Pre-game press panoply Welcome to alliterative headline day here at the solar-powered soccer blog, because sometimes similar-sounding syllables synthesize sublime sensations. A quick glance at the pre-game press reports shows that DC United is in even worse shape than we thought. In addition to Jaime Moreno's absence due to a Bolivia call-up and Bryan Namoff's yellow-card suspension, we can now add Fred to the injured list, where he joins Luciano Emilio, Joe Vide, and a cast of thousands. The Washington Post's prosp.Toronto FC VS Columbus Crew MLS Tickets.

Saturday Stupid Scheduling Gameday: Galaxy, Chivas USA, U.S. World Cup Qualifying & More Tickets, Before we get started, it's.rth noting that Deputy MLS Commissioner Ivan Gazidis announced on the commissioner's blog on the league Web site Friday that the issue of scheduling will belatedly be reviewed. About time. And why couldn't Garber blog about that himself? He's in Cuba for the U.S. World Cup qualifier. Let's hope that irony hasn't escaped Garber et al. Still, that doesn't help Chivas USA or Toronto FC. Both teams spent the week scrounging for warm bodies to put on the field for .

MLS is Not a Proper Football League Part Infinity Guevara and eight other TFC players will be missing Saturday/ AP Photo  Okay, here I go again with another rant. Saturday every nation in the world still in Copa Mundial 2010 qualifying will be playing. Every domestic firs.t division in the world will off this Saturday, save one: the incomparable Major League Soccer. Toronto FC is being forced to play a match at a ground they currently do not share with another tenant on the same day nine players from the Reds (a side with only 18 senior squa. Toronto FC VS Columbus Crew Tickets.

Galaxy Midfielder Chris Klein (And Others) Slam MLS Schedule Cheap Toronto FC VS Columbus Crew Tickets, With MLS blithely carrying on with a regular schedule this weekend despite the heavy World Cup qualifying fixture list around the world, criticism is mounting about the harm the domestic league is doing to its credibility at home and internationally. Coaches hate it, players hate it, fans hate it, but the MLS suits don't appear to understand the harm they are doing to the league. Soccer is a global game. MLS needs to get with the rest of the world and at least - the very least - honor FIFA.

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This weekend's Soccer on TV Toronto FC VS Columbus Crew, Photo by ISIphotos.com For the first time since the European Championships gripped us with its drama and great soccer, there will be TONS of international soccer to watch as World Cup qualifying kicks off around the world. The European club soccer scene takes a weekend off for qualifying (I know, what a novelty) as all of the world's best national teams take the field to take a step toward qualifying for World.

Help Wanted: Have cleats? Call TFC BMO Field (Soccer).Photo by ISIphotos.com John Carver is looking for some soccer players, any soccer players. In a story widely-reported in Canada, Carver's Toronto FC will have to take on Chivas USA on Saturday missing nine players due to international duty. Toronto petitioned MLS to have the match re-scheduled, and the Toronto Sun reported that Chivas USA was not opposed to a re-scheduling, but MLS rejected the request. Why.

Who Should the USA Start VS. Cuba Toronto, Hello all, it's been a few days since I've had a chance to write.  School has started again, and it's been a bit hectic, but I'm settling back in and ready to hear some of your opinions.  The US? first game of World Cup Qualifying against Guatemala wasn't exactly smooth, and many fans felt that Bob Bradley's choice of players was to blame, but Bradley has surprised us all by picking some of our young Olympians. This brings us to the choice Bob Bradley will be faced with on Saturday.  Who will .

Week 24 Preview - On the weekend So the Rapids surprised everyone, especially myself with their 1-0 win against Dallas in a very empty Pizza Hut Park. We'll see if Colorado can back that up and make a run at the playoffs, but I'll leave that til Monday. The big story for this weekend is the number of players who will be missing because of international absences - why oh why can't the MLS learn to not schedule games then? It's a very frustrating topic for those of us who care, and has already been blogged to death. Without furt. ONT.

Trade Grades: The Best and Worst From 2008 The past couple of days got me thinking, this year we've seen so many trades between the clubs. Some moves have paid off and others have been more of a waste than anything. I felt like today was a good day to look back at the moves that have paid off and the moves that haven't been able to do anything but fill up lines on a piece of paper (or lines on the net). Now I will stay away from the allocation trades and things like that. So you won't see a grade.ian McBride or Will Johnson. BMO Field (Soccer) Tickets.