The Wizards could have used Mr. Potter (MLS Prime Time Thursday)

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If Kevin Hartman would have attended Hogwarts, he very well might have been in Gryffindor. His courage tonight against the New England Revolution surely backs that claim up. The game was scoreless until the second half, due to Mr Hartman, who was at full stretch for most of the evening. I have seen some amazing saves in the last year but this kid could easily play keeper for a Quidditch team.

He did, however, get knocked off his broom twice. Once by Pat Noonan and once by the rookie, Adam Cristman. The Noonan goal was a squeaker and it slid right past Hartman as Noonan fell out of bounds. The Cristman goal was a bit more like what you would expect from Kaka or Eto'o. New England completely pulled the Wizards defense to one side before finding Cristman in space big enough to be a galaxy. He ran it home and flicked a quick shot past Hartman to continue the Rev's spot at the top of the MLS east.

Other news around the MLS this week finds us talking about the young American forward Freddy Adu. Adu, who started out with the Red Bulls at the age of 14, but the last year has seen a spark around him with talks of a transfer to a European side. Adu had mentioned a move to Manchester United but that fell through at the urging of the MLS. Now though, Adu has signed a five year contract with Portugal side Benfica. Adu has spoke about his wanting to move for some time. He wants the experience that playing in a new league would bring. He also is looking for a run in the Champions League, which he could very well see with Benfica. It will be an interesting five years to see how Mr. Adu evolves in Europe and it will greatly help the US Mens team in the years to come. Good luck, Freddy. And for any other young players, get out while the getting is good.

The other interesting thing that came out of MLS this evening was talk of Beckham playing on Sunday. It's as if it's Becks v. Toronto on Sunday and not the Galaxy v. Toronto. I think Kind David, as some American press is calling him, has had his name mentioned a record number of times in an ESPN broadcast. I am half tempted to call and ask if a record has been broken. I think the bottom line is, Dave is a great player but I almost feel that it will take focus off other players coming up in the MLS like Josey Altidore, Juan Toja, Juan Pablo Angel, and Eddie Johnson.

The hype around Beckham can be attributed to that that surrounded Pele after his days with Brazil. Even Pele has warned Beckham against becoming a 'pop star' instead of a footballer. Hopefully, though, Becks will listen to the words of the Galaxy's Manager, Alexi Lalas. Lalas said that the Galaxy would be playing Toronto Sunday, not just one person. Well said Alexi, lets just pray that Becks can get his head out of the Hollywood hills and hear him.