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Published on August 4, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


- This Week's MLS Matches

- SuperLiga Final: Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution

- Kenny Cooper Wins Player of the Week for Week 19

- FC Barcelona '08 on Tour

MLS Week 20: August 9-10, 2008

(All times Eastern)

Saturday, August 9

Toronto FC at Colorado Rapids, 4:00 p.m. (FSC, FSE)

It's a case of Jekyll and Hyde for the Rapids - They rank first with 22 goals scored in the second half of games, but they've scored a League-low five goals in the first stanza of their 18 games. Toronto FC enter this match on a 10-game winless streak in all competitions. They suffered their first home loss of the season this past weekend, losing 2-0 to FC Dallas. The Rapids have won once in their past eight games but are 5-3-1 at home this season.

Chicago Fire at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. (HDNet)

Chicago goalkeeper Jon Busch registered another shutout Saturday when Chicago defeated Chivas USA 1-0. Busch leads the League with eight shutouts and a 0.78 goals against average. Busch played in just three games in 2007, and just 20 games during the past three seasons. Rookie forward Patrick Nyarko, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 SuperDraft out of Virginia Tech, started for the first time on Saturday and scored his first MLS goal. This is the final meeting this season between the teams; Chicago has won the first two matches by a combined score of 7-0.

Chivas USA at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m (MS, Ch.5, DK, MLSLIVE.tv)

- This is the first meeting of the season between the clubs. Kansas City eliminated Chivas USA from last year's MLS Cup Playoffs.

- A four-game undefeated streak ended for Chivas against Chicago last week, 1-0. The Wizards' six-game undefeated streak also ended last weekend with a 2-0 loss at D.C. United.

- Cuban forward Maykel Galindo returned to the Chivas USA lineup last weekend, entering as a substitute in the 63rd minute. After leading the team in scoring last season with 12 goals, Galindo has appeared in just eight matches due to injury. He had not played since May 11.

Sunday, August 10

D.C. United at New York Red Bulls, 5:00 p.m. (MSG, DK, MLSLIVE.tv, WADO)

- This classic I-95 rivalry continues with the second meeting of the season, and the 49th all-time regular season contest. United leads the all-time series, 27-16-5.

- D.C. United beat the Red Bulls 4-1 earlier this season; Luciano Emilio tallied a hat trick for United.

- MLS original Jaime Moreno scored a goal and recorded an assist in D.C.'s 2-0 victory over Kansas City last Saturday. Moreno, the second leading goal scorer for United this season (seven goals) is also D.C.'s all-time leader in goals (22) and assists (18) versus New York.

- The Red Bulls will look to striker Juan Pablo Angel to lead their offense -- he missed the first game versus D.C. United with a herniated disc in his back.

SuperLiga Final: Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution

The second annual SuperLiga tournament concludes Tuesday when the Houston Dynamo and the New England Revolution square off in the final of the tournament that featured the best clubs from MLS and Mexico's First Division.

The Dynamo and the Revolution both battled through hotly contested semifinal matches and defeated Mexican opponents to reach the final. - Houston eliminated defending champions Pachuca CF, 2-0, and the Revolution beat Atlante, 1-0.

Tuesday, August 5

Houston Dynamo at New England Revolution, 8:00 p.m. ET (Telefutura / MLSLIVE.tv)

- This will mark the third time that the teams have met in a final - the teams have met in the past two MLS Cups. Both games have ended in Houston victories (2-1 in 2006 and on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in 2007).

- New England and Houston have already met twice this regular season. Matt Reis and the Revs posted two shutouts, winning 3-0 in the season opener and 2-0 later on in the season. Reis is undefeated against the Dynamo in regular season play, going 3-0-3 with a 0.83 goals against average.

The entire tournament is being televised live by Univision's TeleFutura network in the United States. Televisa will air games in Mexico. All games are available live in English on www.SuperLiga2008.com and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes Radio.

Group Stage Results:

Saturday, July 12

CD Guadalajara 2 - 1 D.C. United (RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C.)

Houston Dynamo 4 - 0 Atlante (Robertson Stadium - Houston, TX)

Sunday, July 13

NE Revolution 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA)

Pachuca CF 2 - 1 Chivas USA (Home Depot Center - Carson, CA)

Tuesday, July 15

Atlante 3 - 2 D.C. United (RFK Stadium - Washington,D.C.)

CD Guadalajara 1 - 0 Houston Dynamo 0 (Robertson Stadium - Houston, TX)

Wednesday, July 16

NE Revolution 1 - 0 Pachuca CF (Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA)

Chivas USA 1 - 1 Santos Laguna (Home Depot Center - Carson, CA)

Saturday, July 19

Houston Dynamo 3 - 1 D.C. United (RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C.)

Atlante 2 - 0 CD Guadalajara (Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara, CA)

Sunday, July 20

Chivas USA 1 - 1 NE Revolution (Titan Stadium at Cal State Fullerton - Los Angeles, CA)

Santos 1 - 1 Pachuca CF (Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, TX)

FC Dallas's Kenny Cooper Wins Second Consecutive Player of the Week Award

FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper became only the second player to win back-to-back Player of the Week awards this season as he was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 19. Cooper scored both goals in his team's 2-0 road victory over Toronto FC on Sunday. Cooper is the tied for the League lead in goals scored (13, with Landon Donovan. He leads the League in shots (77), shots on goal (39) and is tied for the League lead in game-winning goals (4). He has tallied five goals during a three-game scoring streak in League play dating back to July 19. This is the third career Player of the Week award for Cooper, and the second this season. FC Dallas (6-6-7) returns to action Saturday, Aug. 16 when they travel to face the Columbus Crew. For more on Cooper's Player of the Week honor click here.

The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS regular season by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. More information and membership information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com/.

FC Barcelona on Tour ‘08

FC Barcelona's U.S. tour continues this week with a game versus the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET at Giants Stadium (Live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes). FC Barcelona completed a four-day stay in Chicago with a 5-2 victory over Chivas de Guadalajara on Sunday night in front of more than 40,000 fans at Soldier Field. Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o scored two goals in the rout, Xavi, Alexander Hleb and Jose Caceres added the other goals for Barcelona. The New York Red Bulls faced FC Barcelona on August 12, 2006, during Barcelona's summer tour and were defeated 4-1.

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