[THIS WEEK IN SOCCER: March 3-9] Despite the latest turn of events in Ukraine, where Russian troops have occupied the Crimean peninsula, the Ukraine-USA friendly(without MLS players except Clint Dempsey) is still scheduled to go forward in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Wednesday. Three days later, Major League Soccer gets right into its 19th season with two must-watch games: Seattle-Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy-Real Salt Lake.

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