MLS this weekend ...

• by Soccer America , Sep 8, 2011

[SCOREBOARD] A full weekend of play in MLS kicks off on Friday as the Los Angeles Galaxy, first in the Western Conference, hosts the defending champion Colorado Rapids. Saturday matchups involving playoff contenders include Sporting Kansas City-Houston and Seattle-Real Salt Lake. Chivas USA and D.C. United, who meet at the Home Depot Center, are both in desperate need of three points to stay in striking distance of a wild-card berth. For all the action ...

WEEK 26 RESULTS:
Sept. 7 in Chester, Pa.
Philadelphia 4 New England 4. Goals: Torres 3 (Williams 3) 28, Adu 1 (Mwanga 4) 54, Le Toux 5 (pen.) 79, Le Toux 6 (Paunovic 2) 92+; Soares 1 (Tierney 3) 9, Lekic 5 (pen.) 21, Zerka 1 (Tierney 4) 25, Feilhaber 3 (Lekic 1) 33.
Philadelphia -- MacMath, Williams, Califf, Valdes, G.Farfan (Mwanga 46), Adu, Carroll, Miglioranzi (M.Farfan 46), Torres (Mapp 72), Le Toux, Paunovic.
New England -- Reis, Alston, Cochrane (Coria 74), Soares, Barnes, Zerka (Guy 64), Feilhaber, Joseph, Tierney, Caraglio, Lekic (Phelan 58).
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez.
Att.: 16,148

WEEK 26 SCHEDULE:
Sept. 9
11 pm ET
Los Angeles vs. Colorado, FOX Soccer
Sept. 10
4 pm ET
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Sporting KC vs. Houston, Telefutura
7:30 pm ET
Columbus vs. Toronto FC
New York vs. Vancouver
Philadelphia vs. Portland
New England vs. FC Dallas
10:30 pm ET
San Jose vs. Chicago
Chivas USA vs. D.C. United

STANDINGS:
Eastern Conference
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/1
40 (26) Columbus 11-8-7 31/30
37 (27) Sporting KC 9-8-10 40/36
35 (26) Philadelphia 9-7-10 35/30
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35 (27) Houston 8-8-11 34/33
32 (26) New York 6-6-14 41/37
31 (24) D.C. United 7-7-10 34/35
27 (26) Chicago 4-7-15 30/33
24 (27) New England 4-11-12 30/43
24 (28) Toronto FC 4-12-12 26/49

Western Conference
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
52 (27) Los Angeles 14-3-10 39/22
48 (27) Seattle 13-5-9 42/29
46 (27) FC Dallas 13-7-7 36/30
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42 (25) Real Salt Lake 12-7-6 35/21
41 (28) Colorado 10-7-11 39/26
32 (26) Portland 9-12-5 33/41
31 (27) Chivas USA 7-10-10 32/30
26 (26) San Jose 5-10-11 27/35
21 (26) Vancouver 4-14-9 27/42

Wildcard Race (top 4 qualify)
PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T +/-
42 (25) Real Salt Lake 12-7-6 35/21
41 (28) Colorado 10-7-11 39/26
35 (27) Houston 8-8-11 34/33
32 (26) New York 6-6-14 41/37
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32 (26) Portland 9-12-5 33/41
31 (27) Chivas USA 7-10-10 32/30
31 (24) D.C. United 7-7-10 34/35
27 (26) Chicago 4-7-15 30/33
26 (26) San Jose 5-10-11 27/35
24 (27) New England 4-11-12 30/43
24 (28) Toronto FC 4-12-12 26/49
21 (27) Vancouver 4-14-9 27/42