[AMERICANS ABROAD] Landon Donovan has had only six weeks off in the last 18 months, and that looks to be the biggesthurdle Everton faces in convincing the Los Angeles Galaxy star to return to Goodison Park. He played on loan for two and a half months at the beginning of the year before returning to […]
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Pondering the playoffs
By Ridge Mahoney One more week remains in the regular season, and unlike past years, no playoff spots hang in the balance. The eight teams are ordained, matchupsto be determined, and thoughts of revising the format yet again are being raised. The MLS playoff formula may not be “broken” as Real Salt Lake coach Jason […]
Posted inSoccerTalk with Paul Gardner, Story
MLS Games Must Entertain
By Paul Gardner Twenty years ago, a few months before the 1990 World Cup, I asked the same question of two national team coaches: Did they feel under any obligation toplay attractive soccer? England’s Bobby Robson said Yes – “We’re in the entertainment business … we owe the fans something.” Uruguay’s Oscar Tabarezdelivered a curt […]
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From West Hudson to the Los Angeles Galaxy …
With U.S. Open Cup finalists Seattle and Columbus both headed to the MLS playoffs, U.S. soccer historian Roger Allaway recounts the history of clubs that havewon the U.S. double — the pro league and cup in the same year. Since the launch of MLS in 1996, three teams have won the MLS and U.S. Open […]
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Lindpere: smart and sharp instead of fast and furious
[UNDER THE MICROSCOPE] The addition of Rafael Marquez has pushed Joel Lindperefrom the middle to the left side of midfield, yet his versatility — and the fluidity of New York’s front six players — tormented the Los Angeles Galaxy for much of their meeting Friday at HomeDepot Center. Lindpere stung a shot off the goalpost […]
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Leiweke on DPs: 'Go big or go home'
Friday’s match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls puts the spotlight on MLS’s Designated Players and their impact on the league. Between them, they have five DPs: David Beckham, whose arrival in 2007 inspired the designation, and Landon Donovan, the lone American DP, for the Galaxy;Juan Pablo Angel, the injured Thierry […]
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Beckham to carry England flag in Trinidad
England better hope that nothing serious happens to David Beckham in Friday’s MLS showdown between the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls. He’sscheduled to fly out to Trinidad & Tobago, where his David Beckham Academy will hold a clinic over the weekend in conjunction with the close of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup. […]
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Henry to miss Galaxy-Red Bulls match
[MLS] Thierry Henry escaped suspension over the kicking incident that injured FC Dallas goalie Kevin Hartman, but the French star will nonetheless miss the New York Red Bulls’ much-anticipated showdown with the Los Angeles because of a knee injury. Henry has an MCLsprain of his right knee that suffered Sept. 4 during the match against […]
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Sanneh extends relief work into Pakistan
Former U.S. international Tony Sanneh arrived in Pakistan on Thursday along with other former soccer players from Germany and New Zealand to help floodvictims. The group was greeted by a modest crowd offering rose garlands at the Karachi international airport as it set out on helping the relief efforts of The Gift of the GiversFoundation, […]
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Wanted: An MLS Cup without rottweilers
By Paul Gardner If MLS adhered, more or less, to what are regarded as the “standard” regulations for playing a soccer season. And if the MLS season were to be finishedright now … then we just had the final this past weekend. In this “adjusted final,” we saw the Los Angeles Galaxy, the best in […]