Will San Jose lose one of their players in the expansion draft? (Getty Images)

Today is the final day in our expansion draft coverage/speculation/etc. as we look at three clubs. First up this morning is the San Jose Earthquakes. Later on today I will have Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC to round out the lists.

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Ryan Johnson was one of the few bright spots for San Jose in 2009. (Getty Images)

It's hard to decline as a club after being an expansion team in 2008 but the 2009 version of the San Jose Earthquakes did just that. They became the first team to lose more in their second season than in their expansion season.

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Time once again for another Jared Montz interview. This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Ryan Johnson. If you haven't checked out any of Montz's previous interviews with MLS players be sure to check them out because they are always a good listen.

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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Ryan Johnson.� Ryan is a starting forward for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS.� Although San Jose has no chance of making the playoffs Ryan has personally had a career season with 11 goals and 2 assists.

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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Ryan Johnson.� Ryan is a starting forward for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS.� Although San Jose has no chance of making the playoffs Ryan has personally had a career season with 11 goals and 2 assists.

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Wow, what a ball by Klesjtan!� I love the outside of the foot pass!

Every time I watch Ryan Johnson he is scoring goals!� Hopefully I can get him on the podcast this week!

JM

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A very deep Chris Leitch free kick caught Chivas USA completely napping, Yamith Cuesta guilty of letting Ryan Johnson stay all by his lonesome at the far post and head the ball over Zach Thornton (who appeared partially out of position, too) for the 58th minute go aheqad goal.

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It's a slow news week for the Dynamo so I'm piecing together some stuff.

The inaugural Charities Cup match versus Mexico's Monterrey is this weekend. Is anyone going? I wonder how many starters will see action for this one. Probably not many considering Holden, Rico, and Ching will be in Honduras with the national team.

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Jeff Cunningham will have to continue his MVP form tonight in San Jose.

You want some playoff type drama? Good because tonight's midweek clash between San Jose and Dallas offers just that. Win and continue on in a the little hope of reaching the playoffs, lose or tie and you season is pretty much over.

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Unless you are a die-hard New York Red Bulls fan or a San Jose Earthquakes fan, chances are you missed their game last Saturday night, which means you probably didn't see Arturo Alvarez draw what wound up being the match-winning penalty converted by Ryan Johnson.

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Unless you are a die-hard New York Red Bulls fan or a San Jose Earthquakes fan, chances are you missed their game last Saturday night, which means you probably didn't see Arturo Alvarez draw what wound up being the match-winning penalty converted by Ryan Johnson.

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Ryan Johnson is having a great year.� Gotta try and get him on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast soon!

JM

If you are watching this video on the main page of the blog and the video is sticking out into the categories on the right hand side I apologize.� Some YouTube videos are too large and I cannot control the size of the video.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo joined the Columbus Crew in the club for MLS playoff qualifiers after posting results in MLS Week 29.

The Galaxy downed the Chicago Fire to secure its first playoff berth in four years, while the Dynamo secured its fourth straight playoff berth with its tie vs.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo joined the Columbus Crew in the club for MLS playoff qualifiers after posting results in MLS Week 29.

The Galaxy downed the Chicago Fire to secure its first playoff berth in four years, while the Dynamo secured its fourth straight playoff berth with its tie vs.

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San José Earthquakes sigue último en su división, pero volvió a ganar gracias al aporte de un salvadoreño. Venció 1-0 a New York Red Bulls -ya sin Alfredo Pacheco- por un gol de penal de Ryan Johnson. La falta se la cometieron a Arturo Álvarez, quien fue frenado ilegalmente tras una gran jugada personal. Click to continue reading...

This weekend had set itself up really nicely for DC United. After losses by Seattle and RSL, and ties by Colorado, Chivas, and Toronto, DC United only needed a home victory against the worst road team in the leauge in order to move into 5th place. But the underdogs continued to impress. Not only did United lose, but they really deserved to lose. Click to continue reading...

There is a caveat to this post: we don't have it near as bad as Red Bull fans have it. True, they have a new stadium coming, but that team is a disaster from top to bottom, with little hope of immediate recovery. Now that I've cleared that up, this is a bad time to be a United fan.

The breadth of this experience was on display Sunday afternoon.

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Buen gol de tiro libre de Ramón Sánchez, capitán de la Selecta, para que su equipo, el San Jose Earthquakes, le gane 2-1 al Washington DC United. El equipo californiano, que todavía tiene posibilidades de clasificarse a los play offs, perdía con un gol de Jaime Moreno. Pero Sánchez anotó un buen gol de tiro libre y luego Ryan Johnson hizo el de la victoria. Click to continue reading...

Just as the playoff race gets hot, the goals of the week get hotter. Something about a playoff race that makes the goals just a little bit better if you ask me.

Order of goals: Jamie Moreno, Ramon Sanchez, Ryan Johnson, Sacha Kljestan, Juan Pablo Angel, Dwayne De Rosario, Chad Barret, Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, Eddie Gaven, Fredy Montero, and Shalrie Joseph.

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Eddie Gaven and Emilio Renteria are leading the charge for the Crew. (Getty Images)

And just with one weekend the playoff race really cleared up in my eyes. I may end up being wrong about a team or two but for the most part I have a pretty good feeling about six of the clubs that should be in the playoffs this season.

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D.C. United coughed up yet another lead and allowed the previously winless on the road San Jose Earthquakes to come into RFK and take away a potential playoff killing win over the Black and Red. United has now lost two consecutive home matches after going the first 11 matches of the season without allowing a loss. Click to continue reading...

The Rapids made their only appearance on ESPN this year on Friday night, and it will be quickly forgotten by most neutral observers. A pretty lousy game that is pretty forgettable even for fans. The game didn't start well, with San Jose getting an open look at Burpo's goal, only to put the shot off the far post. Click to continue reading...

Imagine the array of emotions for Ryan Johnson on Friday night. The San Jose Earthquakes striker scored his team's only goal in the eighth minute of a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids. Then the 24-year-old committed the foul deep into extra time that produced a penalty kick for Colorado and the Rapids' only goal.

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It is a difficult time to be playing MLS fantasy as the NY Red Bulls don't play again for two weeks. So one can't just load up on whomever is facing them. Though to be honest, that didn't really work out so well for me last week. Cummings did get an assist, but Kimura came on as a sub so he didn't earn the clean sheet points. Click to continue reading...

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It was a dream start for D.C. United on Saturday. With a hectic schedule looming, a Christian Gomez brace had United out to a 2-0 lead at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Missing midfielder Clyde Simms through injury and Santino Quaranta still on Gold Cup duty, it was a promising first 21 minutes of the match.

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We had plenty of goals scored in week number 19 in Major League Soccer. A few PKs, own goals and a lot of nice one touch shots. The best in some folks eyes will probably be the midfield bomb by KC's Claudio Lopez though. I would be shocked to see another goal pass that one up for goal of the week.

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Well, that was hard to watch. After taking an early lead off a Christian Gomez brace, United let in a goal by the Earthquakes' Ryan Johnson in the 36 minute, while a handball in the box in the 62nd evened up the score. Rodney Wallace picked up a yellow card, meaning he will be suspended next game (8/1 vs.

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Here are my votes in the media balloting for the 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star team:

GOALKEEPER (1)
Kasey Keller, Seattle Sounders: Although he doesn't have the best stats in the league, he's having the best year.

DEFENDERS (3)
Chad Marshall, Columbus Crew: Scores goals, shuts down opponents, plays clean.

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I love a good holiday weekend. That's why these previews are coming today instead of it's usual Friday timeslot. Even with the holiday comes loads of extras for me to be doing and sitting in front of my laptop isn't going to be one of them.

After a couple weekends of SuperLiga play breaking up the flow of the season schedule the majority of the MLS clubs are back in play this weekend.

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Not as much to glean over on a Monday morning after a light serving of play on Saturday. The Superliga provided some quality entertainment on the side, especially with Brian McBride's scintillating finish for the Fire.

Surveying the rest of league play, a couple of draws, maddening red cards and poor defending returned to mar the weekend.

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Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey is leading Major League Soccer's race for the Golden Boot, but Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman is making a run at the league's Golden Ankle award.

He is tied for the league lead with five yellow cards in 11 matches.

So as the Rapids prepare to travel to Utah to face RSL on Saturday, The Tuesday List looks at yellow cards and fouls.

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Those rumors of Piotr Nowak becoming the first coach in Philadelphia are happening again today and this time they are proof positive. There is an announcement being made on Thursday.
-And the Sons of Ben announce that they will be watching next weeks Costa Rica v USA game with their teams new coach. Click to continue reading...

The Columbus Crew got three points at home on Wednesday night, beating San Jose 2-1 in front of 8,793 at Crew Stadium. San Jose took the lead in the 23rd minute though Ryan Johnson, but only held it for six minutes before Eddie Gaven equalized. Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored the game winner one minute into the second half. Click to continue reading...

Everything you need to know from the weekend in soccer, including tons of season finales overseas, business as usual in U.S. pro leagues and a big qualification weekend in the U.S. Open Cup.
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Toronto 3-1 New England: The Revs keep the makeshift forward tandem of Shalrie Joseph and Steve Ralston. Click to continue reading...

Houston Dynamo 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes

...because that's what it looks like from where I'm standing! I'm sorry, Nick Garcia, what was that you were saying? Nothing. Exactly. Perhaps if you concentrated a little more on your defending assignments instead of mouthing off at other players pre-game, you might not leave attackers wide open to head on goal.

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