Soccer Wednesday

MLS Rankings

1. Columbus (8-3-9): Quietly and methodically the defending champs are back on top.

2. Houston (10-5-5): Allowed three goals to D.C. United, yet still prevailed 4-3 over the weekend.

3. Chicago (8-3-8): Held RSL in check for 90 minutes as Chicago remains one point behind Crew.

4. Seattle (7-4-8): Even with 10 men, surrendering four goals to San Jose was quite shocking.

5. D.C. United (6-4-10): Had a chance to make a statement but instead lost 4-3 at Houston.

6. L.A. Galaxy (6-3-10): Took a break from league action by hosting Barcelona and losing 2-1.

7. New England (6-5-6): Despite early struggles, the Revs are just three points out of playoff spot.

8. Chivas USA (8-6-3): The Goats are hoping a bye week will get their offense back on track.

9. Toronto FC (7-7-6): Continue to hover around .500 and earned a draw with Toronto last week.

10. Colorado (7-6-6): Hung close at Columbus but couldn't put anything away.

11. Real Salt Lake (6-8-5): Loss at Chicago drops the club's road record to 1-7-2 this year.

12. FC Dallas (5-9-5): Four goal outburst by Cunningham led to a 6-0 win over Kansas City.

13. Kansas City (5-7-6): Another mediocre season just cost coach Curt Onalfo his job.

14. San Jose (4-10-5): Took advantage of a Seattle red card to thrash the Sounders 4-0.

15. New York (2-15-4): Red Bulls avoided a loss last week, but only because it had a bye.

Game of the week

D.C. United at Houston

Houston clings to a three-point lead in the West with D.C. United just two points out of the East lead. Both teams would love to secure all three points in the Texas heat.

MLS ALL-STAR GAME HISTORY