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It seems nothing – Mexican opposition, bad blood, scuffles, player absences, naked men running amuck on airplanes – can distract New England’s players and coaches as they strive to make their first serious foray into international competition a triumphant one.

[MLS] FC Dallas has responded to one vexing question by deciding not to sell forward Kenny Cooper and as of Tuesday night had not come to any conclusion regarding midfielder Juan Toja

Chad Barrett made it to Salt Lake City in time to play for Toronto FC in a rare Monday night MLS contest, but never got into uniform, much less the match. As the live body sent by Chicago to TFC in the Brian McBride allocation deal, Barrett spent the match in limbo, frozen between teams for reasons unknown. Toronto rallied with a blistering Amado Guevara free kick in the 84th minute to tie the match, 1-1, then quickly conceded a Robbie Findley strike to lose, 2-1. On Thursday, Commissioner Don Garber said TFC and the Fire had agreed to a deal by which McBride, claimed via allocation by Toronto more than a month ago, would be traded to Chicago.

[MLS] There are indeed changes afoot at FC Dallas, but so far, none of them have moved midfielder Juan Toja or forward Kenny Cooper. Pending transfers of those two players, to Steaua Bucharest and SK Rosenborg, respectively, are still pending. Two other deals were announced Monday, with FCD acquiring Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guarda in a trade with Colorado and sending midfielder Arturo Alvarez to San Jose.

Only one home team managed a win in the four MLS clashes following the All-Star Game. For all the weekends MLS results, scoring leaders and this week’s schedule.

New York hosts Los Angeles for the first time since a Giants Stadium crowd of 66,237 witnessed a 5-4 Red Bulls’ win over the Galaxy last season. … If San Jose ends its six-game winless streak it will be the first team to win at Toronto this season. … Real Salt Lake protects its Western Conference first-place spot win it plays at Chicago. … FC Dallas looks for its first win under Coach Schellas Hyndman when it hosts Colorado. … For all of this weekend’s MLS action on TV and the standings. …

[MLS/VIDEO] Thursday night’s ESPN audience was treated to one of the season’s best games as host Columbus tied Kansas City, 3-3, in game that featured three goals during a six-minute stretch in the first half and a tying goal by Wizards prodigal son Josh Wolff.

[MLS] Defender Chase Hilgenbrinck, 26, is leaving the New England Revolution to enter a seminary, where he’ll study for the next six years in order to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest. Hilgenbrinck, an Illinois product who played college ball at Clemson, played four years in Chile before coming to MLS this season.

[MLS] Regardless of where their team winds up in the MLS standings, Toronto FC’s managing duo of John Carver and Mo Johnston has set the pace regarding recent transactions. Filing discovery claims on strikers Paul Dickov and Darren Huckerby before anyone else yielded a contract with Dickov and a trade with San Jose for the rights to Huckerby, for which TFC received allocation money and an international player slot.

[MLS ALL-STAR GAME] Of the five players All-Star coach Steve Nicol will add to his squad to face English club West Ham United next week in Toronto, three of them – according to a source — will be Red Bulls striker Juan Pablo Angel, Houston goalie Pat Onstad, and Revs’ attacker Steve Ralston. That leaves two more players to be named by Nicol and an additional two picks from Commissioner Don Garber to round out the 18-man roster.

San Jose hosts Colorado, one of the few teams it’s beaten this season. … Chicago aims to end a five-game unbeaten streal when it hosts Toronto. … Real Salt Lake protects its home unbeaten run when Columbus comes to town. For all the MLS matchups through the weekend and television schedule …

[MLS] Tops amongst all MLS teams in points, New England (10-4-3, 33 points) also leads in All-Star selections, with three Revs named for the July 24 match against English Premier League club West Ham United at BMO Field in Toronto. Goalie Matt Reis, defender Michael Parkhurst, and midfielder Shalrie Joseph – three of six players on the 11-man squad who are returning to the All-Star Game – head the team that will be coached against West Ham by their club coach, Steve Nicol. Two teams each placed two players:

[MLS] Those two scoring machines for their respective teams each scored a goal Wednesday night, but Jimmy Conrad got some help from his Kansas City teammates.

The history of the Galaxy-Chivas USA derby is a short one but perhaps the fiercest match in the series history ended 1-1 Thursday night at Home Depot Center with a Galaxy player contributing to both goals, and one of the head coaches ejected

Real Salt Lake’s new stadium will still be a work-in-progress when it opens in early October, but all the bells and whistles are sure to be in place next year when it hosts the 2009 MLS All-Star Game.

[MLS] Maurice Edu won the 2007 MLS Rookie of the Year award after scoring four goals in 25 starts with Toronto FC. The first-year performance earned him U.S. national team duty. The Californian, who has 11 starts in 2008 and leads Toronto FC in assists with three, is aiming for a spot on the U.S. U-23 squad in next month’s Olympic Games. Get to know Edu in this profile by Soccer America’s Bryan Alvarez that covers on- and off-field experiences …

[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] A thumping by Colorado completed a miserable week for the New York Red Bulls, who were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup by USL-2 club Crystal Palace Baltimore on Tuesday. David Beckham scored the Galaxy’s lone goal in a loss to the Revs. For highlights and lowlights of last week’s MLS action. …

Chivas USA moved into a tie atop the Western Conference with the Los Angeles Galaxy while New England held tight to its lead in the East. For the up-to-date MLS standings and leading scorers, all the weekend summaries and this week’s TV schedule. …