MLS Newsstand- March 28, 2012
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Select MLS Clips – March 28, 2012
- An Alain Rochat sprained ankle paves way for Jordan Harvey to start against former club (SportsNet West)
- Portland Timbers play host to Aston Villa in friendly on July 24 (KRCW- CW, Portland)
- Ryan Johnson, Toronto FC prepare for first leg of CONCACAF Champions League semifinal tonight (SportsNet, Canada)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi weighs in on Canadian National Team, the Whitecaps’ early season success, and the importance of David Beckham to the league (CHAN- Global BC)
- Sounders FC playing it safe with Rosales, Robinson injuries; Michael Gspurning recovers after rough Champions League outing (KONG- Seattle, WA)
MLS Newsstand – March 28, 2012
1. TFC in tough against Santos Laguna (Toronto Sun)
2. TFC shaken, but stirred up for Santos Laguna (Toronto Sun)
3. Toronto FC looks for more cohesive effort in Champions League clash (National Post)
4. TFC will need to turn up the heat to beat Santos (Canadian Press)
5. Home sweet home for RSL? Yes — just maybe not so much when it’s crowded (Salt Lake Tribune)
6. Goalie Johnson to return to Fire after Olympic heartbreaker (Chicago Tribune)
7. Looking forward to Philly thriller (The Province)
8. Union's Albright believes in Philly soccer (Philadelphia Daily News)
9. Harris, Thorrington hope to be back in lineup (Vancouver Sun)
10. Portland Timbers to face EPL's Aston Villa in friendly (The Oregonian)
11. Jean-Marc Alexandre's goal leads San Jose Earthquakes to 1-0 win over Portland Timbers (San Jose Mercury News)
12. Emergency goalkeeper parachuted into Toronto FC lineup (Postmedia News)
13. Hanyer Mosquera injury depletes central defender position for Portland Timbers (The Oregonian)
14. U.S. loses steam with latest flop (Houston Chronicle)
15. Aston Villa to face 3 MLS teams in exhibitions (Associated Press)
16. Fire to host English club Aston Villa in July (Associated Press)
17. Vermes' vision shaping Sporting Kansas City (USAToday.com)
18. TFC has chance to rebound vs. Santos (Sportsnet.ca)
19. FC Dallas good, bad on set pieces in loss (ESPNDallas.com)
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