Consistent Columbus, Distracted Chicago Face Challenges in MLS East
by Brian Straus Filed under: MLS Leave it to deceptive diva Cuauhtemoc Blanco (right) to steal a bit of the spotlight from the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo, who opened the MLS Cup playoffs Thursday night in an ill-tempered 0-0 game that, unfortunately, did not feature finishing worthy of the atmosphere or occasion. As Seattle and Houston were battling at Qwest Field, news broke that the Fire’s playmaker had abandoned his “hope” of another season in Chicago and opted instead to spend next spring with Veracruz, the third-placed club in Mexico’s second division. The episode marks yet another hurdle for a Fire team that was the league’s preseason favorite and will serve an additional subplot in its annual postseason confrontation with the New England Revolution. In the other Eastern Conference semi, the Columbus Crew will begin their title defense against hard-to-read Real Salt Lake. Here is a short preview: Consistent Columbus, Distracted Chicago Face Challenges in MLS East originally appeared on Soccer FanHouse on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:54:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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