MLS announced today that the Houston Dynamo are moving to the Eastern Conference to make way for
the inclusion of Vancouver and Portland in the West. The new conference alignment keeps the balance
of power in the West, so not much has changed in terms of the Fire's standing in the East.
East : Chicago, Columbus, DC, Houston, New England, New York, Philadelphia,
Kansas City, Toronto
West : Chivas, Colorado, Dallas, Los Angeles, RSL, San Jose, Seattle, Portland,
Vancouver
Houston suffered through a down year last season and their current state is not much different
than the Fire's.