MLS Previews (Aug. 21)
Saturday, Aug. 21, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
COLUMBUS (7-5-8, 29 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (6-8-7, 25 pts)
TV: Fox SportsNet Ohio.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 794; Dish Net – 462; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
Columbus – DF Stephen Herdsman (L groin strain), FW Erick Scott (Olympic Team Duty – Costa Rica).
D.C. United – FW Thiago Martins (L knee surgery), FW Eliseo Quintanilla (R fractured fibula), FW Santino Quaranta (adductor surgery), DF Ryan Nelsen (abdominal surgery), GK Nick Rimando (R knee surgery), MD Ben Olsen (caution points suspension).
Referee: Marcel Yonan.
Saturday, Aug. 21, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
NEW ENGLAND (5-8-8, 23 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (9-7-5, 32 pts)
TV: WB 56 (New England).
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 795; Dish Net – 461; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
New England – MD Clint Dempsey (broken jaw), DF Carlos Llamosa (L knee sprain), FW Joe-Max Moore (R knee sprain), GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain), DF Joe Franchino (R hip strain).
Kansas City – MD Chris Klein (L knee torn ACL).
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela.
Saturday, Aug. 21, 9:00 pm ET/7:00 pm/6:00 pm PT
COLORADO (7-7-8, 29 pts) vs. METROSTARS (9-7-5, 32 pts)
TV: Fox SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 796; Dish Net – 460; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
Colorado – FW Jean-Philippe Peguero (abdominal strain), DF Jeff Stewart (R knee), FW Zizi Roberts (R knee swelling).
Metrostars – MD Michael Bradley (R foot stress fracture), MD Gilberto Flores (L ankle ruptured tendon), DF Craig Ziadie (L knee LCL sprain), MD Mark Lisi (R ankle sprain), DF Pablo Brenes (Olympic Team Duty – Costa Rica).
Referee: Erich Simmons.
Saturday, Aug. 21, 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT/7:00 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (9-6-7, 34 pts) vs. CHICAGO (5-9-7, 22 pts)
TV: ESPN2 (tape delayed at midnight ET.)
Key Players Out:
Los Angeles – DF Chris Albright (red card suspension).
Chicago – FW Ante Razov (R ankle bone spur).
Referee: Kevin Stott.
Saturday, Aug. 21, 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT/7:00 pm PT
SAN JOSE (7-7-6, 27 pts) vs. DALLAS (8-8-5, 29 pts)
TV: KFWD (Dallas).
Direct Kick: DirecTV – 797; Dish Net – 458; InDemand.
Key Players Out:
San Jose – DF Chris Roner (R ankle surgery), FW Jamil Walker (hip sprain), GK Steve Cronin (R hamstring strain).
Dallas – none.
Referee: Ali Saheli.