Real Salt Lake fell behind in the Supporters' Shield race this weekend after only securing a scoreless tie in New York. However it was a controversial one, with the defending champions calling referee Jair Marrufo their “curse.”
Costa Rican Alvaro Saborio was at the center of one of the controversies from the match. The star forward has played well for RSL and the club is already looking at possibly making him a Designated Player.
The good news for the Red Bulls is that winger Dane Richards stayed hot in Jamaica’s 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.
The Houston Dynamo, once the cream of the crop, are stuck in last place in the West after an ignominious defeat to the New England Revolution on Sunday. Ryan Cochrane takes the blame for the loss and Dominic Kinnear is still dumbfounded.
Meanwhile in Division 2, the Vancouver Whitecaps are in the semifinals after ousting their future MLS expansion rivals Portland Timbers. As in New York, the referee attracted a great deal of attention there, too.
The Whitecaps get ready to face the Puerto Rico Islanders. It could be an all-Canada Division-2 final with the Carolina Railhawks taking on the Montreal Impact in the other semifinal.
The purchase of Liverpool by Boston Red Sox owners New England Sports Ventures may yet fall through and this week will be critical.
Lastly, French club Marseille may look to sue Manchester City’s Nigel de Jong for his latest horror tackle on one of their players on loan to EPL club Newcastle.
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