WVHooligan 20 November @ 11:49 AM EST
We can't imagine Fredy Montero will be left exposed, who will join him in the protected list?
(Getty Images)
Only a couple more clubs left to preview here for the expansion draft. Now we turn our attention
to a previous expansion club, one that has set the standard for all expansion clubs to come, the
Seattle Sounders FC.
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WVHooligan 11 November @ 03:24 PM EST
Freddie Ljungberg and Osvaldo Alonso were huge additions to Seattle and to MLS this year. (Getty
Images)
Everyone knew going into the 2009 season that the new kids on the block would make a splash.
Just the kind of splash the league needed in some folks eyes. The Seattle Sounders FC came into the
year not as a typical expansion club.
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WVHooligan 10 November @ 02:00 PM EST
Add another award for Zach Thornton on the season. Today the league named Thornton it's Comeback
Player of the Year. At the same time the league also announced Fredy Montero as the Newcomer of the
Year.
Montero was one of the league leaders in goals scored this year. His 12 goals on the season blew
away any other newcomer in that category.
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The 2009 MLS regular season saw overall average attendance drop to an average of 16,037. Down from
last years 16,459. It did, though, see a new record for attendance set by the expansion Seattle
Sounders FC, who averaged 30,897 over the course of the season. Here are the averages of all the
teams in the league this year.
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The Major League Soccer Playoffs will finish up the second legs of the Western Conference
semifinals with two matches on Sunday, November 8, 2009. The derby match of the Los Angeles Galaxy
and Chivas USA finishes with the two teams tied at 2-2 on aggregate. In Houston, the Dynamo host
Seattle with the score 0-0 on aggregate after one leg.
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WVHooligan 06 November @ 10:42 AM EST
Landon Donovan leads the Galaxy against rivals Chivas. (Getty Images)
One more weekend of action and we will be in the conference finals here. One club is already in
and three others will move on this weekend. After last weekend's play the pressure is on a couple
home teams to rebound while one just has to keep on doing what they do best in front of their
fans.
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The second round of the MLS Cup Playoffs has the two higher seeds in each conference hosting
their opponents from last week's match-ups. In the four matches from last week, the home teams
either tied or won leaving the seeded favorites with work to do if they hope to advance to the
conference finals.
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WVHooligan 02 November @ 10:13 AM EST
The playoff version of the SuperClasico got off to a bang with a 2-2 draw. (Getty Images)
Some could say the results we saw in the first week of the playoffs were fairly expected. The
SuperClasico ended in a draw that I think most folks expected to get; Real Salt Lake found a way to
get a win over the Crew at home; Seattle and Houston battled it out to a scoreless draw; and maybe
the only real shocker of the weekend was the Revs beating Chicago 2-1.
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Wow, close one! The fans in Seattle are phenomenal! Some of those shots of the crowd look more
like a European club playing in Champions League!
JM
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photo courtesy Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com
What was Pat Onstad thinking? How could he lose his cool so suddenly in the most important game
in the Dynamo's season? A dangerous cross came through the penalty area, just out of his reach, and
continued over the byline. Sure, replays show Fredy Montero obstructing the goalkeeper, but not in
any way dangerously.
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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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The Major League Soccer playoffs began on Thursday, October 29, 2009 with the Seattle Sounders
FC hosting the Houston Dynamo. It was a sold-out and very loud crowd of 36,000 at Qwest Field in
Seattle for the match. Here's a full recap of the match along with video highlights.
Seattle Sounders FC draw with the Houston Dynamo 0-0 Video Highlights (will be
added later)
1st Half
Houston had the first great chance of the match as Stuart Holden sent a corner into the box and
Andrew Hainault headed the ball just wide of goal.
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The Major League Soccer Playoffs start tonight with the Seattle Sounders FC hosting the Houston
Dynamo. It will be the first playoff match for Seattle who's been very successful in their
inaugural season. The match should be very competitive and feature two of the stronger teams in the
league.
Seattle will be led by goalkeeper Kasey Keller and midfiedler Freddie Ljungberg while Houston is
led by Brian Ching and Stuart Holden.
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WVHooligan 29 October @ 01:40 PM EST
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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Houston visits Seattle in MLS Cup playoffs
Our reward for enduring through 32 weeks of regular season matches is a fascinating final four
in the Western Conference playoffs. While the Chivas USA versus Galaxy doubleheader in Los Angeles
stacks up to be a tough defensive struggle for both squads, expect fireworks from the Houston
Dynamo and the Seattle Sounders FC.
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If you've been anywhere near Major League Soccer this season you will have heard of the Seattle
Sounders FC, the league's newest club. Not so much for what they've done on the field--this being
MLS most clubs do pretty much the same thing--but for the attention they've attracted locally.
The team is a massive hit in the Pacific Northwest, where it has become a pop culture phenomenon.
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The Major League Soccer regular season is finished and the playoffs are starting this week. It
was an interesting regular season which included new franchise Seattle making the playoffs and
leading the league in home attendance. Other clubs such as the New York Red Bulls struggled all
year and were the worst team in the league.
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One of ASN's beat writers praises the Sounders' impact on the local sports scene and hopes the best
is yet to come.
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VS
Columbus Crew (#1 East) vs Real Salt Lake (#5 West)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 5:30 PM @ Salt Lake
Game 2: Thursday November 5th 7:00 PM @ Columbus (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series tied 1-1
vs
Chicago Fire (#2 East) vs New England Revolution (#3 East)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 3:00 PM @ New England (Fox Soccer Channel)
Game 2: Saturday November 7th 7:30 PM @ Chicago (Fox Soccer Channel)
Regular Season Seried tied 0-0-2
vs
LA Galaxy (#1 West) vs Chivas USA (#4 West)
Game 1: Sunday November 1st 4:00 PM @ Chivas (ESPN2)
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 6:30 PM @ Galaxy (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series: Galaxy lead 2-0-1
vs
Houston Dynamo (#2 West) vs Seattle Sounders FC (#3 West)
Game 1: Thursday October 29th 9:00 PM (ESPN2) @ Seattle
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 2:00 PM
Regular Season Series: Seattle lead 1-0-1
This post is from the Major League Soccer Fan Blog
MLS Cup Playoff Schedue is set
Related posts:
- MLS 2008 Playoff Schedule and Predictions
- 2008 TV Schedule
- Updated playoff race
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The Houston Dynamo's 2009 regular season came to an end on Sunday as they beat Chivas USA 3-2 at
the Home Depot Center. Coming into Sunday's match, both teams had secured playoff berths, but the
outcome would decide the seeding of the teams. By beating the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, the
L.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 07:20 PM EST
Can the Crew repeat yet again in 2009? (Getty Images)
The four first round series are set for the 2009 edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs. All four
series should be really good ones. For the second straight season the wild card positions have
benefited one of the conferences over the other as Real Salt Lake got into the playoffs as an
eastern conference club.
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The 2009 Major League Soccer Season is down to the playoffs. MLS has released the full schedule
for the playoffs along with the television schedule. Almost all the matches will be broadcast on
national TV including Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN2. Here's the full playoff schedule, predictions
(for the conference semifinals), previews, and TV listings.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 01:50 PM EST
The regular season is done, over, finished or whatever other adjective you want to use. For the
second straight season WVH got to participate in the league's media vote for the season awards.
Voting is now over and I felt it was time to share my votes with you all.
I'll have to admit some awards were tougher to vote on than others but I tried to span the
entire season's body of work as much as I could for these awards.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 12:25 PM EST
Here is a full rundown of the playoff schedule. Only one game not on national TV (Crew-RSL game
this weekend).
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
All times Eastern; schedule subject to change
Conference Semifinals Game #1
Eastern Conference
(1) Columbus Crew at (4) Real Salt Lake, Saturday, Oct.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 08:46 AM EST
We knew going into the weekend we could end up with some craziness but after the dust settled it
ended up not being nearly as crazy as it could have been. Real Salt Lake and New England came away
with key wins and got a little help from some other clubs to sneak their way into the playoffs.
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On a night that the Sounders FC organization honored their record-breaking fans, the team on the
field gave the crowd something to appreciate.
The Sounders beat FC Dallas 2-1 on second-half goals by
Nate Jaqua and Brad Evans
Saturday night, terminating the playoff dreams of the Texas team in the last match of the regular
season.
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The Major League Soccer 2009 regular season finished on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The playoff
match-ups are now set with Columbus, Salt Lake, New England, Chivas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle,
and Houston qualifying. The Los Angeles Galaxy are the top seed in the Western Conference and will
have home field advantage through the Conference Finals.
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WVHooligan 23 October @ 02:56 PM EST
Gotta love that this guy is in the soccer corner like the rest of us. This video comes straight
from Fox Business Channel where Seattle part-owner Drew Carey was interviewed while wearing his
usual Sounder gear.
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WVHooligan 23 October @ 01:50 PM EST
Toronto FC needs another win to get into the playoffs for the first time. (Getty Images)
It all comes down to one final weekend in Major League Soccer. I don't believe the league front
office could have even dreamed up this kind of weekend that puts a lot of meaning on the regular
season as a whole.
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WVHooligan 21 October @ 06:30 PM EST
Its that time of the year, the season is nearly complete and the league has handed out it's
ballots for voting for their season awards. Yes today I received an email with a link to my online
ballot for voting this year. I have to admit I wasn't expecting it to come this week but since the
season ends this weekend it makes sense.
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WVHooligan 21 October @ 10:37 AM EST
For most folks out there the Coach of the Year debate is a three person race. Depending on the
how the final week goes we could include one or two others into the discussion.
Some coaches have lead their clubs from loads of draws early to the top of their conferences,
one has lead an expansion club to the playoffs for the second time in league history, while others
have just done what they always do.
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Pretty exciting highlight clip!
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. To remedy this, if it bothers you, please click the title
of the blog post and it will take you to a single page on the blog so you can watch the video
without any categories on the right hand side taking up part of the screen.
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The Major League Soccer Power Rankings for Week 31 are here with not many changes at the top.
The Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, and Chivas USA are in the top four spots.
The Seattle Sounders are close by and have clinched their playoff spot in their initial season. The
rest of the rankings are very close as there are a number of playoff spots left going into the last
week of matches.
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Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders FC both have guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2009 MLS Cup
Playoffs. They are joining defending champions Columbus Crew along with Houston Dynamo and LA
Galaxy.
That leaves 3 positions up for grabs on the last weekend of the year. Those 3 spots that are up
for grabs will have 7 teams possibly still alive to grab one of them.
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