The Los Angeles Galaxy has sacked Clint Onalfo, who took over as head coach for the 2017 season, and has replaced him with Sigi Schmid, the two-time MLS Cup winnerwho has an MLS record 254 career regular-season and playoff wins. The Galaxy is 6-10-4 and on a five-game losing streak. Schmid won his first MLS […]
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Redemption: Jordan Morris' sense of relief is palpable
Burned on an equalizer and robbed by a superb save, Jordan Morris found redemption in the best possible manner. His shot into the top corner with just two minutes remaining inregulation time stunned Jamaica, 2-1, Wednesday to give the USA the 2017 Gold Cup title. It also capped off a series of displays one might […]
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MLS Power Rankings: NYCFC jumps two spots to top
In one of the wackiest as well as busiest weeks of the season so far, another shuffle of the top three moved New York City FC atop the heap after it beat previous leader Chicago, 2-1. After getting agood point at Yankee Stadium, Toronto FC was held at home by Colorado, 1-1, to stay second. […]
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Galaxy coach Brian Kleiban has the American Messi's back
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Growing up in Southern California, the son of Argentine parents,Brian Kleiban admired Fernando Redondo, Ariel Ortega, Pablo Aimar, Juan Roman Riquelme and JuanVeron — creative Argentine players and predecessors to Lionel Messi. After Kleiban started coaching youth soccer, he made annual internship trips to FCBarcelona. Why couldn’t the USA produce players like […]
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One man's Midseason MLS Best XI
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The list of All-Stars was released by MLS on Tuesday and amid the controversy of who got picked and whodidn’t, here’s a personal selection of the 11 most deserving players of the 2017 season to date. This is my Best XI, many obvious choices with a few personal favorites thrown in […]
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MLS: Those All-Star Game omissions
The bigger MLS gets, in terms of number of teams and the talent it attracts, the harder it gets to pick an all-star team. But even with 24 players named for the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 2 against RealMadrid in Chicago, there were some very notable omissions. — Tim Melia (Sporting KC). Leads MLS in […]
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Mourinho is open to keeping Ibrahimovic at United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, linked with the LA Galaxy in recent days, could stay at Manchester United. United manager Jose Mourinho said it was still possible the 35-year-old Swedish striker,currently recovering from knee surgery, re-signed. “If the decision is to stay and wait until December — he can’t be back until them — why not wait? We […]
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MLS Closeup: Injuries, callups impair makeover of L.A.
Eighteen league games into the post-Bruce Arenaera, the Galaxy is feeling the pain of change in more ways than one. There’s been literal pain of injuries; in the case ofRobbie Rogers serious enough to sideline him for the entire season, and longer-term recoveries for Sebastian Lletget, Jermaine Jones, and Baggio Husidic. Recent returneesto the lineup […]
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MLS: Pele is Galaxy's answer at right back
Through the years, the LA Galaxy has snared some of the great names in soccer. Beckham, Gerrard, Gio. Now it’s signed Pele. Dutchman Pele van Anholt, who fills a big need. Following the decision to trade A.J. DeLaGarza to Houston and the placement of Robbie Rogers on the season-ending injury list following complications from his […]
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USL Rewind: Charlotte wins team-record fifth straight
Jorge Herrera scored the first hat trick in club history in a 5-1 defeat of Saint Louis FC by which Charlotte Independence set a team record for consecutive victories. EnzoMartinez and Bilal Duckett scored the other two goals as the Independence, by winning its fifth straight game, moved to within a point of second place […]