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MLS Injury Report - Sunday, November 8 (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:58 PST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MLS playoff schedule and results (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:40 PST

The MLS playoffs started Thursday.

Fire reach Eastern Conference final, blank Revs (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:24:58 PST

John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Chicago Fire advanced to the Eastern Conference final, beating the New England Revolution 2-0 Saturday night to win on 3-2 aggregate. Chicago entered the match trailing in the two-game, total-goal semifinals series after a 2-1 defeat at New England on Sunday.

MLS Playoff Player Ratings: Chicago Fire 2-0 New England Revolution (Goal.com)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:05:47 PST

The Chicago scored the two clean goals needed to put the Fire in the Eastern Conference final ahead of the beaten New England Revolution.

MLS Playoffs: Chicago Fire Burn New England Revolution (Goal.com)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:53:25 PST

Blanco not finished with MLS yet; scores deciding goal.

Donovan is MVP award finalist in MLS (AP)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:53 PST

Landon Donovan is a finalist for Major League Soccer's MVP award and Kasey Keller is up for three postseason honors. Donovan, the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham and New England's Shalrie Joseph were the top three in voting by league players, general managers, coaches, referees and media.

Toronto goalie Stefan Frei in running for MLS rookie of the year (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:34:00 PST

TORONTO - Goalkeeper Stefan Frei, one of the bright spots in a disappointing Toronto FC season, is a finalist for MLS rookie of the year.

MLS Playoffs: Goal.com's Round 1 POW: Shalrie Joseph (Goal.com)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:26:50 PST

The player of the week for the MLS playoffs conference semifinal first legs is the New England Revolution's Shalrie Joseph.

MLS Capsules (AP)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:29:41 PST

Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Chris Rolfe opened the scoring for Chicago in 17th minute, and Emmanuel Osei tied it for New England seconds before halftime.

Revolution beat Fire in playoff series opener (AP)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:44:18 PST

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (STATS) - Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Chris Rolfe opened the scoring for Chicago in 17th minute, and Emmanuel Osei tied it for New England seconds before halftime.

MLS Playoffs Player Ratings: NE Revolution 2-1 Chicago Fire (Goal.com)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:53:11 PST

Chicago opened the game looking far more dangerous than the hosts as Chris Rolfe opened the scoring. New England responded with a set piece goal from Emmanuel Osei and controlled the second half taking the lead through Shalrie Joseph. They now take a one goal lead to Chicago for the second leg.

MLS Playoffs: Revs Grab Early Advantage In 2-1 Win Over Chicago (Goal.com)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:38:43 PST

New England grabs a one goal advantage over Chicago in an unexpected offensive battle between perennial playoff foes.

MLS Playoff Preview: LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA (Goal.com)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:53:01 PDT

The Super Clasico will play out in the MLS postseason for the first time as Chivas USA will host the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Cuauhtemoc Blanco to leave Chicago Fire for Mexico (AP)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:12:44 PDT

Mexico star Cuauhtemoc Blanco will leave the Chicago Fire and return home to rejoin second-division Veracruz. In a statement on his Web site, Blanco said Thursday he will start playing again for Veracruz in January. "We respect his desire to continue playing in Mexico during the MLS offseason and continue preparing for the 2010 World Cup, which is a top priority for him," Fire technical...

MLS Playoff Preview: New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire (Goal.com)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:49 PDT

For the fifth time in five years, the Revs battle the Fire in the playoffs.

An MLS postseason worth watching (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:45:00 PDT

The newfound success of the Beckham Experiment is just one interesting subplot in the race for the MLS Cup.

Fire beat Chivas USA 1-0 to clinch playoff spot (AP)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:19:41 PDT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (STATS) -- Solving a leaky defense may be what the Chicago Fire needed to return to the playoffs. A fortuitous goal also helped. The Fire clinched their fifth consecutive playoff appearance in their season finale Thursday night, getting an own goal to beat CD Chivas USA 1-0 at a rainy Toyota Park.

Fire, Revolution waste opportunities with 0-0 draw (AP)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:19:40 PDT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (STATS) - The Chicago Fire blew a chance to wrap up a spot in the postseason. The New England Revolution put their chances of getting one in jeopardy. The Revolution lost control of their playoff fate and the Chicago Fire wasted an opportunity to clinch a postseason berth in a 0-0 draw Saturday night.

Brennan's goal keeps TFC's playoffs hopes alive with 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:37:17 PDT

TORONTO - Jim Brennan and goalkeeper Brian Edwards made sure Toronto FC's playoff hopes lived to see another day.