MLS Previews (May 21-22)
Saturday, May 21, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT
METROSTARS (2-2-2, 8 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (6-0-1, 19 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: Metrostars – none; New England – GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain).
Referee: Baldomero Toledo.
Saturday, May 21, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
D.C. UNITED (2-3-2, 8 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (2-1-3, 9 pts)
TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports En Espanol, CSN-DC.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 791; Dish Net – 464; In Demand.
Key Players Out: D.C. United – MF Steve Guppy (Achilles tendonitis); Kansas City – MF Diego Gutierrez (L knee injury), MF Diego Walsh (athletic pubalgia).
Referee: Gus St. Silva.
Saturday, May 21, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/5:30 pm MT/4:30 pm ET
COLUMBUS (2-5-0, 6 pts) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (3-3-2, 11 pts)
TV: FSN-RM.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 792; Dish Net – 463; In Demand.
Key Players Out: Columbus – MF Devin Barclay (R shoulder separation), GK Matt Jordan (lower back strain), MF Duncan Oughton (R knee surgery), MD Ross Paule (post-concussion syndrome); Real Salt Lake – GK Noah Palmer (R shoulder cartilage tear).
Referee: Kevin Stott.
Saturday, May 21, 8:30 pm ET/6:30 pm MT/5:30 pm PT
CHICAGO (3-4-1, 10 pts) vs. COLORADO (2-5-1, 7 pts)
TV: HDNet.
Key Players Out: Chicago DF – C.J. Brown (R hamstring strain), MD Craig Capano (L torn ACL), DF Leonard Griffin (R knee ligament strain), GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain); Colorado – DF Hunter Freeman (red card suspension).
Referee: Terry Vaughn.
Saturday, May 21, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (4-2-0, 12 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (2-1-4, 10 pts)
TV: FSN-W, FSN-BA.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 793; Dish Net – 462; In Demand.
Key Players Out: Los Angeles FW Alan Gordon (R hip strain); San Jose – DF Craig Waibel (R knee torn ACL/LCL), FW Brian Ching (R hamstring strain), MF Brian Mullan (L ankle avulsion fracture); DF Troy Dayak (knee torn ACL).
Referee: Kevin Terry.
Sunday, May 22, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
CHIVAS USA (1-6-1, 4 pts) vs. FC DALLAS (4-1-3, 15 pts)
TV: FSN-W; FSN-SW.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 793; Dish Net – 462; In Demand.
Key Players Out: Chivas USA – MF Michael Mu±oz (L ankle sprain), DF Alfonso Loera (red card suspension); FC Dallas – MF Richard Mulrooney (R knee ACL tear), DF David Wagenfuhr (R knee bruise).
Referee: Alex Prus.