By Paul Kennedy and Ridge Mahoney
On the eve of the biggest game in the Portland Timbers’ short MLS history,
The size and fervor extend to their tifos, thecenter piece for the documentary by Nick and Colin Barnicle — sons of the well-known Boston journalist
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MLSSOCCER.COM AT THE PLAYOFFS.MLSsoccer.com is doing live pre- and post-game shows for every MLS playoff match with coverage from its New York studios and at MLS stadiums. Besides MLSSoccer.com’s team of editors, analystsinclude former MLS players Cory Gibbs and Craig Waibel.
WEDNESDAY CONFLICTS.Neither of the second legs of the Eastern Conference finals will air on English-language national teams Wednesday because of conflicts. NBCSN airs NHL hockey, while ESPN and ESPN2 have the NBAand college football.
MLS Conference Semifinals, Leg 2:
Wednesday, November 6
Sporting KC vs. New England, 9:00 p.m. ET (KSMO;CSN-NE)
Thursday, November 7
Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 9:00 p.m.ET (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes)
Portland vs. Seattle, 11:00 p.m. ET (NBCSN; UDN)
WEEKEND LOOK AHEAD. Weekendcoverage of the EPL will be highlighted by the match between first-place Arsenal and Manchester United Sunday at Old Trafford at 11:10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo. With a victory at United, Arsenalwould post its best-ever start to a Premier League season with 28 points in 11 matches.
COSMOS COUNTDOWN. One World Sportswill air a series of New York Cosmos game rebroadcasts and other programming this week leading up to Saturday’s NASL Soccer Bowl game at Atlanta that will air on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes (kickoff: 7:30p.m ET). All seven Cosmos home games will be re-shown with commentary by Shep Messing, analyst for New York Red Bull telecasts and a member of the old Cosmos inthe 1970s. Two highlight shows and five episodes of “Cosmos Classics” featuring matches from that era will also be shown leading up to the Atlanta-Cosmos final. Twitter followers (