By IVES GALARCEP
The New England Revolution travel to Canada today to take on Toronto FC in one of the more intriguing match-ups of MLS week nine.
Jermain Defoe is back in the starting lineup as TFC takes a full-strength team into today’s Eastern Conference showdown against a Revs side that is close to full strength as well now and enjoying a good run of form.
The red-hot Seattle Sounders will look to keep their form going when they take on struggling Philadelphia Union at CenturyLink Field. Clint Dempsey will look to carry over his scoring-machine form of April against a Union defense that has proved vulnerable at times.
In Portland, the Timbers play host to D.C. United as they search for their first win of the season. D.C. United comes into the match in good form.
Here is a breakdown of all of this weekend’s matches.
SBI will be providing live commentary on all of today’s matches so please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today’s commentary is after the jump):
Fantastic comeback to avoid Draw City USA Portland!! A winner at the death in the 94th minute!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha!!! I hope they show the homer Portland announcers on the DC United equalizer in the 79th minute for the MLS highlights!!!….Priceless!!
Bahah evans with a OG
Yep, that was pretty bad….
Why was Omar Gonzalez subbed off at halftime?
Yes for some knock he took apparently rather late in the first half.
Chicago just #@$@ the bed. Wow. LOL.
Merry Christmas, LA Galaxy…
Oh, ha ha ha! Keane misses the whole frame. smh
Charles Eloundou looking rather like Miles Davis ca 1970, there
Omar should not even be in the group of 30 with the way he plays for the Galaxy…watching the game right now and its mistake after mistake with him so how will it be vs good teams compared to playing the Rapids
Beautiful tight angle chip from Sanchez for the Rapids
It’s your night Landon. Do it.
No Powers again for the Rapids. That of course only improves chances for LD to break the record this evening at DSGP.
HOW DID BILL BRADLEY PLAY I DID NIT SEE THE GAME
I have tried to find this information with Google. Based on my research, I am ready to report:
BILL BRADLEY NEVER PLAYED IN THE NIT TOURNAMENT.
However, he did have some appearances in the NCAA tournament, including a great run in 1965 that saw Princeton take third place in the tournament, after losing to Cazzie Russell and Michigan in the semifinal, in what was called the game of the year.
As an outsider, Ryan Nelson should be on the hot seat. With sig. talent improvement, he’s a weak manager
Ouch!
Back and forth in TFC v Revs, 1-1.