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The Red Bulls touched down at Long Beach Airport as they prepare for Sunday's MLS Cup vs. the Crew.
The Red Bulls touched down at Long Beach Airport as they prepare for Sunday's MLS Cup vs. the Crew. (Alegria/MLS)
Red Bulls arrive in Los Angeles
As the New York Red Bulls charter flight landed at Long Beach Airport on late Thursday afternoon, Gordon Kljestan looked out the window and thought, "I'm home. Indeed, Kljestan, who grew up in nearby Huntington Beach, is the local product on this Red Bulls team and, as such, has the most ticket requests for Sunday's MLS Cup Final at The Home Depot Center. more >

Padula finishing successful first year
Gino Padula has only lost once in his MLS career -- to the Red Bulls on Oct. 18.Gino Padula doesn't see Sunday's MLS Cup against New York as a chance for payback on the one blemish to his season. The Argentinean defender, signed by the Crew on March 24, struggled through early injuries to appear in 17 regular and postseason matches.  more >

LA weather sweet as Crew train
The Crew resumed training at The Home Depot Center on Thursday.The happiest person running around the sun-splashed practice fields at The Home Depot Center was Columbus Crew equipment manager Rusty Wummel. No longer would he have to spend a few more hours each day washing the cold-weather gear that Crew had donned for the better part of a week. more >

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Injuries

KANSAS CITY
QUESTIONABLE: FW Josh Wolff (fibular stress reaction); PROBABLE: MF Roger Espinoza (ankle contusion); MF Jack Jewsbury (shin contusion); DF Jonathan Leathers (shoulder sprain); DF Lance Watson (back strain)

CHIVAS USA
OUT: DF Eric Ebert (R knee lateral meniscus surgery); FW Alecko Eskandarian (L knee); FW Maykel Galindo (sports hernia surgery); MF Atiba Harris (L thigh); DF Claudio Suαrez (L calf strain); DF Lawson Vaughn (L ankle surgery); MF Sasha Victorine (L knee sprain); MF Raphael Wicky (R ankle surgery)


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Discipline

Brian Mullan
Houston Dynamo
Suspension/Fine: no suspension, $250
Reason: Caution Accumulation

Ante Razov
Chivas USA
Suspension/Fine: no suspension, $250
Reason: Caution Accumulation

Khano Smith
New England Revolution
Suspension/Fine: First 2009 Regular Season game, $250
Reason: Disciplinary Committee Decision

Alvaro Pires
Los Angeles Galaxy
Suspension/Fine: First 2009 Regular Season game, $250
Reason: Red Card: 10/26 vs. FC Dallas

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MLS Newsstand
• McCarthy's Musings: Traveling Through Time (Zones) (Goal.com)
• Angles abound for grand MLS Cup (SoccerAmerica.com)
• The new foreign face of MLS (YahooSports.com)
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MLS Player of the Week
Dane Richards
Red Bulls midfielder scored and added assist in second leg of stunning Series win over Houston.

Red Bulls rewrite script
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First XI: Honor roll
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East final a classic
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