The seventeenth season of Major League Soccer kicks off today as teams from Vancouver to Washington D.C. begin their new campaigns.
The Montreal Impact will make their debut as the league's 19th team, taking on Canadian rival in Vancouver. Meanwhile in LA, the Galaxy kick off defending their MLS Cup championship by facing fellow Western Conference power Real Salt Lake in the day's best match-up.
Here is a rundown of today's MLS matches:
6pm- Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew
6pm- Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Montreal Impact
7:30pm- D.C. United vs. Sporting Kansas City
10:30pm- San Jose Earthquakes vs. New England Revolution
10:30pm- Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake
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SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight's matches so please feel free to follow all the action here. As always, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):