Confederation Cup players are back but many more Gold Cup call-ups leave their teams as we head into the second half of the MLS season.
This week's slate of games features one very good Eastern Conference clash, one reunion in Dallas and quality inter-conference battle in Colorado as the Chicago Fire take on the Rapids in a tilt loaded with quality match-ups.
Here is this weekend's MLS schedule:
TONIGHT
San Jose Earthquakes at Real Salt Lake (10pm, Direct Kick)
SATURDAY
D.C. United at Columbus Crew (7pm, ESPN2)
Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids (9pm, Direct Kick)
Houston Dynamo at Kansas City Wizards (9pm, Direct Kick)
New York Red Bulls at FC Dallas (9pm, Direct Kick)
New England Revolution at Los Angeles Galaxy (11pm, FSC)
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Here is a rundown of this weekend's top individual match-ups to watch:
Week 16 Top Match-ups to Watch
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Pablo Mastroeni vs. Cuauhtemoc Blanco
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Geoff Cameron vs. Josh Wolff
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Bakary Soumare vs. Conor Casey
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Juan Pablo Angel vs. Pablo Richetti
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Cory Gibbs vs. Brian McBride
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Rodney Wallace vs. Emmanuel Ekpo
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Frankie Hejduk vs. Chris Pontius
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Ryan Johnson vs. Nat Borchers
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Landon Donovan vs. Darrius Barnes
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Dave Van Den Bergh vs. Jeremy Hall
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Javier Morales vs. Ramiro Corrales
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What match-ups are you most looking forward to? What match up did I forget to include on this list? What game will you make sure to watch? Are you skipping this week's MLS action to watch the Gold Cup and/or fireworks?
Share your thoughts below.