That’s why this column is coloured when I state that Teal Bunbury made a horrible decision. A wrong decision. On Thursday, he committed himself to the United States national program.

“It’s up to the referee; player can’t take the game into their own hands,” said FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman ahead of the Western Conference Final against the L.A. Galaxy.

Add Colorado Rapids’ coach Gary Smith to the growing number of voices calling for Major League Soccer to can the conferences and go to a single table.

Is San Jose, heading into the Eastern Conference Final this weekend in the Denver suburbs, drawing inspiration from the Real Salt Lake of 2009? No.

According to the league, all roster-rule changes for 2011 are "still in the works" and "it's still too early for leaning one way or another at this point."