CREW prepping to go minus Schelotto
web.mlsnet.com 9/12/2008 — (from MLSNet.com) With forward Guillermo Barros Schelotto missing training Thursday and expected to miss the match Saturday at Toronto FC because of a hamstring strain, the onus will be even greater on the defense to play to zero as the Columbus Crew look to extend a four-game winning streak...

Media Advisory: News Conference for Official Launch of Ottawa's MLS Bid and Stadium Plans
marketwire.com 9/12/2008 — OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 12, 2008) - Eugene Melnyk, owner of Senators Sports & Entertainment (SSE), will hold a news conference to officially launch the bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Ottawa and present details to build a ...

Dynamo, San Jose face key matchup
web.mlsnet.com 9/12/2008 — It's certain to be another emotional meeting when the Houston Dynamo take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium, but now because the playoff race has heated up, as the hottest teams in MLS play a home-and-home series over the next two weeks.

Toronto acquires Freeman from Red Bulls
soccerbyives.net 9/12/2008 — Toronto FC has acquired right back Hunter Freeman from the New York Red Bulls for a supplemental draft pick, sources with knowledge of the deal told SBI on Friday morning. Freeman leaves the Red Bulls after two seasons. He will join a Toronto ...

Ralston back in groove - The Boston Globe
boston.com 9/12/2008 — FOXBOROUGH - The setup worked like a 1-2 punch. Revolution striker Taylor Twellman gave up the ball to midfielder Steve Ralston waiting on the right. And Ralston fed it back to Twellman, where he finished the play with the first goal in the ...

Unkind twist hits at RSL's depth — Major League Soccer News 9/12/2008
An unkind twist of fate -- or, more accurately, flip -- has left Real Salt Lake shorthanded again as they hit the road to take on the New York Red Bulls this weekend.

David Beckham, It's Time To Let the Younger Guys Take Over — Bleacher Report - EPL 9/12/2008
The stars of yester-year are slowly but surely going away. Among those leaving is David Beckham. Love him or hate him, he's been an England staple since his debut in 1996. When England played Croatia in their recent 2010 World Cup qualifier, ...

Crew-Toronto FC Preview (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 9/12/2008
Red-hot Guillermo Barros Schelotto has led the Columbus Crew to a four-game winning streak and the top of the MLS standings. If the Crew want to continue their run this weekend, however, they'll likely have to do it without the MLS assists leader. ...

Dynamo-Earthquakes Preview (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 9/12/2008
The Houston Dynamo returned to the Bay Area in May for the first time since the franchise was uprooted from San Jose in 2006. The club's next road game against the expansion San Jose Earthquakes could be just as meaningful, but for completely ...

FC Dallas-United Preview (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 9/12/2008
When legendary college coach Schellas Hyndman took over FC Dallas in June, he said one of his goals was to compete for an MLS championship. After watching his club struggle in the second halves of its last four matches, however, Hyndman knows his ...