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The beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season is right around the corner and the folks
over at MLS Soccer have released their first preseason power rankings. As expected the LA Galaxy
are on top, while the New England Revolution get no love, as MLS Soccer ranks them below the
expansion side Montreal Impact.
By Thera Reyes, getting her first taste of Beckham and MLS in Manila
Two years ago, it would have been unheard of to have an international football team come to
Manila. Heck, football fans even recently travelled to Malaysia to watch Arsenal, Chelsea and
Liverpool for their Asian tours.
Sorry this took so long. This week had a lot of unexpected turns, and, as always, I could really
use some help here. Still, let's begin.
Winning the Cup last week did a number of things for the Galaxy, including topping off a
magnificent season and giving David Beckham serious reason to consider staying.
We're looking to run a feature on your favorite and best moments of the 2011 MLS Season. Was it
Eric Hassli's strike to shock Seattle? Mike Magee's stint as a goalkeeper? How about the Luke
Rodgers/Landon Donovan drama? Send us your best moment in a paragraph or less and we'll feature
them on the site.
By ADAM SERRANO
It was a celebration three years in the making.
The Galaxy may have been crowned MLS Cup Champions with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo
on Sunday night, but it is the journey that they took to get to the summit that was truly
special.
Almost game time...
TSG's MLS Cup Final Preview, right here.
Still several hours away from tip off.
Toe-to-toe they go for the big price, Houston's Dynamo and the Los Angeles Galaxy for the season
ultimate prize, the Supporter's Shield MLS Cup.
Rain is all over the forecast and you have to believe despite squirmy Calen Carr's ability to
squirt through a backline that is favors Los Angeles.
The season ended weeks ago for most of us Sounders fans. It feels even longer since the league
scheduled the MLS Cup after the international break. However, the real end of the season is nigh as
the Los Angeles Galaxy take on the Houston Dynamo this weekend. I'm expecting an entertaining, if
decidedly one-sided match-up this weekend.
Do you work on Monday? Me too.
Feel like joining me in offering a salute to the bigwigs at Major League Soccer for playing
their most important game of the season at 9pm Eastern Standard Time (on ESPN) on a freaking
SUNDAY? A time at which 90 percent of the owners of tiny Beckham jerseys up and down the Eastern
seaboard will be unable to watch because it's a school night?
Different angle for a TSG preview here.
Today, we publish a discussion with Sporting KC assistant coach John Pascarella. Pascarella is
responsible for much of the technical preparation and tactical work for the Livestronglies. He and
head coach Peter Vermes played club ball together and KC front office media man Josh Wisenhunt
comments Pascarella is revered by the team, especially goalkeeper Jimmy Neilsen (Pascarella has a
big hand in training the goalkeepers during practice.
Looking back over the course of Bruce Arena's tenure with the LA Galaxy, it's hard to argue with
the stellar success of his teams. While many will argue that his achievements are tempered by the
fact that he was able to go out and buy new, multi-million dollar players as needed, it can be said
that he's done the opposite outside of his designated players.
Looking back over the course of Bruce Arena's tenure with the LA Galaxy, it's hard to argue with
the stellar success of his teams. While many will argue that his achievements are tempered by the
fact that he was able to go out and buy new, multi-million dollar players as needed, it can be said
that he's done the opposite outside of his designated players.
Former Galaxy greats Cobi Jones and Chris Klein marked the installation of two Starlight
Children's Foundation FunCenters at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Wednesday ahead of MLS Cup.
More than 7,000 FunCenters, which include a TV, DVD player and video game system, have been
installed nationwide (Photo courtesy MLS).
STARTERSI'm getting goosebumps already! MLS Cup is 6 days away.
dN
Bruce Arena of the LA Galaxy has been named the MLS Coach of the Year.
-That was an easy one. No one else was even close.
dN
The New England Revolution has hired Jay "He also played basketball for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke"
Heaps as their new head coach.
LA has another week or so before they release their protection list. (Getty Images)
This is it the final club in our Expansion Draft protection lists the Los Angeles Galaxy. The
Galaxy won this year's Supporters' Shield trophy for the best record in the league and now are 90
minutes away from winning another MLS Cup.
It is that time again everybody. Time for you to get your soccer-related questions ready to send
my way in the latest SBI Live Q&A.
We have plenty to talk about today, what with the U.S. national team preparing for two
friendlies in Europe, MLS Cup fast approaching and the college season reaching the most important
time of the year.
Ives Galarcep writes of the coaches that will lead the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo into
the MLS Cup, and their ability to make adjustments and put their team in position to win games and
titles.
The halftime break can mean different things to different teams. It can be the welcome respite
for a group coming under fire, or the poorly-timed break that a surging side hates to see.
I can't be the only one who still finds himself humming "This is LA...." every few minutes.
Sunday night was the most thrilling night I have ever spent at the HDC. I don't think I have
ever heard the crowd louder. My favorite fans, pictured above, cheered their brains out, as it
seems did 20,000 other fans.
BY ADAM SERRANO
The Los Angeles Galaxy will get to enjoy one of the greatest luxuries in professional sports.
They'll get to play the final, at their own stadium and in front of their own fans.
The Galaxy will face the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup Final at the Home Depot Center on
November 20th.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Colorado Rapids announced on Monday that the club will not renew the contract of Head Coach
Gary Smith. The Rapids will begin a search for a new head coach immediately.
"After meeting with Gary, we decided it would be in the best interest of both parties to move in a
different direction," said Colorado Rapids Managing Director Jeff Plush.
Mike Magee, David Beckham and Robbie Keane were the difference makers for the Los Angeles Galaxy
as their quick counters and excellent set-piece work was able to pick apart the piece-meal defense
of Real Salt Lake. RSL fought hard to disrupt the Galaxy, but didn't have enough in the tank late
to push through.
- In a huge disappointment to fans of dreadlocks everywhere, no white men with dreads are likely
to hoist the MLS Cup this year.
Los Angeles will host the Houston Dynamo on November 20, as both teams won their conference
finals by a two goal margin. Unfortunately for Houston, the Galaxy remains undefeated at home in
2011.
A little wrong...and very wrong. (Remember, we're all about accountability to predictions
here.)
Becks playoff performance in Game 2 against Red Bulls the key to LA's Cup march...
The Los Angeles Galaxy (4 to 1) was one of TSG's odds-on favorites to win the MLS Cup. They
trailed however the Sounders.
Every now and again, fans of sports get to witness those special games that remind them what they
love about it. That was the case last night in the Western Conference Final as the LA Galaxy and
Real Salt Lake went toe to toe at the Home Depot Center. The result was 3-1 in favor of the Galaxy,
but the score does little to tell the tale of intensity and composure by both teams.
The Los Angeles Galaxy will be finishing its season at the Home Depot Center approximately two
weeks from now.
The only question now is will they be ending it holding the 2011 MLS Cup trophy. The Galaxy took
one more step towards answering that question in the Western Conference Final on Sunday.
A trio of Galaxy goalscorers ensured that the Supporters' Shield winners would get the benefit
of home cooking for the MLS Cup Final as L.A. beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sunday night at the Home
Depot Center.
Landon Donovan (23′), Mike Magee (58′), and Robbie Keane (68′) all scored for the home
squad as the Galaxy will return to their home park for MLS Cup, which, coincidentally, is being
held at the Home Depot Center on November 20th.
BY ADAM SERRANO
The Los Angeles Galaxy continued their methodical push to the MLS Cup as they advanced to the
league championship with a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake at the Home Depot Center.
The victory put the Galaxy in their second final in three years as they will take on the Houston
Dynamo on their home soil on November 20th.
One of these two teams will meet Houston at MLS Cup in Carson after the Dynamo, who lost MLS
assist leader Brad Davis to a first half injury, beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 earier this
afternoon in the Eastern Conference Final.
It's a cool, but dry evening at Home Depot Center as the Galaxy host this fixture for a third
consecutive year.
David Beckham's going out with a bang. He drew the penalty that won the match against New York
and delivered the assist on both the other Galaxy goals so far in the playoffs.
The MLS Cup final approaches ever closer, but first there's the small matter of divisional
showdowns. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles duke it out tonight in Los Angeles (9:00 EST, ESPN),
after Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo kick things off in Kansas City (5:30 EST, Fox
Soccer Channel).
By Dario Camacho - MIAMI, FL (Nov 4, 2011) US Soccer Players -- It was a wonderful assist. A
lobbing ball, kicked from just past the half field circle. It arched into New York's box, bounced
upwards once, and sat pleasantly enough in the air for Mike Magee to slot it far post into the net.
To put it simply, it was classic Beckham.
STARTERSThe stars have aligned and we are getting 3 of the top 5 teams in the MLS Semifinals this weekend.
Both games are on Sunday evening. Should be fantastic!
Join me to watch both games on Sunday evening at the Sweetwater in St Paul.
dN
How excited is Houston manager Dominic Kinear that his team is advancing?
Despite giving up an early goal, the Los Angeles Galaxy were able to rally against a early
dominating New York Red Bulls side to win the game 2-1. Los Angeles continues on to the Western
Conference Finals 3-1 on aggregate.
First Half
The New York Red Bulls had nothing to lose going into last night's game.
By AVI CREDITOR
If there's a theme prevalent throughout the last round of the MLS postseason, it's that
proficiency off of dead-ball situations has been vital to staying alive.
Out of the four remaining teams, only Real Salt Lake has yet to benefit from a set piece during
its playoff run.
In the emotionally-charged sequel to last weekend's showdown at Red Bull Area, Mike Magee and
Landon Donovan each scored as Los Angeles beat New York 2-1 during the second leg of the Western
Conference semis and advanced to the Conference Finals 3-1 on aggregate.
Although Red Bulls' target man Luke Rodgers opened the scoring with a 4th minute strike to
immediately level the series at 1-1, Magee, the former Red Bull who had pointed words for his
former employers prior to the match, replied before halftime when he took hold of a David Beckham
cornerand banged it through to relcaim the L.
LA Galaxy advanced to the Western Conference Finals last night with a 2-1 win at home to New
York Red Bulls and 3-1 on aggregate.
Luke Rodgers fired the Red Bulls into a five minute lead before Mike Magee scorer of that all
important goal in the first leg equalised before Landon Donovan's spot-kick made sure the Galaxy
were in next Sundays Final where they will play Real Salt Lake City who accounted for the Colorado
Rapids in the other semi-finals.
The second leg of the Galaxy/Red Bulls series started off with a bang. Luke Rodgers found the back
of the net just four minutes in and brought the teams level on aggregate. From there, MLS fans were
treated to a fantastic display worthy of the playoffs.
Mike Magee played hero in responding with his second goal of the series.
Galaxy 1 New York Red Bulls 0
The forecast cold front has yet to move into the South Bay here in Carson.
Real Salt Lake awaits the winner of this series that the Galaxy lead from a Mike Magee goal in
the 15th minute of last Sunday's game.
If the score is tied at the end of regulation, we'll have 30 minutes of OT, followed by PK's if
the score is still tied.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife
David Beckham was the most influential player in the
Galaxy's 1-0, playoff-opening victory over the
New York Red Bulls. Becks created several
opportunities with his long-range passes and assisted Mike Magee on his goal.
Robbie Keane and
Landon Donovan returned from injuries and narrowly missed adding to
the top-seeded Galaxy.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife
David Beckham was the most influential player in the
Galaxy's 1-0, playoff-opening victory over the
New York Red Bulls. Becks created several
opportunities with his long-range passes and assisted Mike Magee on his goal.
Robbie Keane and
Landon Donovan returned from injuries and narrowly missed adding to
the top-seeded Galaxy.
By Michael Lewis - NEW YORK, NY (Nov 3, 2011) US Soccer Players -- When he took over the coaching
reins of the MetroStars prior to the 2003 season, coach Bob Bradley decided to implement an
extensive rebuilding process from top to bottom. That included positioning the club in the MLS
SuperDraft, where they grabbed midfielder Ricardo Clark as the second overall pick, Mike Magee was
the fourth choice, and Eddie Gaven became the the.
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.
