I was going to write a full post about each team's playoff chances, but its getting close to game time and the three teams left (Toronto, San Jose and LA)... Well, let's just say I don't need to delve too deeply into analysis to discover these teams probably are not going to make it. The Sounders [.. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham's yellow card against Columbus Crew last weekend meant that the former England skipper picked up an obligatory suspension. Normally this would be disappointing for the player and for his side, LA Galaxy, but the American media is more concerned that the fans of would-be opponents Houston Dynamo have missed an opportunity to see [. Click to continue reading...

We're into the last few weeks of the season for MLS. And since MLS is The League That Does Not Recognize International Breaks, this makes it one of the few leagues still playing this weekend. This makes it a good time to look at what's happening. First, I'd like to point everybody toward our [...] Click to continue reading...

Aside from the Gerrard/Lampard debate, England's traditional selection problem has been who to play on the left-wing due to a dearth of decent candidates. The current conundrum is who to play on the right, but the reasons are quite opposite. Fabio Capello has a multitude of options for the right-side of midfield. Click to continue reading...

*Now, before you start ranting and raving about how Christian Lander is terrible and how I'm completely unoriginal, just know that both of us grew up in the same city, went to the same university, and knew practically the same white people. So I would have come up with this idea anyway...it was just a matter of time. Click to continue reading...

The new Women's Professional Soccer league conducted its third draft Monday, this one for American players not allocated when U.S. Women's National Team players were divvied up or international players not previously allocated.

Here are the complete draft results.

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On this week's show we review the life and times of former England star Paul Gascoigne, as well as our usual features which include: Reviewing the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introducing a football expression in English for Football And continuing the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our [. Click to continue reading...

GAME OF THE WEEK: Serbian Superliga - Red Star Belgrade vs Partizan Belgrade When: Sunday, October 5, 17:00 CET Where: Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade Why: One of the most heated, violent and dynamic derbies in world football, this one's extra special because of all the recent happenings in Belgrade. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham has been in Los Angeles now since July 2007, but - if recent rumours are to be believed - he's still having some trouble identifying who's famous and who's just faking it. And we're not just talking about his Galaxy teammates. Apparently Becks was at Jermain Dupri's birthday bash in Chicago, when he met an [. Click to continue reading...

A few soccer nuggets to get your day started:
*There's a crucial game in the tight Western Conference tonight when MLS Player of the Month Darren Huckerby and the San Jose Earthquakes face Kenny Cooper (second in scoring in MLS) and Dallas at 6 tonight on ESPN2 in a game both the Galaxy and Chivas USA will watch closely.

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David Beckham among others, starred in this funny soccer commercial for Pepsi. Take a look. Technorati Tags: david beckham,pepsi soccer commercial,pepsi football commercial,david beckham commercial,david beckham video Share This Click to continue reading...

September 29, 2008 - I am giddy with excitement. Last week, Marta was assigned to the as-yet unnamed L.A. Women's Professional Soccer team when the new league, which begins play next April,  held its draft of the world's top foreign players. It always irked me that L.A. didn't have a team during the last incarnation of [. Click to continue reading...

  Steve Guppy is one of two players capped by England's National Team at the senior international level to be playing his club football in the United States currently: the other is David Beckham. Guppy, now 38 scored the game winning goal Friday night as the Rochester Rhinos beat the Charleston Battery in the first leg [. Click to continue reading...

So it's the day after the Los Angeles Galaxy's awful 3-1 loss to Chicago on Thursday and you're probably wondering where the Galaxy will go from here. I can tell you where at least one of their players is.

None other than David Beckham is in New York City today along with wife Victoria to promote their fragrance lines.

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The Good Premier League newcomers Hull continue to pick up points and remain in the top half of the table after games. Last weekend they got a good result drawing with Everton to notch their eighth point of the season. Good news for the Tigers. Very good for the 'Vs' in La Liga:  Valencia go top as [. Click to continue reading...

Five days after breaking out of a 12-game winless streak in stunning fashion, the Los Angeles Galaxy again reverted back to their old form, allowing the Chicago Fire to capitalize on sloppy play and mental breakdowns on their way to a 3-1 victory on Thursday night.

Chris Rolfe, who had found himself riding the pine lately under Fire head coach Denis Hamlett, was injected back into the starting lineup and took full advantage of the opportunity, scoring once in each half. Click to continue reading...

Just not good enough is the verdict.

An unspectacular David Beckham. A sublime Blanco move. A goalkeeper and others - Sean Franklin is not the MLS MVP folks - that are just not good enough. Did I say that already?

At this stage of the season it's not worth doing tactical analysis.

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Tonight the Galaxy tries to keep its flickering post-season hopes alive in a must-win showdown in Bridgeview, IL against the Chicago Fire. Chicago has been struggling of late, losing the last two games by a combined score of 6-1, but the legendarily leaky Galaxy defense might be just what they need to get back on their game.

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Chicago v Los Angeles It's Thursday already, and you know what that means. Thursday night soccer? Not a very catchy nickname. Either way, Beckham-mania (what's that? People don't care about him as much?) hits the Windy City, with Los Angeles taking on the Fire. With the playoff picture taking shape, the Galaxy now sit just two [. Click to continue reading...

Tim Leiweke, the mastermind behind the Designated Player rule, is lobbying for Major League Soccer to change its rulebook once again in the offseason, this time to allow DP signings to be exempt from the league's salary cap altogether.

Leiweke, the president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, says that by making a designated player signing count for $400,000 against a salary cap of just over $2 million, owners are being penalized for taking a big risk. Click to continue reading...

With all due respect to MLS' best team the Columbus Crew who can essentially clinch the supporters shield on Saturday in Foxborough, and the two time defending champions Houston Dynamo, the biggest night in the MLS season at least from a public relations and TV perspective could be tonight. That's because the two highest profile [. Click to continue reading...

Admit it. You wrote off the Los Angeles Galaxy, didn't you?

Bruce Arena took over too late to fix the problems this season, you figured. David Beckham is worn down from too much travel, and Landon Donovan can't do it alone. You're not even sure who's playing in goal for the Galaxy now -- the young prospect is hurt, the guy with the big hair didn't look so hot, and they just called up this guy from the USL.

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Marta, generally universally acknowledged as the world's best female player, was picked today in the international draft by the as yet unnamed L.A. Women's Professional Soccer franchise.

All told, 28 foreign players were picked by the seven WPS teams over four rounds.

It doesn't mean the players will automatically join the league.

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A smattering of Galaxy related reads for your perusal:

*Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney looks at Landon Donovan's MLS MVP chances. (On track for a career-best season, Donovan is doing his best to impress so he can jump ship to Bayern Munich, Europe in general or really anywhere as long as he flees the increasingly erratic Galaxy).

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Local charities to benefit from David Beckham book (From Preston and Leyland Citizen)

By Citizen newsdesk »St Catherine's Hospice in Lostock Hall and the Preston mayor's charities are to benefit from sales of the book David Beckham-In at The Deep End, by Preston author, Andrew Atkinson.The book follows Beckham during his time on loan at Preston from Manchester United in 1995 and chronicles the England and LA Galaxy star's time at Deepdale.

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Was auch immer man aus fußballerischer Sicht von David Beckham hält, außerhalb des Platzes macht der Mann einfach eine gute Figur. So auch in der Sesamstraße, in der er die Bedeutung des englischen Wortes persistent erklärt.

Also wer ein guter Fußballer werden will, muss beharrlich sein und immer fleißig trainieren.

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Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan has been chosen as MLS Player of the Week for his three-goal, one-assist performance in the Galaxy's 5-2 win over D.C. United this past Saturday. It is the fourth time this season that Donovan has earned the award and the ninth time in his career.Donovan's stellar performance propelled the Galaxy to a much-needed victory - the first of Bruce Arena's tenure with the club - that helps keep LA in the hunt for the eighth and final playoff spot. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham might be a superstar, and he might have inadvertently started the whole WAG thing (sort of). But he's not your typical superstar, because he's prepared to do things that other high profile footballers probably wouldn't do. Like go on Sesame Street. Can you imagine Cristiano Ronaldo on Sesame Street? Click to continue reading...

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Don't call it a comeback. At least not yet.

The Los Angeles Galaxy's 5-2 drubbing of D.C. United raised plenty of questions about D.C. (again) but it also raised the question of whether Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan and David Beckham could help LA secure its first playoff berth in three years.

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You know. my estimation of David Beckham goes up every time I see more of him. The guy is an ultimate competitor, and his defense of Marc Burch here illustrates that.



There's no way that's a red card, even though I think Burch is a punk overall. Becks' defense of him is a slap in the face to MLS officiating, and a well-deserved one at that. Click to continue reading...

MLS Officiating Again Called Into Question

After Saturday night's 5-2 Galaxy blowout of DC United both DC United's coach, Tom Sohen and defender Marc Burch made comments critical of officiating which may come under review at MLS HQ this morning.



With regards to Burch receiving a red card for a 62nd minute foul on David Beckham in which Beckham said to the referee "That's not a red! Click to continue reading...

Ruud Gullit has kept his silence for the most part since leaving his post as head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy on August 11th, but is now speaking out about David Beckham and Major League Soccer among other things. The former AC Milan and Oranje star took over the reins of the "Jewel of MLS" in the most recent offseason, but left L. Click to continue reading...

Landon Donovan had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night. Donovan, who`s the Major League Soccer top scorer with 19 goals, recorded the second three-goal game of the season and his career.
Alan Gordon and Peter Vagenas each added a goal. Click to continue reading...

The Jordan rules for the NBA were well now. But with Donovan and Beckham on the Galaxy, it is perhaps fitting that MLS adds its own twist, going for the more extreme version. Enter the LA Starfucker rules...

If it were the red card to Burch alone, that would be one thing. Burch probably was guilty of a foul, but given that you see the same thing along the touchline and goal line in every match, a yellow would have been harsh, let alone a red.

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My Beckham sidebar is on espn.com now.

Now, a few people might be thinking, "Hey! What about the guy that scored the hat trick?"

Not to worry. I've got a piece coming up on him, too.

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