MLS Previews (July 9)
Saturday, July 9, 6 pm ET/5 pm CT/3 pm PT
D.C. UNITED (6-5-4, 22 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (5-4-7, 22 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: D.C. United – MF Steve Guppy (Achilles tendonitis), DF Bryan Namoff (hip flexor strain), DF Kenny Arena (ankle sprain), DF Tim Merritt (plantar fasciatis), MF Ben Olsen (National Team Duty – USA), FW Santino Quaranta (National Team Duty – USA); Kansas City – MF Diego Walsh (athletic pubalgia); GK Matin Hutton (L hamstring strain), FW Josh Wolff (National Team Duty – USA), DF Jimmy Conrad (National Team Duty – USA), MF Khari Stephenson (National Team Duty – Jamaica).
Referee: Michael Kennedy.
Saturday, July 9, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
COLUMBUS (4-9-2, 14 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (6-3-7, 25 pts)
TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports En Espanol, FSN-BA.
Direct Kick: TBD.
Key Players Out: Columbus – GK Matt Jordan (lower back strain); MF Duncan Oughton (R knee surgery); MD Ross Paule (post-concussion syndrome); GK Jon Busch (R knee), DF Frankie Hejduk (National Team Duty – USA), FW Cornell Glen (National Team Duty – Trin. & Tobago), MF Kyle Martino (red card suspension); San Jose – DF Craig Waibel (R knee torn ACL/LCL), DF Troy Dayak (L knee torn ACL), FW Brian Ching (R hamstring strain), MF Brad Davis (National Team Duty – USA), MF Dwayne De Rosario (National Team Duty – Canada), DF Danny Califf (red card suspension).
Referee: Andrew Chapin.
Saturday, July 9, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
METROSTARS (5-4-6, 21 pts) vs. LOS ANGELES (7-5-4, 25 pts)
TV: MSG, FSN-W.
Direct Kick: TBD
Key Players Out: Metrostars – MF Youri Djorkaeff (R hamstring strain), DF Tim Ward (L hamstring strain), GK Mike Ueltschey (R finger fracture); Los Angeles – DF Ben Benditson (sports hernia), FW Landon Donovan (National Team Duty – USA), DF Michael Umana (National Team Duty – Costa Rica), DF Tyrone Marshall (National Team Duty – Jamaica), MF Guillermo Ramirez (National Team Duty – Guatemala).
Referee: Abbey Okulaja.
Saturday, July 9, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
CHICAGO (10-6-2, 32 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (9-1-5, 32 pts)
TV: WB-56.
Direct Kick: TBD.
Key Players Out: Chicago – MF Thiago (L knee meniscus tear), MD Craig Capano (L torn ACL), GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain), MF John Thorrington (L hamstring strain), DF Tony Sanneh (National Team Duty – USA), DF Samuel Caballero (National Team Duty – Honduras), DF Ivan Guerrero (National Team Duty – Honduras); New England – GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain), FW Pat Noonan (National Team Duty – USA), MF Clint Dempsey (National Team Duty – USA), MF Steve Ralston (National Team Duty – USA), DF Avery John (National Team Duty – Trin. & Tobago), MF Shalrie Joseph (red card suspension).
Referee: Jair Marrufo.
Saturday, July 9, 10 pm ET/8 pm MT/7 pm PT
CHIVAS USA (1-13-3, 6 pts) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (3-9-4, 13 pts)
TV: HDNet, FSN-W2, FSN-RM.
Direct Kick: TBD.
Key Players Out: Chivas USA – GK Martin Zuniga (R knee ACL sprain), DF Douglas Sequiera (National Team Duty – Costa Rica), DF Orlando Perez (red card suspension); Real Salt Lake – DF Rusty Pierce (R hamstring strain), DF Paul Broome (L ankle sprain), DF Eddie Pope (National Team Duty – USA), MF Andy Williams (National Team Duty – Jamaica), MF Nikolas Besagno (National Team Duty – USA U-17), MF Brian Dunseth (red card suspension).
Referee: Hilario Grajeda.