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Chivas 10.5 : Chivas USA acquired Carey Talley from Real Salt Lake on Friday, trading a conditional draft pick for the veteran defenseman. Carey is in his 11th MLS season and has played in 256 games. He has 18 goals and 25 assists. Also Friday, Chivas waived defenseman Chris Pozniak and defenseman Dan Gargan retired.
Real 8.5 : Coach Jason Kreis was suspended one game by the MLS for criticizing the league's officiating after Real Salt Lake's 2-2 tie at home against Los Angeles last weekend. He criticized MLS officials and his comments later appeared in a published report. Kreis will miss his team's game against Dallas on Saturday.
New York 6.5 : The New York Red Bulls placed midfielder Michael Palacio on the season-ending injury list. Palacio hurt his left knee in the first half of the Red Bulls' Reserve League match against the New England Revolution last month. Meanwhile, the Red Bulls signed New Zealand defender Andrew Boyens, who has been training with the team for the past two weeks. The 24-year-old was waived by Toronto on April 14.
Chicago 29.4 : The Chicago Fire have signed Paraguayan defender Lider Marmol. The 23-year-old, who can also play at defensive midfielder, has trained with the team since April 19 and will be cleared to play once he receives a visa and work permit. Marmol started the season in training camp with the New York Red Bulls, but the teams could not reach an agreement and Marmol returned to Chicago.
Los Ang. 19.4 : The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired midfielder Joe Franchino from the New England Revolution for a second-round pick in 2009. Franchino began his career with the Galaxy in 1998 and spent 2 ,5 years with them before joining the Revolution midway through the 2000 season. He has five goals and 23 assists in 211 regular-season games and 25 postseason games.
Houston 17.4 : Eddie Robinson was suspended for three games by Major League Soccer for violent contact with Kansas City's Tyson Wahl last weekend. Robinson was not whistled for a foul on the play, but the MLS disciplinary committee decided the Houston Dynamo defender made unnecessary contact with Wahl's head. Robinson will miss games at Los Angeles on Saturday, at Columbus on April 26 and at home against Chivas USA on May 3.
Chicago 12.4 : The Chicago Fire announced president and general manager John Guppy has left the team. Andell Sports Group Managing Director Javier Leon will serve as interim president and general manager. The team said officials will begin looking for a permanent replacement immediately.
Toronto 10.4 : Former Major League Soccer player of the year Amado Guevara joined Toronto. The Honduran international was the league player of the year in 2004 with the MetroStars, since renamed the New York Red Bulls, and spent four years with club before being traded to Chivas USA. But he was released after playing only four games for the Los Angeles-based club in 2007. Guevara returned to Honduras after his release from Chivas, joining Motagua.
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| # | team | points | g.dif. | win-draw-loss |
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| Eastern Conference | ||||
| 1 | Columbus | 18 | 5 | 6-0-1 (7) |
| 2 | Chicago | 16 | 10 | 5-1-1 (7) |
| 3 | New Eng. | 13 | -1 | 4-1-3 (8) |
| 4 | New York | 11 | 3 | 3-2-1 (6) |
| 5 | Kansas | 10 | -1 | 3-1-3 (7) |
| 5 | Toronto | 10 | -1 | 3-1-2 (6) |
| 7 | D.C. Utd. | 6 | -5 | 2-0-5 (7) |
| Western Conference | ||||
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 2 | 3-0-4 (7) |
| 2 | Dallas | 9 | 2 | 2-3-2 (7) |
| 3 | Los Ang. | 8 | -1 | 2-2-3 (7) |
| 4 | Real | 8 | -1 | 2-2-3 (7) |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | -3 | 1-4-2 (7) |
| 6 | Chivas | 5 | -5 | 1-2-4 (7) |
| 7 | San Jose | 4 | -4 | 1-1-4 (6) |
last results
| 11.5 | Los Ang. - New York | 1 : 2 |
| 11.5 | San Jose - Columbus | 2 : 3 |
| 11.5 | Real - Dallas | 2 : 1 |
| 11.5 | Houston - Colorado | 2 : 1 |
| 11.5 | Chivas - New Eng. | 1 : 2 |
| 9.5 | D.C. Utd. - Chicago | 0 : 2 |
home win - draw - away win (1-x-2)
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League format : Soccer / Football : MLS 2008
Each team play four games against each opponent within its conference (two home, two away) as well two games (one home, one away) against each of the six teams in the other conference. Based on the point totals at the end of the Major League Soccer campaign, eight teams advance to postseason - top four teams from each conference. After a home-and-away Conference Semifinals series (aggregate goal format), the winners advance to the single game Conference Championship. The Conference Champions play a single game for the MLS Cup.
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