[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Sporting Kansas City is living up to predictions that it will win the Eastern Conference and challenge for the league title, but the defendingMLS Cup champion Galaxy has sunk to the bottom of the Western Conference. There’s a lot to ponder as the first calendar month of MLS play concludes, and here are […]
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Galaxy inks $44 million-plus sponsorship deal
By Paul Kennedy The Los Angeles Galaxy has renewed its sponsorship deal with Herbalife,extending the agreement for 10 years. The agreement is valued at more than $44 million, making it the single largest and longest sponsorship agreement for an MLS club in league history. “Herbalife bet on the Galaxy six years ago and now MLS […]
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MLS teams must outgrow Mexico myth
By Paul Gardner Poor Seattle! Did they really deserve that 6-1 pounding that Santos Laguna inflicted on them on Wednesday? On the night, looking strictly at the waythe Sounders played, yes they did. Poor Seattle indeed — very poor. Yet you have to feel that Seattle is nowhere near as bad as that — that […]
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Toronto shocks the Galaxy
[CONCACAF CHAMPION LEAGUE] The least-regarded of five MLS entrants — and the lone Canadian participant — in the Concacaf Champions League is the only one toreach the semifinals. Toronto FC stunned the Galaxy, 2-1, in the second leg of their quarterfinal series Wednesday night at Home Depot Center to eliminate Los Angeles, 4-3, on aggregate. […]
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Galaxy fights fatigue in Toronto showdown
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] One day can make all the difference. That’s the concept Galaxy coach Bruce Arena espoused about theConcacaf Champions League quarterfinal, second leg against Toronto FC to be played Wednesday (10 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer, Galavision) at Home Depot Center. It comes three days after the Galaxy lost itsleague opener to Real Salt […]
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If Rich Guys Finish First, Stand By for a Dreadful Final
By Paul Gardner Admittedly, it’s a bit early in the season to be talking about this year’s MLS Cup winner. But … given that the Los Angeles Galaxy and theNew York Red Bulls are the two MLS clubs that have spent the most money, the two that get the most publicity, that they have a […]
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Galaxy spoils Toronto party
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It was called the biggest game in the history of Toronto FC, drawing 47,658 fans, and it showed it was up for the occasion, gettingearly goals from Ryan Johnson and rookie Luis Silva. But then TFC reverted to its old ways of failing to put away gamesand allowing the Los Angeles Galaxy […]
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Galaxy tops a re-loaded West (Conference Preview)
By Ridge Mahoney A wave of goalscorers has been acquired by Western Conference teams, of which defending champ Los Angeles Galaxy still holds the strongest hand. The players have changed but the song remains the same: the Eastern teams are still trying to match their Western counterparts for strength, top to bottom. The usual suspects […]
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Galaxy wins first trophy of season
[DESERT DIAMOND CUP] Fielding a team that included a pair of rookies, Tommy Meyer and Bryan Gaul, in central defense, the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the New England 4-2 in a shootout to win the Desert Diamond Cup after the final ended in a 0-0 tie. Backup keeper Brian Perk saved two shots in the […]
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Revs sweep MLS powerhouses
[DESERT DIAMOND CUP] The Desert Diamond Cup features such MLS powers as the Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake, but the lowly New EnglandRevolution have dominated the Tucson tournament, moving into the final with its third win in a row, a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. In the final, […]