MLS Weekly Preview & Broadcast Info
Published on July 3, 2007 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
D.C. United at Kansas City Wizards - Metro Sports, CSN-DC
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. - 1 p.m.
Complete game preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070703&content_id=102988&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
A vital clash in the Eastern Conference is ahead on high noon on the Fourth of July as the Kansas City Wizards and D.C. United face off for the second time this season. The teams are separated by just a point in the conference, the Wizards tied with New York in second while United are in fourth - and the winner in the match could well in first place by the time the weekend rolls around. United comes in with one loss since the end of April, while the Wizards are in the throes of a four-game winless streak. The teams have already met once this season, with the Wizards capturing a 4-2 victory in the nation's capital in the second week of the season.
REFEREE: Michael Kennedy. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Greg Barkey; 4th: Jozef Batko
MLS Career: 88 games; FC/gm: 32.6; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 16; pens: 34
Games involving Wizards: P22 W7 L9 T6; FC/gm: 31.3; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 0; pens: 11
Games involving D.C. United: P15 W5 L7 T3; FC/gm: 36.5; Y/gm: 4.7; R: 5; pens: 6
INJURY REPORT:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS - OUT: DF Matt Groenwald (blood clots); MF Ryan McMahen (torn ACL); QUESTIONABLE: DF Aaron Hohlbein (hamstring strain); MF Sasha Victorine (ankle sprain/fibular head contusion); PROBABLE: DF Jose Burciaga (hamstring strain)
D.C. UNITED - OUT: FW Jamil Walker (Achilles rupture); QUESTIONABLE: DF Bryan Namoff (hamstring strain); FW Guy-Roland Kpene (hamstring)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Davy Arnaud; Jose Burciaga Jr. ... DC: Ben Olsen
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Nick Garcia, Kerry Zavagnin ... DC: Christian Gomez, Bryan Namoff, Greg Vanney
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Jimmy Conrad, Eddie Johnson (USA; Copa America) ... DC: Jaime Moreno (Bolivia; Copa America); Bobby Boswell, Ben Olsen (USA; Copa America); Bryan Arguez (USA; FIFA U-20 World Cup)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (32 meetings): Wizards 12 wins (0 shootout), 54 goals ... United 14 wins (1 shootout), 50 goals ... Draws 6
AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM (15 meetings): Wizards 8 wins (0 shootout), 32 goals ... United 5 wins (1 shootout), 22 goals ... Draws 2
- This is the second of three meetings between the clubs this season, the first of two at Arrowhead Stadium. They conclude the season series at the Harry S Truman Sports Complex on Oct. 5.
- A year ago, D.C. United swept the season series, winning all four meetings between the clubs, two at RFK Stadium and two at Arrowhead Stadium. It was the fourth time United had swept the season series in the all-time matchup between the teams - the previous occasions coming when the clubs met just twice (1998, 1999, 2001). In 1996, Kansas City won all three meetings in the league's inaugural campaign.
- Kansas City last won the season series in 2003, winning one match with the other two played to draws. The teams split the season set in 2004 and 2005, though United won 3-2 in MLS Cup 2004.
- When the Wizards won on their trip to the nation's capital on July 9, 2005, it was their first victory at RFK Stadium since Aug. 4, 1996 - a span of 11 meetings in Washington without a victory. They have now won two of their last four trips to D.C.
- Coaches record: Curt Onalfo v DC: P1 W1 L0 D0 ... Tom Soehn vs. KC: P1 W0 L1 D0
TV
Directv: 785
DishNet: 455
Metro Sports
VYVX Conf # N472992
CSN-DC
VYVX Conf # 2282441
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Chivas USA at FC Dallas - HDNet, Ch. 52, FSN Prime Ticket
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas - 6:30 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
Directv: 786
DishNet: 455
HDNet
KU Band
SBS 6, Tr. 13K Upper
D/L: 12024.5 (H)
FEC: ¾
Symbol Rate: 1402876
Directv: 79
DishNet: 9422
Ch. 52
KU Band
SBS 6, Tr. 12 Lower
D/L: 11982 (V)
FEC: ¾
Symbol Rate: 13.235
Date Rate: 18.2958
FSN Prime- Ticket
VYVX Conf # 42498001
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Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids - Altitude, ONN
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo. - 9:30 p.m.
Complete game preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070703&content_id=102991&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
The Fourth of July extravaganza is once again ahead for the Colorado Rapids, and while the location might have changed, they hope the magic is still the same. The Rapids have won 10 of the 11 games on Independence Day - the one loss, though, came to the Columbus Crew in 1999, the only time the Crew have ever won in Colorado. The games always drew massive crowds to Mile High Stadium, and for the first at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, it will be a sellout. For the Rapids to keep their holiday tradition alive, however, they'll need a reversal in form: they are winless in their last six after snapping a five-game losing skid, while the Crew have won three in a row.
REFEREE: Kevin Stott. SAR (bench): Craig Lowry; JAR (opposite): Jose Corro; 4th: Ben Chouaf
MLS Career: 135 games; FC/gm: 26.8; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 36; pens: 30
Games involving Rapids: P20 W5 L12 T3; FC/gm: 27.2; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 6; pens: 4
Games involving Crew: P19 W9 L9 T1; FC/gm: 26.2; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 6; pens: 4
INJURY REPORT:
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: MF Pablo Mastroeni (L adductor strain); DOUBTFUL: FW Conor Casey (R hamstring strain); DF Mike Petke (R ankle contusion); QUESTIONABLE: MF Terry Cooke (L knee sprain)
COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: MF Ricardo Virtuoso (L high ankle sprain); FW Brad Evans (L hip flexor strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Stefani Miglioranzi (R knee contusion/inflammation); MF Duncan Oughton (R knee contusion/inflammation); PROBABLE: MF Guillermo Barros Schelotto (R hamstring strain)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Roberto Brown, Facundo Erpen, Herculez Gomez, Pablo Mastroeni, Mike Petke ... CLB: Frankie Hejduk
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: COL: Herculez Gomez, Kyle Beckerman (USA; Copa America) ... CLB: Eddie Gaven (USA; Copa America); Tim Ward; Robbie Rogers; Danny Szetela (USA; FIFA U-20 World Cup)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (25 meetings): Rapids 14 wins (2 shootout), 40 goals ... Crew 6 wins (1 shootout), 30 goals ... Draws 5
IN COLORADO: (12 meetings): Rapids 8 wins (1 shootout), 17 goals ... Crew 1 wins (0 shootout), 10 goals ... Draws 3
- This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season, the first ever at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and the only one set for Commerce City. Their lone meeting in Columbus is set for Sept. 2.
LAST SEASON (MLS):
4/8: COL 3, CLB 1 (Kirovski 34; Beckerman 50; Noel 67 - Marshall 10)
5/13: CLB 1, COL 0 (Grabavoy 74)
- A year ago, the teams split their season series, each winning on their home ground. It was the second consecutive year the teams had split their only two meetings on the campaign.
- The Crew last won in Colorado on July 4, 1999 - their only other previous appearance in the Fourth of July extravaganza held by the Rapids. Since then, the Rapids have won four of the seven meetings, with three draws. It's the only Crew win ever in Colorado.
- Coaches record: Fernando Clavjio v CLB: P11 W5 L5 D1 ... Sigi Schmid vs. COL: P25 W12 L9 D4
TV
Directv:787
DishNet: 456
Altitude
HTN Conf # 42589
ONN
VYVX Conf # 2329830
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Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake - KSL-NBC, Rogers Sports Net
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah - 10 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
Directv: 788
DishNet: 458
KSL-NBC
Galaxy 11 (KU) Digital
Tr. 19 Upper
D/L: 12089 (H)
FEC: ¾
Symbol Rate: 13.235
Date Rate: 18.2958
Rogers Sports Net
Galaxy 11K 20 Upper
U/L: 14409/0
RSN: SAT 01 - 2140-0010 approx. 30
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Chicago Fire at Los Angeles Galaxy - FSN West, CSN-Chicago
Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. - 10:30 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
Directv: 789
DishNet: 463
FSN West
VYVX Conf # 40328001
CSN-Chicago
VYVX Conf # 2329832
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Thursday, July 5, 2007
New York Red Bulls at Houston Dynamo - ESPN2
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas - 8 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
ESPN2
Galaxy 16/14/C
D/L: 3980 (V)
Symbol Rate: 29.27
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