The folks in Tucson are going to announce the teams participating in the 2013 Desert Diamond Cup on Thursday, which is a really long lead time and good for them. They're doing good things down there. "In addition to the tournament field, FC Tucson will also have major announcements regarding a broadcasting collaboration and its partnership with Pima County."
Looks like it will be New York Red Bulls, New England Revolution, Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake. Sounders take over Galaxy's spot. http://fctucson.com/team/the-field-is-set/ "The 2013 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup will take place over the course of four days: Wednesday, February 13th; Saturday, February 17th; Wednesday, February 20th and Saturday February 23rd. The teams will play a round-robin format through the first three dates. The tournament final and third-place game will be played on Saturday February 23rd."
I really question if Hans Backe will be back next season, looks to me like he's on borrowed time as is. Schedule of Matches* Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 New England Revolution vs. Seattle Sounders New York Red Bulls vs. Real Salt Lake Saturday, February 16th, 2013 Seattle Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution Seattle Sounders vs. New York Red Bulls Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 MLS 3rd Place vs. MLS 4th Place MLS 1st Place vs. MLS 2nd Place