MLS injured list (with statistics)

The table contains following columns, respectively: date when the player was placed on the list, player name, player position, number of games played, number of goals, number of assists, status for the day ("?+" - likely to play; "?" - status uncertain; "?-" - unlikely to play; "-" - will not play). List includes both injured and suspended players.

injuries news

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.

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.

New Eng. 3.4 : Forward Taylor Twellman will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after having surgery on his right knee. New England captain Steve Ralston is also expected to miss four to six weeks after he dislocated his left shoulder in Saturday's season-opening 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

Los Ang. 1.4 : Carlos Ruiz had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be out four to six weeks. The Guatemala forward tore the meniscus and sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during the Galaxy's Major League Soccer season-opening 4-0 loss at Colorado on Saturday. Ruiz returned to the Los Angeles Galaxy in January after being traded from Dallas.

New Eng. 1.4 : Forward Taylor Twellman has torn cartilage in his right knee and is expected to miss six weeks. Twellman will have to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair the medial meniscus. Revolution captain Steve Ralston dislocated his left shoulder in last weekend's season-opening victory over the Houston Dynamo. The full extent of his injury will be known after further tests.

Chivas 20.3 : Defender Alex Zotinca could miss the MLS season after partially tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in an exhibition match. The tear was diagnosed after an MRI late last week, and Zotinca will undergo reconstructive surgery next week. He is expected to miss at least six months. Zotinca started 20 of 22 games and had three assists in his first season for Chivas USA last year.

New York 11.3 : Midfielder Dane Richards will be sidelined for three months with an injured right knee. The Jamaican international tore a knee ligament in a practice game last week in Austria. Richards was a finalist for the Major League Soccer rookie of the year award last season.

Los Ang. 10.1 : Defender Ante Jazic could miss four to six months after having right ankle surgery. However, the 31-year-old Canadian international could return early in the Major League Soccer season, which begins March 29. Jazic appeared in 18 games last season for the Los Angeles Galaxy, with 16 starts.