“I don’t listen to a word anybody says. That’s the complete honest truth. I don’t read anything about myself or the team, in good times and bad, just for those reasons. Thedifference between winning and losing is so slight. I could look at every game we played this year, except for the Seattle game, and […]
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MLS Injuries: Galaxy's Husidic out 6-8 weeks
LA Galaxy midfielder Baggio Husidic will be out 6-8 weeks after fracturing his left fibula in the first half of Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Minnesota United. He will require a procedure to repairthe injury, the latest to sideline the Galaxy’s central midfield corps. It followed the foot injury suffered by Sebastian Lletget in March and […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire and Union climb charts
Double-win weeks for the Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union vaulted them up Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and a pair of road losses for Houston dropped it down the ladder. In thetop tier, Toronto FC held first place by earning a 1-1 tie at Red Bull Arena. A first loss of the season — at […]
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MLS Injuries: Galaxy's Husidic breaks leg
LA Galaxy midfielder Baggio Husidic broke his leg in the first half of Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Minnesota United. His injury followed the foot injury suffered by Sebastian Lletget inMarch and knee injury Jermaine Jones suffered two weeks ago. Husidic broke his right leg sliding in attempt to tackle Adu Danladi in midfield and immediately […]
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Hex Files: Gio in Mexico's preliminary roster
LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos is in Mexico’s preliminary roster for their June World Cup qualifiers against the USA and Honduras in Mexico City. He is also on the 32-player rosterthat will be cut down to for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup that begins June 17. Dos Santos will miss Mexico’s friendlies May 27 […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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What They're Saying: Romain Alessandrini
“I think it’s just mentality. Because we are the same players, the same team, but everything has changed since last week. We have to make sure to keep that.” — First-yearFrenchman Romain Alessandrini, who scored two goals and was fouled for the penalty kick on the third goal in the LA Galaxy’s 3-1 win at […]
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What They're Saying: Curt Onalfo
“There’s nobody bigger than this organization. It’s our job to be ready from minute one, and it’s my job as the leader of this team and the coach of this team to make decisionsand make sure we are.” –LA Galaxy head coach Curt Onalfo after benching captain Jelle Van Damme during the first half of […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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What They're Saying: Merritt Paulson
“There’s no question that the impact the LA Galaxy have had on this league has been immense. Marquee signings starting with David Beckham, then you look at the impact he’s had. But I’ll tellyou what: How much ink does the LA Galaxy get in the LA market, on the LA Times and the broader sports […]