calendar on hold for European Championship qualifying, the schedule of
matches on TV this weekend is dominated by Major League Soccer.
MLS picked a good week to have some very intriguing match-ups. The Los Angeles Galaxy takes on
the Chicago Fire in a battle of teams struggling for points, though the Galaxy have a few more in
the bank.
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With the European club calendar on hold for European Championship qualifying, the schedule of
matches on TV this weekend is dominated by Major League Soccer.
MLS picked a good week to have some very intriguing match-ups. The Los Angeles Galaxy takes on
the Chicago Fire in a battle of teams struggling for points, though the Galaxy have a few more in
the bank.
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Above image courtesy of Scott Catron
Good Afternoon! Another great one here in RBNY land. Then again, any day where a hurricane isn't
slamming into where you live is a great one. But nevermind that! The Red Bulls are back in action
today, @Rio Tinto Stadium (located in picturesque Sandy, Utah), against defending MLS Champion Real
Salt Lake (9:00pm ET, MSG).
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Above image courtesy of Scott Catron
Good Afternoon! Another great one here in RBNY land. Then again, any day where a hurricane isn't
slamming into where you live is a great one. But nevermind that! The Red Bulls are back in action
today, @Rio Tinto Stadium (located in picturesque Sandy, Utah), against defending MLS Champion Real
Salt Lake (9:00pm ET, MSG).
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There's a full slate of MLS action this weekend, but we begin the weekend preview with a
farewell to Brian McBride.
McBride, former Fulham captain and U.S. international, announced that this season would be his
last for the Fire on Friday.
It's the end of a long and successful career for the target man, who was a faithful servant to
every shirt he pulled on.
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The Wizards continue their current push to get back into the playoff race this weekend against
expansion side Philadelphia. This is a game that the Wizards would have expected to hopefully get
something out of in their hopes of making the playoffs. Last week's result against LA helps ease
this from a must win this week.
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The struggling Los Angeles Galaxy will be in Chicago this weekend to take on a desperate Fire
team in a battle of squads that need a win badly.
The Galaxy could wind up falling out of first place in the West with a loss on Saturday, while
the Fire could see its playoff hopes fade with yet another setback.
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Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
The struggling Los Angeles Galaxy will be in Chicago this weekend to take on a desperate Fire team
in a battle of squads that need a win badly.
The Galaxy could wind up falling out of first place in the West with a loss on Saturday, while
the Fire could see its playoff hopes fade with yet another setback.
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WVHooligan 03 September @ 03:42 PM EDT
The Wizards hope to continue their hot run and crash the playoff party. (Getty Images)
Its a new week in Major League Soccer, the first in the month of September. The playoff stretch
run is hotter now than its ever been with plenty still up for grabs this weekend. Its possible we
could even see a new team atop the overall standings when its all said and done on Sunday.
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WVHooligan 03 September @ 03:42 PM EDT
The Wizards hope to continue their hot run and crash the playoff party. (Getty Images)
Its a new week in Major League Soccer, the first in the month of September. The playoff stretch
run is hotter now than its ever been with plenty still up for grabs this weekend. Its possible we
could even see a new team atop the overall standings when its all said and done on Sunday.
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Posted by Jared Montz
I like that line on Jason Kreis's notes, "We are not here to play negatively and defend". I
might put that one on my wall!
Watch Episode 1 here and 2 here.
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With my sincerest apologies for the long World Cup absence, this edition of the Major League
Soccer Talk Podcast looks towards this weekend's action, with Real Salt Lake and New York taking
center stage. But before we do, we talk Bob Bradley, Champions League and U.S. Open Cup with the
show's new permanent co-host, Christopher Riordan.
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WVHooligan 02 September @ 03:57 PM EDT
Rafa Marquez will miss a big MLS match against RSL this weekend. (Getty Images)
Once again it seems like international dates on the FIFA calendar are going to hurt several MLS
clubs in the coming week. All but two clubs will have at least one player called into their
respective national team camps for friendlies (or in a couple cases African Nations Cup
qualifiers).
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EPL Talk 02 September @ 01:54 PM EDT
It hasn't even been two months since Andres Iniesta's golaso in Johannesburg yet meaningful
international football returns with Friday's slate of Euro 2012 qualifiers. No doubt Spanish
supporters are looking forward to the defence of their 2008 title but can English fans summon the
passion after their bummer summer?
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Commentary
If you've been following the news releases from D2 teams recently you know that many teams have
been bolstering their rosters before the August 31 deadline. As is often done at this time of year,
clubs add players they feel could help them make a playoff run.
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Back again with another week of former Wizards updates. First off, congratulations to Stephen
Armstrong and John Wilson, two former Wizards who are on the Charleston Battery team that won the
USL-2 title this past weekend, beating former Wizards Edson Elcock and Yomby William 2-1 in the
final. Elcock got Richmond's goal in the losing effort.
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