First-place Sporting Kansas City will square off with the Colorado Rapids at 7 p.m. CT Saturday on FOX Sports Kansas City, serving up one of 11 MLS matches on a busy Memorial Day Weekend.
MLS fans also have four nationally televised games to look forward to from Saturday to Sunday, including three rivalry battles and a matchup between two high-scoring squads out east. We provide a rundown of these games below.
Seattle Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers | 2 p.m. CT Saturday, FOX & FOX Deportes
Arguably the fiercest rivalry in Major League Soccer will receive a lead-in from the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea on FOX. Seattle Sounders FC (3-5-4, 13 points) will hope to climb above the red line on its home turf, while the Timbers (5-4-3, 18 points) will look to regain their footing after taking just two points from their previous four matches. CenturyLink Field will be rocking for this one.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy | 9 p.m. CT Saturday, Facebook Live & Univision
The first California Clasico of 2017 will take place Saturday at Avaya Stadium when the fourth-place San Jose Earthquakes (5-4-4, 19 points) host archrival LA Galaxy (4-5-2, 14 points). The Quakes are unbeaten in six home matches this season, while the Galaxy boast a league-best three away wins. Something's got to give when the MLS originals renew their rivalry on Univision and the Univision Deportes Facebook page, which will stream the contest live in English.
Atlanta United FC vs. New York City FC | 4 p.m. CT Sunday, ESPN & ESPN Deportes
No team in MLS has scored more goals than Atlanta's 24, while New York City FC is tied for second with 22. These teams will go head-to-head Sunday at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, providing a rematch of New York City's 3-1 win on May 7 that saw David Villa, Rodney Wallace and Maximiliano Moralez find the back of the net. Atlanta (4-4-3, 15 points) could jump above the red line with a win, while the Sky Blues (6-4-2, 20 points) could leapfrog Chicago for second place with three points of their own.
FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo | 7 p.m. CT Sunday, FS1 & FOX Deportes
The newest chapter of the Texas Derby pits two teams tied for second place in the Western Conference, three points behind leaders Sporting KC. FC Dallas (5-1-4, 19 points) saw its unbeaten start to the 2017 campaign come to an end last Saturday with a 1-0 defeat to San Jose, while the Dynamo (6-5-1, 19 points) fell to 0-5-0 on the road with a 4-1 setback in Atlanta that same evening. Houston has been sensational in the friendly confines of BBVA Compass Stadium and equally anemic away from home. FC Dallas will hope that trend continues Sunday night.
