MLS Previews (April 22-23)
Friday, April 22, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/5 pm PT
METROSTARS (0-0-2, 2 pts) vs. CHICAGO (1-1-1, 4 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: Metrostars – GK Jonny Walker (rotator cuff surgery); Chicago – MD Craig Capano (L torn ACL).
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela.
Saturday, April 23, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT
D.C. UNITED (1-1-1, 4 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (1-0-1, 4 pts)
TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports En Espanol, HDNet, WB-56.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 791; Dish Net – 464.
Key Players Out: D.C. United – MF Dema Kovalenko (Jones fracture), DF Bryan Namoff (rib avulsion fracture); New England – GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain), DF Joe Franchino (R quadriceps strain).
Referee: Mark Geiger.
Saturday, April 23, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/6 pm MT/5 pm PT
FC DALLAS (2-0-1, 7 pts) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (1-1-1, 4 pts)
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 792; Dish Net – 463; In Demand.
TV: Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.
Key Players Out: FC Dallas – MD Eric Quill (R calf strain); Real Salt Lake – DF Jeff Stewart (R knee surgery), MF Andy Williams (L groin strain).
Referee: Hilario Grajeda.
Saturday, April 23, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT/7 pm MT/6 pm PT
COLORADO (0-2-1, 1 pt) vs. COLUMBUS (2-1-0, 6 pts)
TV: No TV.
Key Players Out: Colorado – none; Columbus – DF Stephen Herdsman (groin strain), MF Duncan Oughton (R knee), MD Ross Paule (post-concussion syndrome), FW Dante Washington (R hamstring strain).
Referee: Erich Simmons.
Saturday, April 23, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (1-1-0, 3 pts) vs. CHIVAS USA (0-2-1, 1 pt)
TV: ESPN2, ESPN DEPORTES.
Key Players Out: Los Angeles – FW Alan Gordon (R hip strain); Chivas USA – DF Ryan Suarez (concussion), GK Martin Zuniga (L ACL sprain), MF Francisco Gomez (L knee/ankle sprain), DF Michael Erush (sports hernia surgery).
Referee: Brian Hall.
Saturday, April 23, 10 pm ET/9 pm CT/7 pm PT
SAN JOSE (0-1-2, 2 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (1-0-1, 4 pts)
TV: No TV.
Key Players Out: San Jose – none; Kansas City – none.
Referee: Terry Vaughn.