Long live Keeper Notes, which has been a fixture of the Houston soccer scene since before the Dynamo were even thought of.

This is a great rundown.

And some more from "Crazy Horse" Hainault

And finally, my absolute favorite moment. I sincerely hope we get a similar reception from the Riot Squad on Nov.

I've often wondered why no enterprising South Bay bar owner hadn't rented a bus to haul soccer fans back and forth from Home Depot Center.

Especially pub owners in Old Torrance, where, for instance, some LA Riot Squad members already gather for a cold one at the Red Car Brewery & Restaurant before and after games and some leave their cars in the parking lot and car pool together the 15 minutes or so to the stadium to avoid the ridiculous parking fees at the stadium.

Happy Independence Day.

Another Fourth of July in Southern California and another Galaxy game followed by the traditional fireworks show that is usually among the region's biggest. Expect, as usual, a correspondingly large crowd to the game and the area surrounding Home Depot Center as many residents set up deckchairs and barbecues in nearby parks and await the free show.

• Houston battle NY Red Bulls for 1st place in East [MLS Soccer]
• Dynamo eye another shutout as tough schedule looms [Houston Dynamo]
• Dynamo depend on versatile Palmer [Houston Chronicle]
• Henry could miss Dynamo match with knee injury [Soccer by Ives]
• Red Bulls Injury Report: Robinson out, Henry questionable [Big Apple Soccer]

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I hesitate to turn this into the "Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about the LA Riot Squad" blog, but I wanted to acknowledge this modest (yet excellent) LA Weekly profile by former Daily Breeze colleague Gene Maddaus on a huge Galaxy fan and member of the fan group nick-named Shooter (I'd better - I gave Gene the profile idea).

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Officially, Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena and David Beckham claimed today after practice that a decision has yet to be made about the former Manchester United midfielder missing Wednesday's MLS game against the Houston Dynamo in Carson to play in a testimonial for a former Manchester United teammate the day before in England.

Because we love you, we occassionally bring you the best in LA Galaxy and worldwide futbol videos. Today that means the video highlights from Saturday's game and the recap from the LA Galaxy media team, plus a fun video of one of the youngest LA Riot Squad members leading cheers during the game. And finally, from our friends at Soccer America, a video from last week's internationals, in this case Uruguay vs Ireland.

Ante Cop's winner: The reaction says it all.I'm prone to doing things at the last minute like anyone else. But the Chicago Riot's birth into the Major Indoor Soccer League was taking it a bit far.
Starting a professional soccer team in a matter of weeks? Talk about a challenge! But the word "impossible" never crossed my mind as I knew we had the right people running the ship.

We continue to expand our coverage of American soccer culture with our series "Better Know a Supporters Group," just like Steven Colbert's "Better Know a District" from "The Colbert Report".
Our goal: to feature each of the MLS teams' supporters groups. We've sent e-mails to each and every SG in Major League Soccer and soon you'll be able to check all what each is all about and what awesomeness they have to contribute to our growing American soccer world.