MLS Newsstand - July 9, 2012
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MLS Newsstand – July 9, 2012
First XI All-Stars Announced
1. Caps' Jay DeMerit joins all-star cast(Vancouver Sun)
2. San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski, Steven Beitashour named to MLS All-Star Game First XI (San Jose Mercury News)
3. Three Sporting KC players selected to All-Star First XI(Kansas City Star)
4. Donovan, Beckham highlight MLS ‘First XI’ in fan voting(Associated Press)
5. Canada’s De Rosario, Whitecaps captain DeMerit among MLS all-stars(The Canadian Press)
6. MLS All-Star First XI(NYTimes.com)
8. Dwayne De Rosario named to All-Star First XI(WashingtonTimes.com)
9. Beckham, Donovan make All-Star list(ESPNLosAngeles.com)
10. Dwayne De Rosario voted into 2012 MLS All-Star Game(CSNWashington.com)
Other MLS News
11. Sounders' Steve Zakuani thankful to be back in game action(The Seattle Times)
12. Real Salt Lake rallies behind Javier Morales(The Salt Lake Tribune)
13. Pregame honor handed to Cowboys' Dez Bryant(The Dallas Morning News)
14. Zakuani takes step to move past injury (Tacoma News Tribune)
15. Teammates have got Javier Morales' back(Deseret News)
16. Johnson stronger than ever in the net(Gwinnett Daily Post)
17. Tough Calls for Futty Danso and Muslim Players During Ramadan(The Daily Observer)
18. New majority investor Erick Thohir in place, Dwayne De Rosario voted to MLS all-star team, tight Eastern Conference standings(WashingtonPost.com)
19. Quincy Amarikwa training with Red Bulls(NYPost.com)
20. MLS midseason awards ... and some second-half questions(SportsIllustrated.com)
21. Union offense thriving under Hackworth(CSNPhilly.com)
Chicago Fire 0, LA Galaxy 2
22. Galaxy end flat Fire's 4-game unbeaten streak(Chicago Tribune)
23. Punchless Fire punished by Galaxy’s Robbie Keane(Chicago Sun-Times)
24. Robbie Keane leads Galaxy to 2-0 win over Chicago Fire(Los Angeles Times)
25. Keane scores twice in Galaxy’s win over Fire(Associated Press)
26. Keane, defense worth 3 points(ESPNLosAngeles.com)
Philadelphia Union 3, Toronto FC 0
27. Union shut out Toronto FC(Philadelphia Inquirer)
28. Freddy Adu scores in Philadelphia Union's 3-0 rout of Toronto FC(Philadelphia Daily News)
29. Reds crash back down with loss to Union(Toronto Sun)
30. Philadelphia Union 3-0 Toronto FC - as it happened(The Guardian)
31. Toronto FC victim of poor first half in loss to Union(National Post)
32. Toronto FC dominated by Philadelphia Union in 3-0 loss(The Canadian Press)
New England Revolution 2, New York Red Bulls 0
33. Nguyen, Revolution stop Red Bulls(Boston Globe)
34. Jerry Bengtson, Revs take no Bull(Boston Herald)
35. Revs extend streak(The Sun Chronicle)
36. New England Revolution blank Red Bulls, 2-0(Associated Press)
37. Foxborough Whammy(NYTimes.com)
38. Red Bulls fall 2-0, run winless skid at New England to 18(NYPost.com)
Montreal Impact 2, Columbus Crew 1
39. Patrice Bernier scores winner as Impact rallies to beat Columbus Crew(Montreal Gazette)
40. Late goal denies road win(Columbus Dispatch)
41. Impact slip past Crew 2-1(Associated Press)
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