Two good reasons for Galaxy fans to venture to Home Depot Center tonight: it’s the annual and increasingly popular equipment sale before the game, which features a Galaxy team coming off its biggest win of the season.

Staff Writer Phil Collin has the preview of a game Vancouver midfielder Vancouver midfielder John Thorrington, who was raised on the Palos Verdes Peninsula you can see from the stadium, always looks forward to playing in.

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The Vancouver perspective:

Chivas USA plays FC Dallas today in the Lone Star State in a game that breaks down like this statistically.

Dallas has a snappy little game preview: