Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders FC join playoffs

posted by kidpurple October 20, 2009

Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders FC both have guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs. They are joining defending champions Columbus Crew along with Houston Dynamo and LA Galaxy.

That leaves 3 positions up for grabs on the last weekend of the year. Those 3 spots that are up for grabs will have 7 teams possibly still alive to grab one of them. Right now the 3 teams that control their own fate are Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, and Toronto FC. If they win, they are in. Chicago Fire only need a single point to ensure their spot.

The other teams that need to win and get some help are FC Dallas, New England Revolution, DC United, and Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake would almost need a miracle to sneak their way in, but it is still possible.

This is what the single table looks like going into the last week:

49 Columbus
45 Los Angeles
45 Houston
45 Chivas USA
44 Seattle
42 Chicago
40 Colorado
39 Toronto FC
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39 FC Dallas
39 New England
39 D.C. United
37 Real Salt Lake
32 Kansas City
30 San Jose
18 New York

I think DC United might be able to sneak in there at the expense of the Rapids. Colorado has to play at Real Salt Lake while DC United has the Kansas City Wizards. Chicago Fire and Toronto FC will keep their positions.

What do you think? Who will grab those final 3 spots?

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Start voting for your MLS All Stars

posted by kidpurple May 15, 2009

The MLS All Star voting is underway. This year Everton FC from England’s top league is coming over to get beat up on by our MLS All Stars! The MLS All Stars have historically done very well in these all star games vs European teams. This time they will likely have to face former MLS goalkeeper Tim Howard. Howard has had a pretty successful run at Everton this year.

People are worried that fan voting is going to fill a team full of Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC players. I guess just that idea should be enough to tip some people off that fan voting is not such a good idea. The NHL All Star game has only 4 teams represented in the starting lineups this year. How fun would that be to have 2 teams represented in the starting lineup? Go and get voting.

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Dwayne De Rosario moving to Toronto FC

posted by kidpurple December 14, 2008

We all knew that it would happen eventually.  Dwayne De Rosario didn’t make it a secret that he wanted to eventually play in his home country.  De Rosario plays with the Canadian national team so he is on his way to Toronto FC.

In exchange for Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC send Julius James and allocation money to the Houston Dynamo.  James is a defender who played in 13 games during his rookie season this past year with TFC.  James was the 9th selection in the draft from UConn, where he was the Big East defender of the year 3 straight years.

Will Dwayne De Rosario be able to help TFC get into the playoffs for the first time in the club’s history?

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2009 TFC Season Tickets Sold Out

posted by kidpurple December 11, 2008

If you were planning on getting season tickets for Toronto FC you better have picked those up already – other wise you are out of luck.

TFC play at the 20,000 capacity BMO Field.  They restrict the number of season tickets sold to 16,000, all of which have already been purchased for the 2009 season.  It is impressive that they’ve sold out their season tickets already, but even more impressive is the fact that 95% of those season tickets purchased were renewals of season ticket holders from last year.  For a team that finished close to the bottom of the league that is very impressive.  This means they’ve sold more season tickets than the reigning champions Columbus Crew had average attendance.

Good job Toronto!  Some other MLS cities could learn a lesson from you on how to support your team.

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