We are now less than two months away from the start of the 2010 MLS season. As reported back in October the MLS First Kick will take place on Thursday March 25th as the Seattle Sounders host the new expansion club Philadelphia Union. Then on Saturday March 27th six additional match-ups take place including Chicago vs. New York on ESPN2 and New England at the LA Galaxy on Fox Soccer Channel. Now comes news of the full MLS schedule for the upcoming season. Here is a look at 13 key dates over the course of the year ahead and the match-ups to watch for:
1) April 1 - Real Salt Lake v. Houston (ESPN2) / LA Galaxy v. Chivas USA (ESPN2) - Four major players in the western conference have early season battles.
2) April 17 - Chivas USA v. Houston / Chicago v. DC United / Real Salt Lake v. LA Galaxy (FSC) - Title game rematch as Real visit the Home Depot Center.
3) May 8 - LA Galaxy v. Seattle / New England v. Columbus (FSC) / Houston v. Chivas USA - Three key playoff match-ups
4) May 29 - LA Galaxy v. Columbus / Chivas USA v. DC United
5) June 5 - Houston v. LA Galaxy / Real Salt Lake v. DC United / New England v. Seattle
6) June 26 - Seattle v. Philadelphia (ESPN2) / Chicago v. New England / DC United v. Columbus
7) July 10 - San Jose v. Philadelphia (relegation battle, oh wait) / Columbus v. Houston / LA Galaxy v. New England
8) July 24 - Real Salt Lake v. Chivas USA / Houston v. Columbus - both match-ups within 2 weeks of each other could decide the overall league table winner.
9) August 14 - Houston v. New England / Columbus v. Real Salt Lake / Seattle v. Chivas USA
10) September 4 - LA Galaxy v. Chicago / Columbus v. DC United (FSC) / Seattle v. New England
11) September 18 - Chicago v. Real Salt Lake / Seattle v. Columbus / DC United v. LA Galaxy (FSC)
12) October 3 - Chivas USA v. LA Galaxy (ESPN2) - Late season Super Clasico
13) October 23 - Real Salt Lake v. Colorado / Seattle v. Houston / Chicago v. Chivas USA (FSC)
To check out the full schedule details, game times, and TV coverage head over to the MLS schedule website.
What match-ups or dates strike you as the most interesting so far?
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