[DATEBOOK] Major League Soccer launches its 17th season this weekend with eight games through Monday. The defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy hosts Real Salt Lake in a rematch of the 2011 Western Conference final. The Montreal Impact plays its first game when it travels to the Vancouver Whitecaps. For the complete schedule ...

Note: All times ET.

WEEK 1
Saturday, March 10
Colorado vs. Columbus, 6 p.m.
Vancouver vs. Montreal, 6 p.m.
D.C. United vs. Sporting KC, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose vs. New England, 10:30 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
FC Dallas vs. New York, 3 p.m. (NBC SN)
Chivas USA vs. Houston, 7 p.m. (Galavision)
Monday, March 12
Portland vs. Philadelphia, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

WEEK 2
Saturday, March 17
Montreal vs. Chicago, 2 p.m.
(at Olympic Stadium)
San Jose vs. Houston, 5 p.m.
(at AT&T Park in San Francisco)
FC Dallas vs. Portland, 8:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. New England, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. New York, 10 p.m.
Seattle vs. Toronto FC, 10 p.m.
Chivas USA vs. Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 18
Philadelphia vs. Colorado, 4 p.m. (NBC SN)
Los Angeles vs. D.C. United, 7 p.m. (Galavision)