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MLS Ticker: Henry to play vs. San Jose; RSL, Union reschedule match and more

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Thierry Henry is now expected to play against the San Jose Earthquakes this weekend despite his chronic Achilles injury.

Henry, who has yet to score this season, had been a question mark heading into the weekend, but manager Hans Backe told reporters on Thursday that he expected his Designated Player to be part of the starting lineup.

Backe called Henry's situation a "daily thing" and it's one that is sure to be dealt with on a game-by-game basis for the foreseeable future.

Here are a couple of more items from around MLS:

RSL, PHILADELPHIA RESCHEDULE MATCH

The Real Salt Lake-Philadelphia Union league match that was scheduled for April 23 will instead be played on Sept. 3.

The teams rescheduled the match to accomodate RSL, considering the club will be playing in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final on April 20 and hosting the second leg on April 27.

RSL will have the week in between games off in an attempt to become the first MLS team to win the CCL since it went to it's group-knockout format.

WHITECAPS TO HOST MANCHESTER CITY

The Vancouver Whitecaps will be part of this summer's World Football Challenge when they host Manchester City at Empire Field on July 18.

The Whitecaps and Citizens have met on two prior occasions, with Vancouver winning matchups in 1980 and 1981 in its NASL days.

Vancouver joins the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution — who are both hosting Manchester United — as MLS teams taking part in the WFC this summer.

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Do you see Henry breaking through against the Earthquakes? Like the rescheduling of the RSL-Union match? Excited for the Whitecaps-City friendly?

Share your thoughts below.

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  1. Is Thierry going to be injured the entire length of his contract? This is getting ridiculous. His effort in the last match was appalling.

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  2. agreed! like those insufferable SEC football fans, we’re all behind RSL to rep the league on the world stage. what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

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  3. +1 I think that everyone in the league has shown incredible support for RSL. Right now, my belief is that the patch on the sleeve, is the same as the crest on the front of their jerseys.

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  4. ummm, i really hope they aren’t pushing Henry, he needs to get healthy.

    so what ref will destroy one of the games today?

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  5. Good on the league for making the schedule change. While it may inconvenience some, it is a small price to pay for giving RSL a chance to bring this home for the league. Mls4rsl indeed.

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