A flurry of player moves has followed in the wake of MLS Cup, with the Expansion Draft and numerous trades indicating another busy offseason is underway.

The season is barely over, and Galaxy Nation is still recovering from its victory and lavish Staples Center celebration, yet preparations for the 2012 campaign have already begun.

In his post-MLS Cup comments, David Beckham showed the same consistency that marked his best, and possibly, last season in MLS: he revealed nothing about his future other than to reiterate, "We'll see."

MLS Cup 2011 may be a harbinger of the future: the highest-seeded team to reach the final, the Los Angeles Galaxy, will host it Sunday against Houston.

I know a lot of fans and journalists and other observers have jumped aboard the Good Ship MLS somewhat recently, and to them I say, "Welcome aboard!"

The MLS Western Conference final Sunday (TV: ESPN2/Deportes, 9 p.m. ET) matches Los Angeles and Real Salt Lake nearly two years after RSL beat the Galaxy on penalty kicks in MLS Cup 2009.

Two teams that missed out on the playoffs last year vie for a spot in MLS Cup Sunday when Sporting Kansas City hosts Houston Dynamo (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer) in the Eastern Conference final.