Elsewhere, each team will play a 30-game schedule in 2009. Each team will play every other team in a home-and-away format, with two extra games against close conference rivals. For the playoffs, the top two teams from each conference will qualify automatically, followed by four teams with the best records regardless of conference.
http://soccernet.esp...d...mp;&cc=5901
Any thoughts on who our 'close conference rivals' will be?