Around the League: March 13th

You probably figured it out by now, but this is going to be my regular Friday feature. It takes a whole lot less creativity on my part, I get to spread the love around to different sites, and you get some news updates. Everyone wins.

I'm putting every blog that doesn't link to me on notice. Shiver your timbers.

Chicago Fire

• Soumare got the call up to the Mali National Team. Congrats!
• Brian McBride answers questions on The Red Card
  

Chivas USA

• Chivas USA play Houston in a final preseason game tonight
• Chivas have a new forward in Mexican veteran Eduardo Lillingston

Lillingston in action (a freakin' half hour worth of highlights)

Colorado Rapids

• Scott Palguta has been scooped up by the Rapids. "I finally have (an MLS) club put some faith in me."
• A great article on Gregory Richadson, the Joe Public star who signed with Colorado
  

Columbus Crew

• The Crew trademarked Nordecke, and that's got some people pissed off
• Crew capitalists paying workers fairer wages
  

DC United

• ED Morgan at the DC United Examiner is giving a sweet A-Z rundown of United players. Just click the arrows to scroll through the articles
• Problems with a stadium in PG county. Sigh.
  

FC Dallas

• Some of the FC Dallas youngsters helped the U-20 team win
• Hyndman's is working on balancing the roster
  

Houston Dynamo

• Waibel isn't going anywhere
• Eddie Robinson is gone for most of the season
  

KC Wizards

• Ryan Pore signed with the Portland Timbers
• Adam Christman is injured, and Hirsig is still waiting for a work permit
  

LA Galaxy

• Arena signs four players to contracts
• A Horley beat bobby is going to coach at LA (what you ask? Come on, everyone knows what a Horley beat bobby is.)
  

NE Revolution

• A look at the rookie Barnes
• Soccer might struggle in a bad economy but you can buy Revs season tickets for 200 bucks. Wow that's cheap.
  

Red Bull New York

• Da Bulls ended the preseason with a win against Crystal Palace USA
• The Bulls completed a sexy photo shoot (video)
  

An animated tour of Red Bull Arena

Real Salt Lake

• RSL beat the Battery 2-1
• Orrin thinks RSL will win the West
  

San Jose Earthquakes

• Beckham is going to miss both of LA's games at San Jose. So sad.
• Five questions for San Jose
  

Seattle Sounders

• Good news, Ljungberg's recovery is ahead of schedule
• Wowa, Freddy Montero might not even be with the Sounders, that would be a blow
  

Toronto FC

• WV Hooligan has a TFC season preview
• Mr Reed has some problems with the pay Pablo Vitti is getting
  

Random Stuff

• Throw pastries at the pitch
• Puma didn't get the skort memo (a must read)