Two of Major League Soccer's biggest markets will clash when the New York Red Bulls travel to California to take on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.

The back-to-back defending Major League Soccer Cup champion Houston Dynamo will be gunning for their first win of the 2008 season on Saturday night when they host the Colorado Rapids.

When asked how the Columbus Crew, who have won four straight and five of six, could continue their early-season success, forward Alejandro Moreno had a simple answer.

Justin Mapp and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored and Jon Busch posted his fourth shutout as the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United, 2-0, in Major League Soccer on Thursday night.

Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis finally had enough this week, criticizing officials for calls that "are consistently going against us."

The Chicago Fire waived Brazilian defender Bruno Menezes on Wednesday.

The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis one game and fined him $1,000 for public criticism of MLS officiating after his team's 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy this past weekend.

The Seattle Sounders FC signed French forward Sebastien Le Toux to a multi-year contract, the team announced. Le Toux is the first player to sign with the Major League Soccer club, which will begin play in 2009.

D.C. United coach Tom Soehn wasn't able to single out one player who had a good performance after the team's most recent loss.

Red Bull New York signed former Toronto FC defender Andrew Boyens on Tuesday.