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    12 key players for the playoff stretch

    By Ives Galarcep, Special to ESPNsoccernet

    Friday, August 3, 2007

    With the MLS All-Star Game in the rearview mirror and August upon us, it is the time of year when teams start preparing for the race to the MLS postseason. Early-season struggles and success are forgotten as the addition of a 13th team and the changes in the league's playoff format have made it that much tougher to qualify for the postseason. As we head down the stretch there are basically 12 teams vying for eight playoff spots, with only Real Salt Lake having played itself out of the rac ...

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