2007 MLS Week 24 Recap (or..."the race for eighth stays hot")

MLS Expansion Cities: Part 1

getin2thegame posted 9/17/2007 from mlsunderground.blogspot.com

MLS Underground: Much has changed since I first announced our series on possible MLS expansions cities. Philadelphia and St. Louis both received major boosts this week to their efforts to bring the MLS to their cities...

DC closing in on Veron deal for '08

The DCenters found this 9/17/2007 on njmg.typepad.com

  If you've been wondering if and when MLS front-runners DC United would ever get around to using a Designated Player slot, the time may be coming sooner than expected. According to sources with knowledge of the discussions, DC United ...

Chivas USA draw with Rapids

jay-2-the-z posted 9/17/2007 from www.mlsnet.com

The celebrations for Chivas USA will have to wait for another week. With a man advantage and leading for most of the game after a Sacha Kljestan penalty kick, they gave up a late goal to Colin Clark as the Colorado Rapids came back to claim a 1-1 tie Sunday...A win would have clinched a playoff spot for Chivas, but the tie leaves them tantalizingly close with 44 points for the season.

Rookie head coaches breathe fresh air into MLS

jay-2-the-z posted 9/17/2007 from soccernet.espn.go.com

Preki has taken CHIVAS USA to new heights this season. AND kudos to the general managers ALL around Major League Soccer, who haven't been afraid lately to hand the car keys to somebody less tedious -- somebody on the younger side, somebody yet to run a club. There are five rookie managers in MLS this year, the most since 1998...

Alexi Lalas is an incompetent ass (and other MLS notes)

du Nord found this 9/18/2007 on blogs.citypages.com

The MLS season is coming to a close. With just five weeks left, D.C. and Houston are the only squads to have officially secured playoff spots . But it looks like Chivas, New England, and Dallas are safely in, with New York and Kansas City ...