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The DVD is the A&E-produced; History of the MLS Cup, which was released just before last year's championship game.
I was sent two review copies (that I haven't looked at) so will give one sealed, never-viewed 91-minute history of the cup (great for re-gifting this holiday season!) to the ...
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First things first: the Galaxy's Alecko Eskandarian is on Drew Carey's "The Price is Right at 10 a.m. on CBS (sorry for the late notice).
In other momentous MLS Cup related news:
*Seattle introduces - the Galaxy dog.
*Former Galaxy midfielder Ned Grabavoy is a hero in Salt Lake ...
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Jones is described as an owner, advisor and promoter in the company by Socal Soccer City Holdings President Kevin Gilmore, a partner in the proposed indoor Futsal facility on Maple Avenue that will occupy a former shipping facility.
Jones, now an assistant coach with the Galaxy after a ...
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Cobi Jones
The 2-1 overtime loss means Sacramento State, making their first tournament appearance, plays UCLA at 5 p.m. Sunday at Drake Stadium (in a game masterfully scheduled against the Galaxy's MLS Cup appearance).
In a good omen for next season, however, LMU will return 14 of the 19 players who ...
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Not much of a surprise there. It was just announced on ESPNews.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is this is the first time that Landon Donovan , a five-time Honda Player of the Year and two-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, has won the MLS award.
Said Donovan: "Well, from a ...
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Landon Donovan
Jeff Cunningham
Shalrie Joseph
Briefly:
*In praise of Galaxy GM and Coach Bruce Arena.
*For Real Salt Lake MLS Cup equals redemption.
* Former Chivas USA Coach Preki was officially unveiled as Toronto's new coach today. Wonder how much longer Amado Guevara will be around?
*Want to party like it's 1989? ...
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From the Galaxy press release: "As part of the tour, the Galaxy were scheduled to face FC Kaiserslautern on Thursday, November 26, and a second opponent on Tuesday, December 1 in Germany .
"We are very disappointed to announce the cancellation of our 2009 Postseason Tour due to a lack of ...
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Seattle Sounders FC
Or at least the club's logo does 550 feet above the city of Seattle to mark Sunday's MLS Cup, along with those of the league and opponent Real Salt Lake. Photo courtesy Omega Graphics.
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Donovan's goal came in the Aug. 8 game
against New England and was one of 12 he
scored during the regular season. His stunning left-footed volley beat out an Alecko Eskandarian effort and eight other finalists. It's the first time a Donovan goal ...
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Donovan's Galaxy Strike Voted MLS Goal of the Year
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With a soggy forecast in Seattle for MLS Cup Sunday the Galaxy's thoughts have turned to the one drawback to Qwest Field - the artificial turf.
Meanwhile, former Galaxy striker Robbie Findley is looking forward to a championship clash against his former club.
Notable: This is David ...
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insidesocal.com - 2 days ago
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From the ESPN press release: ESPN2's live coverage
of the 2009 MLS Western Conference Finals Friday, Nov.
13, a 2 - 0 extra time victory by the Los Angeles Galaxy over the Houston Dynamo, was seen in an average of 538,000 television homes (700,000 ...
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Galaxy-Dynamo Game Friday Was Highest-Rated MLS ESPN2 ...
Chilly Galaxy fans who shivered their way through what was, in essence, a three-hour game Friday will be glad to hear the utility is trying to get to the bottom of what happened.
Read the short article that ran in today's Daily Breeze.
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* Read it here.
*For a similar view from a Salt Lake City perspective click here.
*MLS has started a blog focused (for now) on MLS Cup here.
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Bracket.
Loyola Marymount's fate from the West Coast Conference press release: Loyola Marymount, which was ranked No. 15 in the most recently published NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, will be returning to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in school history. The Lions finished third in ...
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Garber gave an earlier and less formal state of the league address than he has in years past in a teleconference with reporters today.
Garber announced the MLS Best XI during the call, which includes one player apiece from the Galaxy and Chivas USA:
goalkeeper - Zach Thornton
defenders ...
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Don Garber
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Chad Marshall
Briefly:
*The initial 36,000 tickets for MLS Cup Sunday in Seattle sold out, so another 6,000 tickets have been put on sale. Details here.
*As unlikely as the Galaxy's run to MLS Cup was, Real Salt Lake's performance was even less expected. Reaction here.
*U.S. Coach Bob Bradley ...
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Former Galaxy player and goal hero Ned Grabavoy, left, and Real Salt Lake, which beat the Chicago Fire on penalty kicks to become Eastern Conference champions (let's get rid of these silly conferences based on irrelevant geography, MLS) will face the Galaxy Sunday in Seattle.
Grabavoy ...
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Chicago Fire
Dont forget: We'll find out who the Galaxy play next Sunday at MLS Cup in Seattle - Real Salt Lake or Chicago Fire - at 5 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel.
(AP Photo)
A below-strength U.S. team lost 1-0 to Slovakia today in Bratislava, Chivas USA's Jonathan Bornstein being called for what was ...
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Robbie Rogers
Eddie Johnson
Sacha Kljestan
insidesocal.com - 5 days ago
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(AP Photo) Galaxy 2 Houston 0 Game story.
The Houston Chronicle perspective. It was a weird game
in a weird season that started with a franchise coming off a worst-ever year, a new coach, 16 or so new players, seemingly interminable ...
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Galaxy Put the Lights Out on Houston Postgame
Galaxy 2 Houston Dynamo 0
Who would have thunk it at the outset of this season?
Two extra time goals by Gregg Berhalter (!) and Landon Donovan - his 17th postseason goal, the most in MLS (he was tied with Carlos Ruiz previously) - has given the Galaxy the win before an energized 25,373 ...
