MLS Game Previews with TV info (Saturday, May 27)

• by Soccer America , May 25, 2006

4 pm ET/3 pm CT/2 pm MT/1 pm PT
REAL SALT LAKE (2-5-1, 7 pts) vs. COLORADO (3-3-1, 10 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: Real Salt Lake - DF Eddie Pope (National Team - USA), DF Douglas Sequeira (National Team - Costa Rica), DF Paul Broome (L ankle internal derangement), MF Seth Trembly (L knee ACL tear); Colorado DF Pablo Mastroeni (National Team - USA), GK Matt Jordan (lower back), DF Aitor Karanka (R ankle sprain), FW Nicolas Hernandez (R hamstring strain).
Referee: Colin Tait.

7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
NEW ENGLAND (3-3-1, 10 pts) vs. HOUSTON (4-3-1, 13 pts)
TV: HDNet, FSN-NE.
Direct Kick: TBA
Key Players Out: New England - MF Clint Dempsey (National Team - USA), DF Avery John (National Team - Trin. & Tobago), DF Marshall Leonard (L Achilles tendon repair); FW Brian Ching (National Team - USA), MF Aaron Lanes (R fifth metatarsal fracture).
Referee: Shane Moody.

8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
KANSAS CITY (4-3-1, 13 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (4-1-3, 15 pts)
TV: CSN-DC.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: Kansas City - FW Josh Wolff (National Team - USA), DF Jimmy Conrad (National Team - USA), FW Eddie Johnson (National Team - USA); D.C.
United - MF Ben Olsen (National Team - USA), MF Santino Quaranta (R hamstring strain).
Referee: Terry Vaughn.

Saturday, May 27, 11:00 pm ET/10:00 pm CT/8:00 pm PT
CHIVAS USA (1-4-1, 4 pts) vs. CHICAGO (2-1-4, 10 pts)
TV: FSN-PT, CSN-Chi.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: Chivas USA - DF Claudio Suarez (National Team - Mexico), MF John OÆBrien (National Team - USA), MF Ramon Ramfrez (L knee sprain), MF Mike Munoz (R ankle tendonitis), DF Esteban Arias (concussion); Chicago - DF Jim Curtin (R foot fracture), MF Diego Gutierrez (R hamstring strain), MF Justin Mapp (facial fracture).
Referee: Silviu Petrescu.