The internationals are over. Players who played in front of packed stadiums with a trip to Brazil on the line for the last couple weeks finally get to return to their clubs.
MLS 2013, Week 17 preview and fixtures: Internationals in the rearview mirror
MLS is back at full strength again.
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Their reward?
Scintillating midseason MLS action in oppressive heat.
Saturday, 7 p.m. ET - MLS Live
Mark Watson beat a real team in his debut as a manager last week so beating D.C. shouldn’t be a problem.
Pick: San Jose, 2-1.
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET - MLS Live
Is this still a rivalry? I’m unclear. Can MLS, creator and arbiter of all rivalries, please weigh in?
Pick: Draw, 1-1.
Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET - MLS Live
Dallas may win, but Kansas City's welcome back party for Graham Zusi and Matt Besler will trump any three points.
Pick: Dallas, 2-0.
Saturday 9 p.m. ET - MLS Live
TFC will be awarded a point if nobody gets arrested this weekend.
Pick: Houston, 2-0.
Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders
Saturday, 9:30 p.m. ET - MLS Live
Eddie Johnson, Brad Evans and Alvaro Saborio are all back. It feels like real soccer again.
Pick: Salt Lake, 2-1.
Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
Sunday, 5 p.m. ET - ESPN
The Red Bulls have a new training ground. The Union have Jack McInerney.
Pick: Philadelphia, 2-1.
Sunday, 7 p.m. ET - NBC Sports Network
And so the post-Mastroeni era begins in Colorado. Or was that two years ago?
Revised: And so the DeShorn Brown era continues in Colorado.
Pick: Portland, 3-1.
Chivas USA vs. LA Galaxy
Sunday, 11 p.m. ET - UniMas
The halftime entertainment will be a bare knuckle brawl between David Beckham and Jesse Marsch.
Pick: LA, 2-0.
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