During a season that will be marked by the League's 10th season celebrations, the 2005 All-Star break is scheduled for the weekend of July 30 with the MLS Cup champion being crowned on November 13.

That not only means that there will be a new Western Conference representative in MLS Cup 2005, but also that the Wizards and D.C. United will relive MLS Cup 2004 four times this season.

Before joining the Galaxy two years ago, Christian Ramírez spent two seasons with the Columbus Crew, winning an MLS Cup one year and then failing to get out of the first round of the playoffs the ...