Even though the USA is out of the World Cup, Landon Donovan isn’t out of the spotlight. “[I’m] trying to stay in front of peoples’ eyes,” hesaid after stopping off in New York before returning to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan spoke on Tuesday at a forum for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service […]
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Storm delay, dodgy goal end Galaxy's unbeaten run
[MLS] So impressive has the Galaxy been during its unbeaten start to the season that only extraordinary forces could undo what is has accomplished. So it came to be at Rio Tinto Stadium Wednesday night, when an apparently offside goal decided a game delayed by more than half an hour by lightning as Real Salt […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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Young guns and golazos
[MLS] Major League Soccer’s two-week break for the World Cup could not come at a worse time for its young guns, who have been on fire in recent weeks. Golazosfrom three Seattle Sounders were also among the six noteworthy elements of last weekend’s action in Week 11 … YOUNG GUNS. The modern breed ofdomestically produced […]
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Kirovski leads Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] Picking Saturday’s Three Stars out of eight games that featured some incredible goals and numerous heroics isn’t an easy task, but on the lastweekend before MLS takes a two-week World Cup break there were some deserving candidates who stood out. 1. JOVAN KIROVSKI (Los Angeles) It’s really not fair to single out just Kirovski, […]
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Drama and danger in Week 10
[MLS] In the penultimate weekend of play prior to the World Cup break, moments of drama and danger highlighted the action. Here are six things we learned fromWeek 10. ENDANGERED SPECIES. Nearly five years ago, Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis lunged for a bouncing ball and crashed into D.C. United forwardAlecko Eskandarian. The incident left Eskandarian […]
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Inter Milan to tour USA
[DATEBOOK] Inter Milan, winner of the 2010 UEFA Champions League, will face MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas in friendly games in August as part of itsU.S. tour. For the complete summer schedule … Inter Milan is expected to bring such stars as Argentine Diego Milito, the hero of Saturday’sChampions League final. The Italian […]
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Teenager Bowen leads Galaxy past Boca
[MLS] Three days after getting his first MLS start, academy product Tristan Bowen scored to lead the Los Angeles Galaxyto a 1-0 victory over Boca Juniors in an exhibition match Sunday night at the Home Depot Center. Bowen scored in the 83rd minute, taking a pass from rookie Michael Stephens. Goalie Josh Saunders made 13 […]
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Eddie Gaven tops Thursday's Three Stars
[MLS] Stripped of starters by suspension and U.S. World Cup training camp, the unbeaten Crew and Galaxy nevertheless won on the road Thursday night topreserve their unbeaten records. Here are three stars from those two games … 1. EDDIE GAVEN (Columbus) In the absence of the suspendedGuillermo Barros Schelotto, Coach Robert Warzycha used dual holding […]
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Big crowds, few goals
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three of the seven Week 9 games drew announced attendance of more than 20,000. Seattle again disappointed its large loyal following with a 1-0loss — one of the week’s four games that featured only one goal. Houston drew its biggest crowd of the season and downed D.C. United, 2-0. Houston drew 24,471 fans, […]