MLS Newsstand- May 11, 2012
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- New York Red Bulls beat Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Wednesday (ESPNEWS-ESPN)
- PART 1: BBVA Compass Stadium and Houston Dynamo are profiled in-depth; Phil Collins fills in as celebrity co-anchor (KRIV-Fox, Houston)
- PART 2: BBVA Compass Stadium and Houston Dynamo are profiled in-depth; Phil Collins fills in as celebrity co-anchor (KRIV-Fox, Houston)
- Houston Dynamo will host D.C. United to a sellout crowd for their inaugural game at BBVA Compass Stadium (KTRK-ABC, Houston)
- LA Galaxy to host Real Madrid this summer for a World Football Challenge match (KCOP-Fox, Los Angeles)
- Amway Canadian Championship semifinal between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact is previewed (Sportsnet Connected-Rogers Sportsnet)
- Portland Timbers players visit a young Timbers fan in the hospital (KPTV-Fox, Portland)
- Seattle Sounders FC take on Real Salt Lake this weekend, and a win could catapult the club into first place in the Western Conference (KIMA-CBS, Yakima, WA)
- Toronto FC win their first match in all competitions to snap an 11-game winless streak (CityNews, Toronto)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC beat FC Edmonton in an Amway Canadian Championship semifinal game (CFRN-CTV, Edmonton)
- Business leaders in Eugene presented plans to renovate the city’s Civic Stadium in the hopes of someday bringing an MLS team there (KVAL-CBS, Eugene, OR)
- Sporting Kansas City have dropped two consecutive games coming into their match on Saturday (KCTV-CBS, Kansas City)
- Columbus Crew sign Chris Birchall (WSYX-ABC, Columbus)
MLS Newsstand – May 11, 2012
1.Beckham to fill Big O for Montreal Impact match(The Gazette)
2.D.C. United’s Bill Hamid, Andy Najar make most of return to lineup(The Washington Post)
3.Pat Onstad serves as mentor to young United goalkeepers(The Washington Times)
4.A friendly showing of some offense(Philadelphia Daily News)
5.Koffie gets the call to go on the offensive(The Province)
6.No pressure in returning here, Nguyen says(The Province)
7.TFC's Winter weathers storm(Toronto Sun)
8.Sporting KC star thrills fans at Cancer Battler Cup(The Examiner)
9.Dynamo join MLS stadium frenzy(Associated Press)
10.Marsch making impact in Montreal(Associated Press)
11.Crew to take on Stoke City(Associated Press)
12.White House visit next week(ESPNLosAngeles.com)
13.Brek Shea's status remains uncertain for Columbus game(ESPNDallas.com)
14.Columbus Crew to face EPL club Stoke City in July(SportingNews.com)
15.For Red Bulls, It’s All About the Result(NYTimes.com)
16.Sporting Kansas City in need of a new plan of attack(KansasCity.com)
17.Impact could break attendance mark once more vs. LA(MLSsoccer.com)
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