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Theres a buzz in the air at Melbourne City and a spring in the step of John van t Schips players as they prepare for one of the biggest weeks in the A-League clubs history.Sandwiched between home A-League games against Wellington on Sunday and Brisbane is the clubs first final - the FFA Cup decider against Sydney on Wednesday night.Its good news then that City have a season-best availability list with the return to fitness of Argentinian marquee Nicolas Colazo.The left-sided attacker survived an hour in the National Youth League last weekend after a perforated ear-drum laid him out for a month.Van t Schip said a starting berth for Colazo against the Nix wasnt out of the question.He came out well, played well, trained all week so there is no problem, he said.He will be having a part on Sunday, and then well decide for the rest of the week. Sunday for sure hes going to be in.The Dutchman reported Osama Malik was likely to miss the Phoenix match, but return later in the week.With plenty of bodies to choose from, come great questions for van t Schip.Does in-form winger Fernando Brandan shift inside, or does Bruce Kamau lose his spot for Colazo?Will Tim Cahill benefit more from Colazos wicked left-footed crosses in a more advanced role alongside Bruno Fornaroli?Does fit-again Josh Rose resume at right-back for Ivan Franjic, and does van t Schip utilise Connor Chapman in defence?The answers to these quandries will be different against the Nix, Sydney and Brisbane.We try to look at all kinds of things. The most important thing is the next game, van t Schip said.For us now, Wellington is the next one. We think were putting the team onto the pitch that is the best for this game and when its over well look at the next one.Wellington has already hosted City this season, losing 1-0 despite Thomas Sorensens second-half red card.The Nix will be boosted by the addition of five internationals that didnt play in that round one match, with van t Schip suggesting City must contain the speed of Roy Krishna and trickiness of Kosta Barbarouses.If we can play our game, theyre going to look for balls behind our defence and thats where hes dangerous, he said.We have to avoid that.STATS THAT MATTER* City have won four of their last five over Wellington.* The Phoenix are looking to win three games in a row for the first time in 20 months.* Fijian flyer Roy Krishna has scored four goals in his last three fixtures, assisting for another goal in their last-start win over Central Coast in Canberra. Carlos Bacca Jersey . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Stefan Medina Colombia Jersey . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. http://www.nationalcolombiafootball.com/radamel-falcao-colombia-jersey/ .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Jersey . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Roger Martinez Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox have hired former major league All-Star and Gold Glove second baseman Mark Grudzielanek to manage Triple-A Charlotte.Grudzielanek spent the past two seasons working in the Arizona Diamondbacks player development system. He played 15 seasons in the majors from 1995 to 2010, was an All-Star for the Montreal Expos in 1996 and won a Gold Glove for the Kansas City Royals in 2006.Other managing assignments announced Wednesday were: Julio Vinas (Double-A Birmiingham), Willie Harris (Class A Winston-Salem), Justin Jirschele (Class A Kannapolis), Tim Esmay (Great Falls) and Ryan Newman (Arizona Rookie League).dddddddddddd. Steve McCatty (Charlotte) and John Ely (Great Falls) were hired as pitching coaches.Richard Dotson will serve as the organizations pitching coordinator and Mike Gellinger as hitting coordinator. ' ' '