Major League Soccer Recap and Video Highlights – Saturday, October 17, 2009
the90thminute.com 10/18/2009 — The Major League Soccer season is down to its final matches and the playoff picture is extremely close. Several teams who needed to win on Saturday to remain in contention did so including Toronto FC and DC United. Here’s a recap of the matches in Major League Soccer on Saturday, October ...

MLS Weekly Newsletter
american11soccer.com 10/12/2009 — Impact Game of the Week:Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 17, 8:30 p.m. (DK, Matchcenter)This week’s Impact Game of the Week features one of the most intriguing late season matchups in recent history, as surging FC Dallas meet the Colorado Rapids with each team led by this season’s ...

Playoff Race Update 2
worldcupway.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — So we've been waiting for the league to give us official confirmation on FC Dallas' different playoff scenarios since we think numbers hurt our head and they should know better than us, right? Well below is a breakdown of the different possibilities, ...

The Playoff Rankings: Welcome to the Thunderdome!!
avoidingthedrop.com 10/20/2009 — There wasn’t a lot of movement as a result of this past weekend’s matches, but what there was will cause the supporters of a number of teams to have a very anxious final weekend of the 2009 MLS season. Seven teams are still vying for the three remaining playoff spots, so just ...

Stream of Consciousness: FC Dallas at Seattle
3rddegree.net 10/27/2009 — It's been such a weird season. For me, too many distractions caused by my old nemesis, “Real Life” to write many columns, or for that matter, to even watch many matches. Of course I kept up with what was going on, but I felt disconnected to the team ...

FC Dallas, D.C. United and TFC all win to stay alive in MLS playoff race
soccerbyives.net 10/18/2009 — Photo by ISIphotos.com The MLS playoff race was supposed to clear up after the past weekend's matches, but three teams won vital games to stay alive and keep the race as packed as ever. FC Dallas, D.C. ...

MLS Attendance in Decline: The Old and the New Diverge
pitchinvasion.net 10/28/2009 — No surprise there, then: in a tanking economy where even the nation’s most popular league, the NFL, has had trouble selling tickets and Major League Baseball’s attendance fell 6.9% , it’s not a shock to learn that as ...

Hitchcock Out
3rddegree.net 10/27/2009 — FC Dallas has will not be renewing the contract of General Manager Michael Hitchcock. Clark Hunt today sent a letter to season ticket holders announcing the change. In the letter Clark lays out the plan to replace Hitchcock, which includes President ...

Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 31
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 10/20/2009 — After week 31 the numbers look like this… 5 year comparison WK 31 217 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 18,417 6 15,957 15,108 192 2006  ...

Not as complicated as it seems: The MLS playoff picture for TFC
24thminute.com 10/18/2009 — You had best sit down. This seems convoluted. But, it actually isn’t. Unless it is. Currently, the best I can tell (MLSnet has yet to update the standings) Toronto sits in ninth place, in a four way tie for the final playoff spot. Dallas wins the four way tiebreaker by having the best overall ...

Lopez's PK lifts Wizards into tie with D.C. United — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/25/2009
Claudio Lopez's penalty kick in second-half stoppage time salvaged a 2-2 tie for the Kansas City Wizards against D.C. United on Saturday night.

Lopez's PK lifts Wizards into tie with D.C. United (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 10/25/2009
Claudio Lopez's penalty kick in second-half stoppage time salvaged a 2-2 tie for the Kansas City Wizards against D.C. United on Saturday night. The draw effectively ended United's playoff hopes in the regular-season finale for both teams. Julius ...

Lopez's PK Lifts Wizards Into Tie With D.C. United — NYT > Soccer 10/25/2009
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Claudio Lopez's penalty kick in second-half stoppage time salvaged a 2-2 tie for the Kansas City Wizards against D.C. United on Saturday night.

Findley's goals put Salt Lake on brink of playoffs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 10/25/2009
Robbie Findley scored twice in the first half to boost Real Salt Lake to an easy 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. With Toronto's 5-0 loss to New York and D.C. United earning a 2-all draw against Kansas City, Salt Lake will get a ...

Season-long inconsistency burns TFC — Major League Soccer News 10/25/2009
Toronto FC needed a win Saturday to keep alive its hopes of earning a first-ever playoff berth. Instead, TFC suffered its largest defeat in three years of MLS play, losing 5-0 to the New York Red Bulls -- the worst team in the league this season.