There have already been two games played this week, but MLS Matchday Six gets into full swing on Saturday with some very good intra-conference match-ups.
The marquee match-up this weekend pits the Chicago Fire against the Columbus Crew. Yes, I know, the Crew hasn't won a game yet, but Columbus is coming off a bye week and was playing better before the bye. Now the champs face a Fire team that is coming off a disappointing draw vs. KC and still dealing with lineup issues as head coach Denis Hamlett tries to balance the Fire's wealth of talent.
The second-best match-up is between inter-conference foes as New England travels West to puts unbeaten record on the line vs. a Real Salt Lake squad reeling from an awful showing vs. New York.
Here is a rundown of the weekend's matches, as well as some top individual match-ups to watch:
MLS Matchday Six Schedule
SATURDAY
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7pm- FSC- Chicago Fire at Columbus Crew
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9pm- Direct Kick- New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake
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9:30pm- Direct Kick- Los Angeles Galaxy at Colorado Rapids
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10:30pm- Direct Kick- FC Dallas at Chivas USA
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10:30pm- Direct Kick- San Jose Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders FC
SUNDAY
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3pm- Telefutura/MSG- D.C. United at New York Red Bulls
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5pm- Direct Kick- Kansas City Wizards at Toronto FC
Best XI Match-ups to Watch
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Chad Marshall vs. Brian McBride
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Cuauhtemoc Blanco vs. Brian Carroll
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Wilman Conde vs. Alejandro Moreno
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Shalrie Joseph vs. Kyle Beckerman
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Pablo Mastroeni vs. Landon Donovan
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Sacha Kljestan vs. Dave Van Den Bergh
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Bobby Convey vs. Osvaldo Alonso
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Traveling Screaming Eagles vs. the ESC
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Jeremy Hall vs. Rodney Wallace
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Claudio Lopez vs. Marvell Wynne
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Freddie Ljungberg vs. Darren Huckerby
What match are you most looking forward to? Which individual match-up is the one you'll have your eye on this weekend?
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