The 2008 MLS All-Star game on Thursday in Toronto matches up the best of the MLS against West Ham United from the Soccer Betting Premier League. The MLS All-Stars have had great success against foreign teams, winning against Celtic of the Scottish League last year, Chelsea in 2006 and Fulham in 2005. The MLS All-Stars also defeated Chivas de Guadalajara in 2003.

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Thursday’s game could be a high scoring game, unlike the previous two that ended 2-0 and 1-0 in favor of the MLS All-Stars. West Ham has already defeated Columbus 3-1 in a friendly as part of their preseason schedule. The All-Star game is the third of seven preseason friendlies for West Ham as they prepare for their Premier League opener against Wigan on August 16th.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy faces the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in what should be an exciting match. Last year the two teams played one of the best matches of the year in front of a huge crowd. A total of 66,237 people were in attendance for last year’s 5-4 New York victory. Both teams could use a big game on Saturday as neither is playing well. The Red Bulls are winless in their last three games while the Galaxy is winless in their last four. The teams are meeting for the second time this season. New York defeated Los Angeles on the road 2-1 in May.

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New York was happy to have a break before Saturday’s game. They had played eight matches in a 26 day stretch. “I was just saying to the guys that it doesn’t seem we’re getting any breaks now,” Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio said. “At the moment, we don’t get any breaks from the game itself. Hopefully, we’ll get all those legs when we need them the most. I think it will turn around at some point.” New York picked up two players who could start on Saturday. Venezuelan Jorge Rojas and Argentinean Juan Pietravallo could see time in the midfield. The team is also trying to work out a deal with Venezuelan club Deportivo Italta for defender Gabriel Cichero.

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The Columbus Crew sits in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference while the Kansas City Wizards are tied for last place but only 7 points separate the two teams as they enter play on Thursday. The two teams are meeting for the third time this season and so far it has been all Columbus as they have won both meetings. The Crew won 2-1 at home and 3-0 at Kansas City.

Columbus Crew is a -135 favorite with a total of 2.5 at SBG Global

Columbus is coming off a 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake last Saturday. The loss ended a four-game unbeaten streak for Columbus. The Crew was shutout for the first time in more than a month. “I just think we didn’t look sharp,” said Crew head coach Sigi Schmid. “We had a couple of opportunities, if Guillermo scores and makes it 1-1, instead of hitting the post; that changes the game. I thought Marshall had a pretty open header, on the corner. If he puts that one in I think the game tips a little bit and we get a little momentum. We needed a shot of adrenaline, and the only way that was going to come was through a goal, and that didn’t happen.”

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The top two teams in the Western Conference meet on Thursday in Los Angeles as the Galaxy host Chivas USA. Chivas is unbeaten in their last three games overall while the Galaxy is winless in their last three.

Los Angeles is a -155 favorite with a total of 3 at SBG Global
Three-way line – Los Angeles -115, Chivas +215, Draw +225

The Los Angeles Galaxy are coming off a 2-1 loss in their last game to the New England Revolution. Landon Donovan was not able to start due to illness but he did enter in the second half and the Galaxy played better but it was not enough. “It is always good to have your best players out there. Obviously Landon is one of the best players we have got so it is good to have him out there. He has been ill for two or three days and he has not even trained so it was impossible for him to start from the word go,” Galaxy star David Beckham said. “When he did come on it changed the game and it set their players back because they know his pace and they know what he can do. It put us on the front foot and gave us for opportunities to create chances.” The problem for the Galaxy recently has been their defense. Los Angeles has given up nine goals in their last three games.

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Cristiano Ronaldo could be headed to Real Madrid, or he could not. The Glazer family, who owns Manchester United are talking like Ronaldo to Real Madrid is almost a certainty but other United officials are not so sure. Reports are circulating that the Glazers are now focused on the fee they will charge Real Madrid for the world’s best soccer player. It is expected to be a world record transfer fee, perhaps as high as 70-75 million Euro. Other reports have the club saying that Ronaldo will not be sold for any price.

Jorge Mendes is Ronaldo’s agent and he has reportedly told Manchester United that Ronaldo wants to go to Real Madrid. Ronaldo is set to have ankle surgery in the next few days and is availability for the start of next season is in question. He will not be making the preseason trip for Manchester United that begins in South Africa later this month.

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In other transfer news, Manchester City is getting tired of waiting for a decision from Barcelona’s Ronaldinho.

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SBG Global Opening Line: Real Salt Lake - ½ EV , Total 2.5 Over -120

Two of the top teams in the Western Conference meet on Thursday night as Real Salt Lake hosts Houston. Real Salt Lake is one of only two unbeaten teams at home this season. Real Salt Lake and Houston have 15 points each, two back of the L.A. Galaxy in the Western Conference. SBG Global reports that early Soccer Betting has the public taking Dynamo on the Road.

Real Salt Lake had their unbeaten streak snapped at five in their last game when they lost to Kansas City 1-0. “It’s hard for us to feel satisfied,” RSL coach Jason Kreis said. “This is another game where you have to feel like you dropped a point. If we’re a little more focused for the last couple of minutes, we pick up a point. That’s happened too often to us this year.”

Houston is coming off a 1-1 draw against Dallas last week. “The game is a sour point for us. I thought we had more than enough chances in the first few minutes to possibly put the game out of reach. We were in good situations and had good chances. To get a tie out of it, we are not happy,” head coach Dominic Kinnear said. “The guys are disappointed, as we should be. At the halfway point [of the season], I don’t think we are getting as many points as we want or need.” One of the problems for Houston has been their defense.

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