The Los Angeles Galaxy suffered one of the worst defeats in its history when it fell to the D-2 Puerto Rico Islanders, 4-1, at the Home Depot Center in what veteran Gregg Berhalter called a “bizarre game.” The Islanders had four shots on goal and scored four goals. With Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle in […]
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L.A. Galaxy humiliated by D-2 Islanders
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Not for the first time an MLS club has lost to a presumably inferior foe in the Concacaf Champions League. But this was mosthumiliating defeat of them all. The league-leading Los Angeles Galaxy — with U.S. World Cup stars Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle playing the entire game — was spanked by […]
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SA's midseason Best XI
[MLS] With several teams adding significant players during the domestic transfer window, the standings could look much different in late September than they arein late July. Not likely, though, is the collapse of Los Angeles, Columbus or Real Salt Lake. They are the top three teams in points and also fill eight slots in Soccer […]
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Showcase event is shorn of stars
[MLS] Both Manchester United and the MLS All-Star team will be at less than full strength for the league’s midseason showcase Wednesday (TV: ESPN2,Galavision, live, 8:30 p.m. ET). Nobody expected Manchester United to bring its full complement of stars to North America a few weeks after many of them played for their countries in theWorld […]
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The best positioned 2010 rookies
[MLS] A lot of youngsters have earned regular playing time this season but the field is a bit short on truly outstanding prospects. It’s notunusual for rookie defenders to make their mark in MLS, and take home the Rookie of the Year award. Last year, Omar Gonzalez was a runaway winner, and in the past […]
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Recent winners lead wide-open MVP race
[MLS] So far in 2010, the MVP race is a case of the usual suspects, with a few hopefuls edging into the picture. No matter what their numbers, LandonDonovan (last year’s MVP) and Guillermo Barros Schelotto (MVP in 2008) are still the two most influential attackers in MLS. They also play for the best teams, […]
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Donovan keeps Galaxy undefeated at home
[MLS] One of the wilder editions of the Los Angeles-San Jose rivalry ended with a 2-2 tie Thursday night at Home Depot Center in the teams’ first meetingof 2010. In the final minute of regulation Landon Donovan stuffed in a loose ball during a goalmouth scramble to bring the Galaxy back from a one-goal deficit […]
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Jaqua leads Sounders past Galaxy
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Nate Jaqua scored twice in the second half to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-0 win over the Los AngelesGalaxy Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. The Sounders will face Chivas USA in the semifinals. The Crew will meet the winner of the D.C. United-Harrisburg City Islandersgame in the […]
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Donovan-Buddle Show returns to Los Angeles
[MLS] Edson Buddle and Landon Donovan picked up where they left when theydeparted for the World Cup. They needed only 19 minutes to team up for the Los Angeles Galaxy’s first goal in an impressive 3-1 win over the Seattle Sounders before a sellout crowd on Sunday night.Here’s what they had to say after the […]
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ESPN2 broadcast added for Donovan return game
[MLS] U.S. World Cup star Landon Donovan is expected to return to MLS action this weekend for the first time sincereturning from South Africa, and ESPN2 has added his game with the Los Angeles Galaxy against Seattle Sunday — Independence Day — at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. Another World Cupplayer, Edson Buddle, will rejoining […]