
Chalk up another win for the Los Angeles Galaxy Only this one wasn’t just for them, it perhaps was an important win for MLS as well. Despite massive offers from numerous European clubs, David Beckham officially chose to remain in the United States, agreeing to new multi-year contract with the Galaxy that keeps the famed [...]
It didn’t feel like one day, or even a whole season was riding on Sunday night’s MLS Cup matchup. No, for the Los Angeles Galaxy, Sunday night’s final against the Houston Dynamo had more like a weight of five years. From the moment David Beckham arrived in Los Angeles in 2007, to all the ups [...]
The Los Angeles Galaxy will be finishing its season at the Home Depot Center approximately two weeks from now. The only question now is will they be ending it holding the 2011 MLS Cup trophy. The Galaxy took one more step towards answering that question in the Western Conference Final on Sunday. A first half [...]
Seattle Sounders have won the US Open Cup in each of the three years of their existence in MLS. Although Sounders have been a model franchise for expansion their model of success was the Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire had been the last expansion team to make the MLS playoffs, not to mention winning the MLS [...]
Not a bad way to start things off for Robbie Keane in Los Angeles. A new chapter was written into the storied and intense California Clasico rivalry. A first half strike from the latest big-name acquisition into MLS that was set up by the man that started the whole conecpt of big-name stars coming to [...]
Posted on 04 November 2011
After the feistiness of the first leg of the two-game Western Conference playoff series between the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, the return leg at the Home Depot Center on Thursday night was sure to be entertaining. The two teams delivered alright. An early New York [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 October 2011
At first if you don’t succeed, try, and try again. Los Angeles Galaxy forward Chad Barrett must have been uttering those words at halftime of LA’s Superclasico matchup against Chivas USA. The Galaxy forward had numerous chances in the first half, but it wasn’t until the 53rd minute when Barrett finally broke through, as his [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 October 2011
It’s been a week of grinding out results for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Last Saturday, a stoppage time strike by Chad Barrett earned three points against the Columbus Crew on the road, then three days later, another last minute goal, this time from Juninho game the Galaxy a 2-1 win over visiting Monarcas Morelia that [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 29 September 2011
Things seemed to be slipping away for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Tied at one heading into stoppage time, it looked as if the Galaxy’s chances of advancing to the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League Tournament would end at the hands of Monarcas Morelia. Instead, the Galaxy persisted, and got one last shot, and [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 18 September 2011
A 3-0 win might be considered an easy night for any soccer team. Just don’t tell that to the Los Angeles Galaxy, certainly not on Saturday night against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver certainly didn’t play like a team that was in last place in the Western Conference with only 22 points against the vaunted Galaxy [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 10 September 2011
Over the years, the Colorado Rapids had enjoyed success against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center. The Rapids had beaten the Galaxy in its last three visits to the stadium, with one of them being a US Open Cup match, which Colorado won in a penalty shootout. This time however, LA made [...] Continue Reading