Playoff positions settled in Major League Soccer

The regular season concluded Sunday around Major League Soccer. The knockout-round, single elimination playoff matches are set for Wednesday and Thursday.

Toronto FC, New York City FC have first-round byes in the Eastern Conference. Seattle and Portland have byes in the Western Conference.

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Weekend soccer television schedule: MLS, Premier League and how to avoid watching the dreadful LA Galaxy

You’ve been warned:

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Soccer on TV: Saturday’s schedule

Here is the list of games from across the world that can be viewed on TV on Saturday.

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6:30 a.m. – Borussia Dortmund at SC Freiburg – FS1

6:30 a.m. – Eintracht Frankfurt at Borussia Monchengladbach – FSP

6:30 a.m. – Bayer Leverkusen at Mainz – FS2

6:55 a.m. – Bournemouth at Arsenal – NBCSN

7 a.m. – Tottenham at Everton – CNBC

7:05 a.m. – Atletico Madrid at Valencia – beIN

9:15 a.m. – Chievo Verona at Juventus – beIN

9:30 a.m. – Manchester United at Stoke City – Ch. 4

9:30 a.m. – Bayern Munich at TSG Hoffenheim – FSP

11:35 a.m. – Espanyol at Barcelona – beIN

12:30 p.m. – NWSL: FC Kansas City Chicago – Lifetime

12:55 p.m. – MLS: New York at Chicago – UniMas

4:55 p.m. – Necaxa at Monterrey – Gala

5 p.m. – Chivas at Pachuca – KMEX, 1220

6:55 p.m. – Veracruz at Club America – KMEX

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MLS increases number of substitutes for upcoming postseason

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that a fourth sub will be available for teams during the upcoming postseason.

The extra sub will only be available if the game goes to extra time and may be used regardless of the number of subs a team makes during regulation.

Other competitions that have experimented with the fourth substitute include the FA Cup, Scottish Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

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100 Percent Soccer column: Real stars on show at MLS All-Star game and the return of Sigi Scmid to the LA Galaxy

(Photos courtesy LA Galaxy).

Given today’s news, this week’s 100 Percent Soccer column that was filed Wednesday afternoon before word broke of Sigi Schmid’s Galaxy return, was rather prescient.

Also: Continue reading “100 Percent Soccer column: Real stars on show at MLS All-Star game and the return of Sigi Scmid to the LA Galaxy” »

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100 Percent Soccer column: Can the Galaxy turn their season around after deflating home loss to Vancouver Wednesday?

Read the match report here.

Short answer from fans: no (see more reaction below).

This was not what coach Curt Onalfo and the Galaxy wanted when they embarked on the second half of the season Wednesday against Vancouver.

Read more at this week’s 100 Percent Soccer column (full disclosure it was filed just before last night’s game kicked off).

Fans are not happy:

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ICYMI: Pele signs with LA Galaxy, will Zlatan Ibrahimovic be next?

No, not THAT Pele — it’s Pele van Anholt, a 26-year-old Dutch defender.

As for the persistent Zlatan rumors, the latest is that he could stay with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said today at a press conference in LA ahead of Saturday’s friendly against the Galaxy since he will be out until at least December.

But the LA Times was most insistent earlier that the Galaxy could be his destination. And yet the always reliable tabloid The Sun (cough, cough) says otherwise.

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