m ET A rundown on some stuff from the MLS office

While it's a battle of conference champions, it's essentially a battle of teams from the same conference winning respective silver chalices that are not the Philip Anschutz Trophy. The Los Angeles Galaxy are the champions of the Westearn Conferenceregular season and playoffsand Real Salt Lake are the champions of the East...no wait, that's not right. Here it goes:Real Salt Lake benefitted from the crossover rule. This is why they were placed in the Eastern Conference bracket RSL finished as the eighth overall seed.

T-110: I don't believe the G's will make the same mistake, though They shouldn't Lightning striking twice is the last thing LA wants. I am still disappointed by Abner Rogers failing to capitalize at the HDC. T-105: BigSoccer is a community I have frequented for a while There is this section known as MLS Fan Rivalries. Others post simple bottles of beer, wine and spirits to share with the visually inebriated So it is written by the thread starter, Topper. Topper doubles as a moderator, and also works as an HDC employee. T-100: Qwest Field is a stadium fit for three codes of football: rugby, American, and association. Actually, I will have to check for myself if it has hosted a rugby international test match This is a solid field for play, but the turf is a bit fast This will be a factor T-95: It's less than two hours to kickoff of MLS Cup 2009.

And the intensity continues to build as the fans go through the turnstiles, tifosi and other favors in hand. I have yet to find out if it has earned Halal certification, thus making it good for at least three religions Aside from that, I like the taste. Makes a good sandwich condiment for the soft variety of bread Excuse me while I snack on this spinach dip Santa Barbara Bay is a solid brand of dip, too But for Stacy's, I recommend Sabra as a partner T-80: An hour and twenty to kickoff. I am rubbing my fingers as I type this part of the play-by-play.

At this point you should be watching MLS Extra Time on MLSNet T-60: Kickoff is scheduled for 5:55 p.m ET/8:55 p.m ET A rundown on some stuff from the MLS office. Jason Kreis has the chance to become the fourth former MLS player to also win an MLS Cup as coach. The first was Frank Yallop (Tampa Bay 1996-98); he won two MLS Cups in charge of the San Jose Earthquakes (2001, 2003) Peter Nowak (Chicago 1998-2002) led D.C. United to victory in MLS Cup 2004, and Dominic Kinnear (Colorado 1996; San Jose 1997; Tampa Bay 1998-2000) guided the Houston Dynamo to back-to-back Cup victories in 2006 and 2007. Arena becomes the third coach to guide a team in four MLS Cup Finals, joining Steve Nicol, who guided the New England Revolution in four championship games (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007), and Sigi Schmid, who brought the LA Galaxy to the MLS Cup Final in 1999, 2001 and 2002, winning on the final occasion, as well as guiding last years triumph by the Columbus Crew. Kreis will be the 15th different coach to manage a team in the MLS Cup Final.