MLS Newsstand – Friday, Oct. 21, 2005

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D.C. United at Chicago Fire

The Fire-Sox connection: Ozzie, playoffs (Chicago Sun-Times)

Distraction Aside, United Healthy, Ready for Playoffs (Washington Post)

Defense, anyone? Fire expecting high-scoring matches (Daily Southtown)

United begins repeat bid against Chicago (Washington Times)

Fire returns to playoffs after up-and-down year (Daily Herald)

Fire aim to ground D.C. United (Northwest Herald)

Adu Will Likely Receive Invitation to U.S. Camp (Washington Post)

Other soccer articles

Revs roll as MLS playoffs kick off (USA Today)

Schmid's Return to MLS Could Have Long-Reaching Effects (Los Angeles Times)

Committee approves stadium (Toronto Star)

Hiring elite coach proves Crew is serious about winning a title (Columbus Dispatch)

Revolution shift into high gear (Boston Globe)

It all adds up to another game (Denver Post)

MLS playoff preview: Ten for the 10th (The Dallas Morning News)

Quakes make Galaxy history (Los Angeles Daily News)

FCD's playoff experience is on bench (The Dallas Morning News)

MLS CONFIDENTIAL: Mighty Herculez shoulders Galaxy hopes (Soccer America)

LA awaits San Jose (Kansas City Star)

Rev set to go: Noonan's healthy (Boston Herald)

In playoff matchup with L.A., Quakes have the bigger grudge (Mercury News)

Schmid brings competitive fire (Columbus Dispatch)

Taxpayers to help cover soccer stadium costs (Toronto Star)

Revs determined to make season one for the 'book (Providence Journal-Bulletin)

Revs poised to make long run (South Coast Standard Times)

MetroStars pose threat to Revs (ESPN.com)

Q&A: DaMarcus Beasley (Sports Illustrated)

Cotton Bowl clamor (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

After the Brief Drought, a Downpour of Goals (International Herald Tribune)