Arena replaces the departed Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit, who were let go last week.

Both teams could be shorthanded with players rushing back from national team duties from Wednesday's international fixture date.

Kei Kamara scored two goals and Stuart Holden and Nate Jaqua each added one to pace the offense in a dominant performance by the Dynamo. The victory was the home side's fourth in a row, extending the team's unbeaten streak to seven games.

Conversely, Chivas USA is winless in five.

There wasn't much action in the first half when the Revolution had the only two shots on goal. One of those shots found the back of the net on an unorthodox goal in the 24th minute.

Khano Smith took control after receiving a pass from defender Michael Parkhurst.

In the 46th minute of the Red Bulls game vs. Toronto FC on Aug. 17, Cichero struck Toronto FC player Danny Dichio in the head with his elbow and was issued a red card for the offense. Dichio was injured on the play and did not return to the game. This fine and suspension are in addition to the automatic one game suspension and $250 fine for the red card, totaling a two-game suspension and a $500 fine.

Cichero will miss the Red Bulls next match vs. the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 24, and the following match vs. D.C. United on Aug. 30.

The Rapids also announced that assistant coach Gary Smith would assume the club's head coaching position for the remainder of the 2008 season on an interim basis.

"We appreciate all that Fernando has done for this team over the last four years and wish him and his family the best," Rapids managing director Jeff Plush said. "He has worked tirelessly on behalf of our organization and brought us some of our greatest successes. We are poised to achieve great things, and when we do we will look back fondly and appreciatively of Fernando's tenure with our club."

Allowing two goals in the opening 25 minutes of the first half at home? Kinnear can live with that. After all, Houston scored four goals before halftime and held on defeat Real Salt Lake, 4-3.

"We won, we are on top of the conference, and we are happy about that," Kinnear said.

United is 7-2-1 in its last 10 matches, with its last two wins being shutouts - its only two this season. D.C.'s surge has helped it overcome a horrible start and get back in the race in the Eastern Conference.

D.C. United is six points behind the first-place Columbus Crew and five behind second-place New England, which lost the top spot last week.

O?Brien earned the honor after scoring two goals and notching an assist in San Jose?s 4-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.

O?Brien opened the scoring for the 'Quakes against the Revolution in the 11th minute.

Arena, who becomes the seventh coach in club history, will oversee all of the club's soccer operations, including the first team, reserve and academy teams and youth development.

"While it has been a very difficult week, I believe the end result is a very positive step forward for the Galaxy," said team president and CEO Timothy Leiweke. "Bruce is the best coach for the Galaxy and certainly one of the best coaches in the history of the league. I am impressed with his passion, desire and focus and believe that his recent experiences with the U.S. national team and Red Bulls have prepared and motivated him for this next challenge." The all-time winningest coach in U.S. national team history, Arena led the U.S.

He will occupy one of the team's seven available international roster spots. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not released.

"We're pleased we are finally able to bring Gabriel to the Revolution," Revolution vice president of player personnel Michael Burns said. "He is a strong, versatile defender who has gained tremendous club and international experience at a young age. With so many extra games on our schedule this season, Gabriel will give us added defensive depth as we prepare for a busy fall." Badilla, 24, comes to the Revolution from Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica's Primera Division, where he has spent his entire professional career. He made his debut with Saprissa in No

First, the 23-year-old's British work permit was approved on Aug. 1, completing his transfer from Major League Soccer's Chivas USA to Aston Villa of the English Premier League. Then, before he could join his new team, he was named to the United States Olympic roster as one of three over-age players on the team, which competed in Beijing, China this past week. Then, most recently, Guzan was named to the full U.S. national team's roster for a World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday at Guatemala.

Through it all Guzan has one goal, which is to "grow and get better as a player." Guzan and his new EPL club know the experiences gained in recent weeks are important steps in that process.

But New York (7-6-7) now has new life this season with a 2-0 win over an Eastern opponent it is battling with for positioning in the crowded conference table - it's second such victory in two weeks.

"It was a fantastic result," New York coach Juan Carlos Osorio said. "I think we went the entire 90 minutes and deserved the three points. We had a great effort and some outstanding individual performances.

While both teams will have 10 games left after Sunday, they are currently tied at 25 points after 19 league fixtures - along with two other teams - at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table.

The top three teams in the each conference table automatically qualify, while two wild cards are available for everyone else. Currently, seven teams have a legitimate shot at the last two spots, making every game in the final third of the regular season magnified.

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United signed Liberian goalkeeper Louis Crayton, the Major League Soccer club announced on Friday.

The Revs hold the best record in Major League Soccer at 10-5-3 while the expansion Earthquakes are dead last at 4-9-6, but, as has been proved many times in MLS, anyone can beat anyone on any given day.

Despite their polar opposite positions in the league's overall table, there is a lot at stake for both clubs.

RSL (7-6-6) is one point up on the two-time defending MLS Cup champs at the top of the table, but Houston (6-4-8) has a game in hand.

Both teams are coming off extended breaks from league play, with the Dynamo last playing on Aug. 2 and RSL last playing on July 28, meaning both teams have had plenty of time to prepare for this top-of-the-table clash.

The Fire (9-5-5) are unbeaten in their last six league fixtures and currently hold the second spot in the East, just one point behind New England (10-5-3), while D.C. (8-9-1) has lost two of its last three.

D.C.'s most recent loss came at the hands of the New York Red Bulls, a team it is battling with in the standings.

Both teams sit in third place in their respective conference tables, but the Crew (9-6-4) have a much better record than the Hoops (6-6-7) in the much stronger Eastern Conference.

Dallas is surging as of late, however, because of the recent form of forward Kenny Cooper, who has led his club to back-to-back victories with four goals in the last two games.

The Rapids (6-10-3) are coming off back-to-back shutout losses on their home field, the most recent being 0-1 to Toronto.

"We may come out with the statistics that we outshot them completely and everything else, and blah, blah, blah, but today the effort was not there," Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo said. "Toronto came out to play, and we didn't cometoplay.

Toronto sent allocation money to New England and swapped places with the Revolution, going from the 13th place in the allocation ranking to 2nd, to acquire the former Bolton Wanderers Academy striker.

"We were lucky to beat out four other teams to get his signature," TFC manager and director of soccer Mo Johnston said. "He's got the pace of Marvell Wynne, and can get by players. We're very thrilled to have him, he adds youth and we're looking forward to working with him." Smith, 21, made his team debut in the Premiership in Bolton's Carling Cup defeat at Charlton Athletic in October of 2006 when he came on as a second half substitute. Smith then joined Carlisle United on loan in January of 2007, and made his debut there against Doncaster Rovers.

The Galaxy, who's GM was fired and coach resigned earlier this week, entered the Major League Soccer match winless in seven, while Chivas USA was winless in three, including two-straight losses.

After a tightly contested 2-2 draw on Thursday, both teams' winless streaks continue.

"Kasey is arguably the top goalkeeper that the United States has ever produced," Seattle General Manager Adrian Hanauer said. "He is a natural leader and those leadership qualities should be of enormous value to Sounders FC." Keller, 38, is a four-time World Cup veteran with over 100 caps for the U.S. and one of the first American goalkeepers to become a regular in the English Premier League. He most recently played for Fulham and has spent the past 18 seasons playing professionally in England, Spain and Germany.

"When I started my career in Europe, I always said that I wanted to finish playing back at home in the U.S." Keller said. "I wasn't sure that dream was ever going to come true. I still can't believe it's a reality." Keller is the second player to sign with the

"Mathis' veteran experience in both MLS and international arenas bolsters our roster," RSL coach Jason Kreis said. "He has performed on huge stages, in MLS, in the Bundesliga, and in the World Cup. Clint gives us options at multiple positionsand will immediately add depth, skill, and another set of intangibles to our emerging team." RSL acquired the Major League Soccer rights to Mathis from the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.

Mathis played 27 games for RSL during its inaugural 2005 season, scoring three goals while adding four assists.

"Any time you can add a defender with experience at a high level it is a positive," Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo said. "Cory is a solid player and can play both centrally and wide on the backline and will add leadership to the team." Gibbs, who has 19 caps for the U.S. national team, has been unable to play first team soccer due to injuries since the 2006-07 season while with Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie. During his playing career, the Florida native has also played for St. Pauli in Germany, the Dallas Burn in MLS, Feyenoord in the Netherlands, and Charlton Athletic in England.

First of all, after winning the season series between the L.A. rivals last season for the first time in its brief history, Chivas USA is down 0-1-1 this season, meaning chances of a repeat are gone. A Galaxy win would earn the club the season series for the third time since the rivalry began in 2005.

Secondly, it will be the Galaxy's first fixture since coach Ruud Gullit decided to leave the team for "personal reasons" and team President and General Manager Alexi Lalas was sacked.