Coach Mike Munoz‘s Los Angeles Galaxy II, the MLS club’s reserve team that plays in the USL, includes highly touted teens such as 17-year-old U.S. youth national team playersUlysses Llanez and Alex Mendez, and the 15-year-old Efrain Alvarez, who has opted to play in Mexico’s youth national team program. Munoz, who wasinspired to become a […]
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Watch: How LA won the California Clasico
Romain Alessandrini, after setup work from Emmanuel Boateng, scored from 27 yards to give the L.A. Galaxy a 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Power Rankings Week 12: Atlanta tumble opens top spot for Sporting Kansas City
With the teams above it all losing last weekend, Sporting Kansas City climbed into first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 1-1 tie in Minnesota was enough to lift SKC pastprevious leader Atlanta United as well as Los Angeles FC after both of those teams incurred losses. The Red Bulls surged into second […]
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MLS Focus: Part 1 — State of the teams after Week 10
Less than one-quarter of the MLS season has been played, yet it’s already clear into which categories the teams can be cast. Most of what we will call “elite” teams are in theEastern Conference, which means other than Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC their Western counterparts will be trapped in the playoff “bubble” […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Another impressive offensive outburst keeps Atlanta on top
Atlanta United racked up four goals in 20 minutes to overpower Montreal, 4-1, and hold first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Several teams, including NYCFC, took advantageof Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas losses to move up. NYCFC took over second and expansion team Los Angeles FC, which opened its new stadium by […]
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MLS Focus: Carson blues continue for LA Galaxy
Zlatan Ibrahimovic demonstrated a flare for the dramatic when he scored two late goals in MLS debut to give the LA Galaxy a 4-3 win over LAFC at StubHub Center.
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Sebastian Lletget on moving forward from his foot injury, the Galaxy finding its way and welcoming Zlatan
Since leaving England nearly three years ago to sign with the Galaxy, Sebastian Lletget has established a regular place in the lineup, debuted and scored for the U.S. national team, andreturned to action following a long recovery from a serious foot injury. Lletget, 25, is a native of San Francisco who left the country at […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta surges to top as NYCFC falters
So successful have been the MLS teams in recent weeks that two of them swept up the standings when previous leader New York City FC fell to its first loss of the season. A 3-0 defeat inPortland opened the door for Atlanta United to grab first place and Sporting Kansas City to move into second. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Columbus stumble opens up top spot for NYCFC
Watched by a dismal crowd of 8,992 at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC squandered an early lead and by losing to Vancouver, 2-1, dropped out of first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. New York City FC jumped into the top spot by rallying for a 2-1 victory at San Jose. Atlanta United captured a […]
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El Trafico: Ibrahimovic could make Galaxy debut against LAFC
Photo: LA Galaxy Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in LosAngeles on Thursday night and will train with the Galaxy on Friday. The big question is whether he will play on Saturday when the Galaxy hosts LAFC in the first meeting of the MLS’s newLos Angeles rivals. “I think there’s a chance he can play a part in […]