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From Joe Roth to Adrian Hanauer to Sigi Schmid to players like Mike Fucito Seattle Sounders FC
has been quite clear about their goals for this year. Another US Open Cup title will not be enough.
It is a consistent organizational chorus that started at the End of Year Business Meeting and is
hinted at in most conversations about the upcoming season.
Less than a week after bringing American Edson Buddle back to Los Angeles, the team has
bolstered the roster further by unveiling two Brazilians.
Earlier this week, the Galaxy officially announced that the club had reached an agreement with
Brazilian club São Paulo FC, allowing midfielder Juninho to return on loan for the 2012
season.
Less than a week after bringing American Edson Buddle back to Los Angeles, the team has
bolstered the roster further by unveiling two Brazilians.
Earlier this week, the Galaxy officially announced that the club had reached an agreement with
Brazilian club São Paulo FC, allowing midfielder Juninho to return on loan for the 2012
season.
"You are just on loan Dave..."
A SALARY CAP FAR, FAR
AWAYIn the most uneventful (in a good way) pre-season of Toronto FC's history, we can't help but gaze
into the distance at our next meaningful opponent, LA Galaxy. In one of the shrewdest moves in MLS
governance, Galaxy persuaded the league to allow them to use Mexican Pesos as their salary cap
currency.
Philadelphia Union
The Goalkeeper has a transcript of Wednesday's press conference with Peter Nowak. Among the
highlights:
On Pajoy: "He's a guy who brings not only character but also a
mentality to the game. He's very physical, and very fast as well. He can change the game, because
he's a different option.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
By ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. -- The rich got even richer on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Galaxy solidified
their role as odds-on MLS Cup favorites by re-securing Brazilian midfielder Juninho on a year-long
loan.
Juninho, who served as the Galaxy's midfield engine during the past two seasons, returns to Los
Angeles after departing in December to return to Brazilian parent club Sao Paulo.
After winning MLS Cup, earning a place in the Champions League and become the MLS equivalent of a
SuperClub, the LA Galaxy had questions to answer at the end of 2011.
The possible departures of David Beckham, Juninho and the confirmed loss of Donovan Ricketts raised
questions. Add to that the threat of extend loans from Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, the Galaxy
had quiet cause for concern.
After winning MLS Cup, earning a place in the Champions League and become the MLS equivalent of a
SuperClub, the LA Galaxy had questions to answer at the end of 2011.
The possible departures of David Beckham, Juninho and the confirmed loss of Donovan Ricketts raised
questions. Add to that the threat of extend loans from Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, the Galaxy
had quiet cause for concern.
In an unexpected move, the Galaxy announced today that Brazilian midfielder Juninho, who became a
fan favorite for his ferocious shot and high workrate, will return to the club after all for a
second loan spell. In addition, the club announced that Brazilian central defender Leonardo will
also return to
Juninho proved to be a handful for most MLS sides in 2011. (Getty Images)
I said a few weeks (or maybe just a couple weeks) back that the biggest thing that the LA Galaxy
needed to replace this winter was Juninho.
Well, what better way to replace him than with him.
The LA Galaxy announced on Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with Brazilian club
São Paulo FC that will allow midfielder Juninho to return to the Galaxy on loan for the 2012 MLS
season.
Juninho proved to be a handful for most MLS sides in 2011. (Getty Images)
I said a few weeks (or maybe just a couple weeks) back that the biggest thing that the LA Galaxy
needed to replace this winter was Juninho.
Well, what better way to replace him than with him.
The LA Galaxy announced on Tuesday that the club has reached an agreement with Brazilian club
São Paulo FC that will allow midfielder Juninho to return to the Galaxy on loan for the 2012 MLS
season.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union both made their fair share of headlines this week,
so it is only appropriate that they combined for another one.
Los Angeles acquired central midfielder Kyle Nakazawa and a second-round pick in the 2013 MLS
SuperDraft from Philadelphia Wednesday in exchange for an international roster spot.
And I'm not talking about Beckham's 2-year $15 million contract.
I'm talking about Omar Gonzalez. Last month Omar pulled out of the national team training camp
for a very exciting loan move to Nurnberg. His very first day there he suffered a season ending
injury at the hands well, feet of his USMNT teammate Timmy Chandler.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIPhotos.net
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. -- Marcelo Sarvas has some big cleats to fill.
Brought in from Costa Rican side Alajuelense, the 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder was signed by
the Los Angeles Galaxy during the offseason as a replacement for fellow Brazilian Juninho.
Juninho's replacement, fellow Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Sarvas, is under no illusions about his
role at the Galaxy. He's not Juninho, but his role is the same: bring the best out of David
Beckham. "I know the story of Junnho here at this club," he said. "He came in and did
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. –Fresh off one of the most successful seasons, the Los Angeles Galaxy returned
to the practice field amid a steady downpour at the Home Depot Center.
Missing several pieces like Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane (both on loan), Omar Gonzalez (injury)
and Juninho (joined Sao Paulo) the club returned to the training ground in preparation for their
CONCACAF Champions League matches against Toronto FC in March.
STARTERSDavid Beckham made it official today and signed a new 2 year contract with the LA Galaxy.
-But Beckham is staying with a team that will have at least 2 giant holes to fill this season -
central midfielder Juninho returned to Sao Paulo and centerback Omar Gonzalez blew out his knee.
This video is technically Shunsuke Nakamura belting a free kick onto a moving bus, but it really
qualifies as a pleading attempt for a free kick trick series between the likes of Nakamura,
Juninho, Darijo Srna, et cetera et cetera, just like those old McDonald's trick shot commercials
between Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.
Today we wrap up our "Three Questions" series with the defending MLS champions, the Los Angeles
Galaxy. By any definition, they were the best team in MLS last season: they convincingly led the
Supporters Shield's race most of the season, ...
Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.
By JOEY SAMUEL
In a match where both teams needed three points, London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea each had to
settle for one as they played to a 1-1 draw. Emmanuel Adebayor scored to put Spurs up in the 8th
minute, only for Chelsea to equalize through Daniel Sturridge fifteen minutes later.
Philadelphia Union
Tweet from Freddy Adu: "Happy Holidays to everyone. Love the holiday season."
In Goal.com's survey of the Eastern Conference there is this review of the the Union's 2011
season in a sentence: "Another season of incremental growth for a young squad still in need of a
couple of pieces to compete for MLS Cup.
Philadelphia Union
Tweet from Freddy Adu: "Happy Holidays to everyone. Love the holiday season."
In Goal.com's survey of the Eastern Conference there is this review of the the Union's 2011
season in a sentence: "Another season of incremental growth for a young squad still in need of a
couple of pieces to compete for MLS Cup.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The Los Angeles Galaxy appear to be on the verge of losing one of the key pieces to their
championship squad.
According to multiple reports out of Brazil, midfielder Juninho is signing a three-year contract
with Sao Paulo and rejoining the club after two seasons on loan with the Galaxy.
Photo by David Bernal/ISIphotos.com
By ADAM SERRANO
The Los Angeles Galaxy may have won MLS Cup, but there is no rest for the defending champions.
Not with David Beckham being heavily sought after by Qatari-owned Paris St. Germain and numerous
key players out of contract as yet another busy schedule looms in 2012.
It should probably come as no surprise that the Galaxy have traded Donovan Ricketts to the
Montreal Impact in exchange for allocation funds. Ricketts has statistically been the best keeper
in the league. But when he went out with injury this season, Saunders took the starting role.
Ricketts is older and costs more, so it isn't such a stretch to understand why Arena would part
with him rather than Saunders.
By ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. -- The champagne has dried up, the parties are over and now one question
remains.
Just what will the Los Angeles Galaxy do for an encore in 2012?
After winning the MLS Cup, the Supporters Shield and qualifying for the quarterfinals of the
CONCACAF Champions League in 2011, the Galaxy have their work cut out for them if they are going to
repeat their feat next season.
Does it make me a guy that after the game was over all I wanted to do was curl up and go to
sleep? Okay, I stayed for a little bit of cuddling and pillow talk, but when it was over I was
done.
In the last few posts I've talked about manifest destiny and how this was our time. But all
along the way I have been bracing myself for the possibility it might not happen.
For the first time in too long, the best team in Major League Soccer won the MLS Cup.
That's great for MLS.
Sure, nobody likes to root for Goliath to beat down David, but there were lots of reasons to
hope and be happy Los Angeles won last night. Now that they've set Houston aside with a 1-0
victory (which would've been 2-0 if Robbie Keane had not been wrongly called offside on his goal),
you don't have to think about some team that played as ugly as Colorado getting hot for a few weeks
and then parading around for a year as your league champs.
A substitution and tactical shift garnered much of the credit for the breakthrough goal scored by
Landon Donovan in the 72nd minute by which Los Angeles downed Houston, 1-0, Sunday night in the MLS
championship game.
Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America offers a recap of the 2011 MLS Cup.
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) dio el domingo el primer paso hacia las
semifinales del torneo Apertura del fútbol mexicano tras derrotar 1-0 como visitante a Pachuca en
el partido de ida correspondiente a los cuartos de final de la competencia.El chileno
Héctor
Mancilla anotó el gol del triunfo a los 27 minutos del partido jugado en el estadio Hidalgo de
Pachuca.
It's going to take not only a great effort from the Houston Dynamo tonight to win their third
MLS Cup, it's going to take Houston getting some breaks as well. Fortunately, that kind of thing
happens all the time in soccer matches so while the Los Angeles Galaxy are massive favorites on
paper (and rightfully so), we all know that in a one off playoff game, anything can happen.
By AVI CREDITOR
CARSON, Calif. -- While the Houston Dynamo's Luiz Camargo and the Los Angeles Galaxy's Juninho
will spend much of Sunday's MLS Cup Final matched up directly against each other, it won't be the
first time the two Brazilians will have shared the field together.
MLS Man: Landon Donovan will remain with Coach Bruce Arena and the Galaxy in the wake of
their Western Conference Final win Sunday as they pursue an MLS title rather than link up with the
U.S. for the two European friendlies during the international break this week (Photo by Staff
Photographer Sean Hiller).
As well, it should - and he has been dropped by Mexico, I'm guessing for his ghastly form of
late, not anything related to the disciplinary action. Also, NYRB defender Teemu Taino, who
appeared to grab Galaxy midfielder Juninho around the neck during the melee that followed Marquez
throwing a ball at the Galaxy's Landon Donovan after last weekend's game, was given a fine:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Soccer has extended the suspension of New York Red Bulls
defender Rafael Marquez to three games.
If the New York Red Bulls manage to go on a run to MLS Cup, Designated Player Rafa Marquez won't
be a part of it.
Major League Soccer suspended Marquez two additional games on top of his one-game suspension for
a red card and fined him an additional $2,000 for his part in the postgame scuffle between the Red
Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy in the first leg of their Western Conference semifinal on Sunday.
BY ADAM SERRANO
Throughout the last three years, the Los Angeles Galaxy have experience in dealing with the
pressures of important games and in order to bypass the New York Red Bulls on Thursday (11pm EST,
ESPN2), they will need all the cunning at their disposal.
The First Leg Was Feisty. Don't Expect Anything Different Tonight. (Photo by Dan
Dickinson)The 2011 New York Red Bulls have to be accustomed to "must-win" games by now. They
certainly faced enough of them during the final weeks of the MLS regular season. Yet each time fans
expected the team to plunge over the precipice they somehow found a way to keep their postseason
hopes alive.
My apologies for the late post, but I've been dealing with internet outages as well as having to
cut a massive amount of tree branches around my property. But nevermind all that, we're down but
still not out of this one. As the great You Suck Corrales said, it's half-time and the Red Bulls
are only down 1-0 - after a hard fought defeat at the hands of the visiting LA Galaxy this past
Sunday.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
You might have noticed, but there are three other playoff series going on besides Philadelphia
Union's face-off with Houston. Normally, we might not watch them, but each series has high
entertainment value, for different reasons in each case.
Here's a quick preview of the three.
By ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. – Depth all over the field has been one of cornerstones to the Los Angeles
Galaxy's success this season, and if they are to advance past the New York Red Bulls in Thursday's
Western Conference semifinal second leg, they will need their bench to be decisive yet again.
