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Published on June 9, 2006 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


Saturday, June 10, 2006

COLUMBUS CREW vs. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus Ohio - 7:30 p.m.

Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060608&content_id=61679&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

The Hunt Sports Group brethren square off for the third time this season, with the teams tied for second place in the Eastern Conference. The Crew certainly had a wildly up-and-down week last week, suffering one of the heaviest defeats in club history on Wednesday at D.C. United, before coming away with a rare win at FC Dallas on the weekend. The Kansas City Wizards, meanwhile, have been struggling to score goals - scoring just one in each of their last eight games - and to win, now five games in a row without celebrating a victory.

REFEREE: Alex Prus. SAR (bench): Steven Taylor; JAR (opposite): Jorge de la Bandera; 4th: Mikael Lundqvist

MLS Career: 99 games; FC/gm: 30.7; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 22; pens: 34

MLS 2006: 3 games; FC/gm: 34.0 (avg: 30.0); Y/gm: 3.3 (avg: 3.80); R: 1 (MLS: 9); pens: 0 (MLS: 15)

Games involving Crew: P15 W5 L9 T1; FC/gm: 28.1; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 2; pens: 7

Games involving Wizards: P21 W8 L5 T8; FC/gm: 29.4; Y/gm: 2.6; R: 2; pens: 6

INJURY REPORT: COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: GK Jonny Walker (lower back), DF Jed Zayner (L knee ACL); GK Bill Gaudette (R broken hand); MF Danny Szetela (L foot fracture); DF Frankie Hejduk (R knee ACL); GK Andy Gruenebaum (R broken hand); GK Jon Busch (R knee ACL); PROBABLE: DF Rusty Pierce (L hamstring strain) ... KANSAS CITY WIZARDS - NONE REPORTED

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Josh Wolff, Jimmy Conrad, Eddie Johnson (USA, 2006 World Cup)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (28 meetings): Crew 13 wins (0 shootout), 51 goals ... Wizards 11 wins (2 shootout), 42 goals ... 4 draws

AT COLUMBUS: (16 meetings): Crew 8 wins (0 shootout), 27 goals ... Wizards 6 wins (1 shootout), 23 goals ... 2 draws

This is the third of four meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals this season, the second of the season at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The season series finale is set for Aug. 12 in Kansas City.

T.V.

No TV

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NEW YORK BED BULLS vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO

Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, N.Y. - 7:30 p.m.

Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060608&content_id=61682&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

The draw specialists of Major League Soccer return home, as the New York Red Bulls take on Houston Dynamo for the first time ever in the Meadowlands. The Red Bulls have seen six of their nine games end in a draw, winning just once thus far on the campaign, but losing just twice. Dynamo come off another dramatic result that secured a result, a late goal giving them victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy last time out that put an end to a three-game winless run.

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. SAR (bench): Rob Fereday; JAR (opposite): Richard Eddy; 4th: Ken Heller

MLS Career: 22 games; FC/gm: 28.4; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 5; pens: 4

MLS 2006: 3 games; FC/gm: 29.0 (avg: 30.0); Y/gm: 4.0 (avg: 3.80); R: 0 (MLS: 9); pens: 0 (MLS: 15)

Games involving Red Bulls: P5 W0 L1 T4; FC/gm: 32.0; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 1; pens: 1

Games involving Dynamo: first game

INJURY REPORT: NEW YORK RED BULLS - NONE REPORTED ... HOUSTON DYNAMO - OUT: MF Aaron Lanes (R fifth metatarsal fracture); DF Adrian Serioux (L big toe fracture)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Brian Ching (USA; World Cup 2006)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME: first meeting

This is the first of the two league meetings scheduled clubs, the only one set for the Meadowlands. Their lone Texas encounter is set for July 29 at Robertson Stadium.

Coaches record: Mo Johnston v HOU: first game ... Dominic Kinnear vs. NY. P5 W3 L1 D1

T.V.

Directv: 791

DishNet: 464

FSN New York

30 Min Pre-GM @ 7

HTN Conf #

32505

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Sunday, June 11, 2006

FC DALLAS vs. CHIVAS USA - HDNet

Pizza Hut Park - 6:00 p.m. ET

Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060609&content_id=61883&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

FC Dallas remain home where they are now trying to build another winning run, their club-record 11-game unbeaten streak at Pizza Hut Park having come to an end in a loss to the Columbus Crew last weekend. Still in command in the Western Conference, they play host to a suddenly rolling Chivas USA, who have put together a three-game winning streak for the first time in club history, and at midweek defeated arch-rivals Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time ever.

REFEREE: Gus St. Silva. SAR (bench): David Bragg; JAR (opposite): George Vergara; 4th: David Ortiz

MLS Career: 36 games; FC/gm: 33.2; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 7; pens: 9

MLS 2006: 2 games; FC/gm: 28.5 (avg: 30.7); Y/gm: 4.5 (avg: 3.91); R: 0 (MLS: 9); pens: 0 (MLS: 14)

Games involving FC Dallas: P11 W8 L1 T2; FC/gm: 29.3; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 0; pens: 1

Games involving Chivas USA: P1 W0 L1 T0; FC/gm: 41.0; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 0; pens: 0

INJURY REPORT: FC DALLAS - OUT: FW Abe Thompson (L foot stress fracture); GK Jeff Cassar (R quadriceps tear); MF Ramon Nuñez (R ankle sprain) ... CHIVAS USA - OUT: MF Mike Muñoz (R Achilles tendonitis), MF Ramón Ramírez (L knee MCL sprain); DOUBTFUL: DF Brent Whitfield (R shoulder sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: CHV: Claudio Suarez (Mexico; 2006 World Cup); John O'Brien (USA; 2006 World Cup)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS: CHV: Jesse Marsch (suspended next yellow card)

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (4 meetings): FC Dallas 3 wins (0 shootout), 12 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 6 goals ... 1 draw

AT DALLAS: (2 meetings): FC Dallas 1 win (0 shootout), 4 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 3 goals ... 1 draw

This is the first of four meetings between the clubs this season, the first of two set for Pizza Hut Park. Their next encounter is set for July 1, at The Home Depot Center. They then play each other Aug. 16 in Frisco before concluding the season series Sept. 9 in Carson. LAST YEAR (MLS):

4/16: CHV 1, DAL 3 (Martins 44 - O'Brien 40; Ruiz 85; Johnson 90)

5/22: CHV 2, DAL 5 (Cuadros 19; Romo 53 - Pitchkolan 1; Ruiz 48; O'Brien 51; Johnson 69; Mina 90)

6/22: DAL 2, CHV 1 (Mina 18; Thompson 81 - Taylor 48)

8/27: DAL 2, CHV 2 (Ruiz 44; Nunez 67 - Arias 37; Hendrickson 59)

A year ago, FC Dallas won the first three meetings ever between the clubs, before Chivas were able to come back and claim a draw in the fourth and final encounter.

Coaches record: Colin Clarke v CHV: P4 W3 L0 D1 ... Bob Bradley vs. DAL: P25 W12 L10 D3

T.V.

Directv: 792

DishNet: 464

HDNet

KU BAND

AMC 1, Tr. 18 Upper

Uplink: 14369h(H)

Downlink: 12069(V)

Symbol Rate: 14028726

Azteca America

30 Min Pre-GM @ 5:30

30 Min Post-GM @ 8

KU BAND

AMC 3, Tr. 18 Ch. 806

Uplink: 14369(H)

Downlink: 12069(V)

Symbol Rate: 13.235

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CHICAGO FIRE vs. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

Bridgeview Stadium, Chicago, Illinois - 7:00 p.m. ET

Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060609&content_id=61882&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

While it's not the official grand opening, everyone will get to see the newly named Toyota Park in all its glory as the Chicago Fire open their new home against the New England Revolution, in the second rematch this season of last year's Eastern Conference Championship. The Fire survived their nine-game road trip in good shape, though a pair of losses in the last two games dulled the optimism gained by a six-game unbeaten run. But the Revolution come into the contest with a three-game winless streak, losing two of their last three games to the teams atop the league's overall table.

REFEREE: Mark Geiger. SAR (bench): Steven Davidson; JAR (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4th: Abbey Okulaja

MLS Career: 17 games; FC/gm: 31.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 3; pens: 8

MLS 2006: 3 games; FC/gm: 33.0 (avg: 30.0); Y/gm: 5.3 (avg: 3.80); R: 0 (MLS: 9); pens: 0 (MLS: 15)

Games involving Fire: P3 W1 L2 T0; FC/gm: 29.3; Y/gm: 2.3; R: 1; pens: 3

Games involving Revolution: P3 W2 L1 T0; FC/gm: 35.0; Y/gm: 6.0; R: 0; pens: 3

INJURY REPORT: CHICAGO FIRE - OUT: DF Jim Curtin (R foot fracture); MF Diego Gutierrez (R hamstring strain); MF Justin Mapp (facial fracture); QUESTIONABLE: DF Tony Sanneh (R hamstring strain) ... NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION - OUT: DF Marshall Leonard (L Achilles tendon repair); DF James Riley (R ankle peroneal strain); MF Leandro De Oliveira (R knee sprain); DOUBTFUL: MF Khano Smith (L knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF Daniel Hernandez (L ankle sprain); FW Pat Noonan (lower back); PROBABLE: MF Jani Galik (R hamstring strain); MF Ryan Latham (abdominal strain); FW Willie Sims (R gluteal strain); GK Doug Warren (R knee sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NE: Clint Dempsey (USA; 2006 World Cup); Avery John (Trinidad & Tobago; 2006 World Cup)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (25 meetings): Fire 9 wins (0 shootout), 32 goals ... Revolution 11 wins (0 shootout), 39 goals ... 5 draws

AT FOXBOROUGH: (12 meetings): Fire 5 wins (0 shootout), 17 goals ... Revolution 3 wins (0 shootout), 15 goals ... 4 draws

This is the second of four league meetings scheduled between the Eastern Conference clubs, the first of two in Bridgeview. The next meeting between the teams is less than a month away on July 8. The league season series finale is scheduled for Aug. 20 on Route 1.

A year ago, the Revolution won three of the four league meetings between the clubs before the teams met in the fractious Eastern Conference Championship at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 6, Clint Dempsey's fourth-minute strike the only goal of the match as another shutout was recorded. It was the fourth time the teams have met in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the second time they met with a trip to the MLS Cup Final on the line. In the first, in 2003, the Fire triumphed in extra time by a 1-0 scoreline (Armas 101)

Coaches record: Dave Sarachan v NE: P13 W4 L7 D2 ... Steve Nicol vs. CHI: P15 W8 L5 D2

T.V.

FSN New England

VYVX Conf #

2085595

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LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs. D.C. UNITED

The Home Depot Center, Carson, California - 8:00 p.m. ET

Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060609&content_id=61881&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

For new Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop, a second game in charge comes fast and furious - and it's jumping from the frying pan right into the fire. Not even 48 hours after replacing Steve Sampson in charge of the defending MLS Cup champion, Yallop faced a match against arch-rivals Chivas USA - a 2-1 loss on Thursday, extending the club's losing streak to seven games. Now D.C. United comes to town, sporting the best overall record in MLS and riding a five-game unbeaten streak after winning three games in eight days last week.

REFEREE: Michael Kennedy. SAR (bench): Corey Rockwell; JAR (opposite): Fabio Tovar; 4th: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Career: 74 games; FC/gm: 32.9; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 11; pens: 32

MLS 2006: 4 games; FC/gm: 31.3 (avg: 30.7); Y/gm: 4.1 (avg: 3.91); R: 0 (MLS: 9); pens: 1 (MLS: 14)

Games involving Galaxy: P15 W8 L1 T6; FC/gm: 31.9; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 3; pens: 7

Games involving United: P12 W4 L6 T2; FC/gm: 37.7; Y/gm: 4.9; R: 5; pens: 6

INJURY REPORT: LOS ANGELES GALAXY - OUT: DF Kyle Veris (L knee sprain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Cobi Jones (R foot sprain); MF Guillermo Gonzalez (L hamstring strain); MF Peter Vagenas (R quadriceps strain) ... D.C. UNITED - OUT: MF Santino Quaranta (R hamstring strain); DF David Stokes (hamstring strain); PROBABLE: MF Justin Moose (hamstring strain); DF Brandon Prideaux (MCL sprain); FW Jamil Walker (hamstring strain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: LA: Landon Donovan, Chris Albright (USA; 2006 World Cup); Cornell Glen (Trinidad & Tobago; 2006 World Cup) ... DC: Ben Olsen (2006 World Cup; USA)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS: LA: Ugo Ihemelu (suspended next yellow card)

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (26 meetings): Galaxy 13 wins (0 shootout), 39 goals ... United 11 wins (1 shootout), 33 goals ... 2 draws

AT LOS ANGELES: (12 meetings): Galaxy 6 wins (0 shootout), 14 goals ... United 5 wins (1 shootout), 11 goals ... 1 draw

This is the first of two meetings this season between the long-time MLS powers, their only encounter at The Home Depot Center. Their lone meeting in Washington is set for Aug. 26.

T.V.

Directv: 791

DishNet: 463

CSN-DC

HTN #

34453

FSN West

30 Min Pre-GM @ 7:30

PLN #

10036

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