To highlight the sheer volume of players missing from action this weekend due to international call-ups, here's a complete list of absences by game:

Chivas USA @ Toronto FC - 1 p.m. ET
TFC - Greg Sutton (Canada)
TFC - Jim Brennan (Canada)
TFC - Marvell Wynne (USA)
TFC - Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala)
TFC - Amado Guevara (Honduras)
TFC - Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
TFC - Julius James (Trinidad & Tobago)
TFC - Jarrod Smith (New Zealand)
TFC - Carl Robinson (Wales)
CHV - Sacha Kljestan (USA)
CHV - Shavar Thomas (Jamaica)

New England @ Columbus Crew - 7:30 p. Click to continue reading...

With World Cup qualifiers in full-swing over the next ten days, several other MLS players have been called into the fold for their respective countries.The New York Red Bulls will be missing midfielder Jorge Rojas, who has been called up to the Venezuelan National Team for their upcoming matches against Peru (Sept. Click to continue reading...

Just got word that a deal we've been waiting on for a little while now is finally complete. New England has officially added Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla to their roster. He will occupy one of the team's seven available international roster spots. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not released. Click to continue reading...

From RevolutionSoccer.net:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution announced today that the club has signed Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla (bah-DEE-uh) to a Major League Soccer contract to play for the Revs pending U.S. P-1 Visa approval. He will occupy one of the team's seven available international roster spots.

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Revolution Press Release:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution today announced that the team has received allocation money and the number 13 position in the 2008 allocation table from Toronto FC in exchange for the Revs' number two position in the 2008 allocation table.

The Revolution had originally acquired its current position in the MLS allocation table on Aug.

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Eddie Lewis and Cory Gibbs are set to come back to the Major League Soccer.

SBI has learned that the Los Angeles Galaxy are set to acquire the rights to Lewis after passing on Gibbs with the top spot in the MLS Allocation order.

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Just a couple days removed from one of their first losses in a matter of a couple months, the New England Revolution look to add to their defense this week by finally signing Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla. Some may recall back in the winter, Badilla was on the Rev's radar for quite a while. [. Click to continue reading...

The rich get richer. That's they way it might appear if this deal comes to fruition. Reports out of Costa Rica and Colombia seem to indicate that the Costa Rica national team defender has played his last game for Deportivo Saprissa and is headed north to join the Revs.

We also received this in our inbox:

Our Revolution blog has uncovered stories in the Central American press which state that 23 year old Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla is close to signing a 2 year deal with MLS.

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Rating: 3 (Possible)

According to this report, and this one on MLSNet.com 23 year old, Costa Rican national team and Deportivo Saprissa defender Gabriel Badilla might be trading in his Saprissa purple for New England navy.

Badilla has 8 caps for the Costa Rica national team and would be a good addition to New England's back line. Click to continue reading...