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Pike Place fish toss adds to Cup festivities
Pike's Place Fish Market turned into a soccer fan party Friday afternoon. Donned in scarves emblazoned with logos of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC and MLS Cup 2009, fans patiently awaited the stars of the afternoon.
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Davis: LA's Becks, Donovan add sizzle to final
There's a little more buzz, just a little more jitter in the bug. The city has done a fantastic job of hugging Sounders FC close and making them feel welcome, and same for MLS by extension.
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Sarachan great complement to LA's Arena
Dave Sarachan has been an invaluable assistant to Bruce Arena at the college, professional and international level. These days, Sarachan is his No. 1 man with the Los Angeles Galaxy, who take on Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup Sunday.
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LA notes: Beckham's special boot
David Beckham said although Friday's session at Qwest Field was the first time he'd been able to train since the Western Conference Championship, but that he will be ready for Sunday's MLS Cup.
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RSL notes: Johnson's midfield transformation
Real Salt Lake midfielder Will Johnson wasn't always a terrier who made opposing midfielders miserable. Once upon a time, Johnson played forward.
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LA's Ricketts delivers in clutch
Long, strange trips are part and parcel of a soccer player's existence. They can take a performer to the pinnacles of the sport, as well as down some blind alleys. The Los Angeles Galaxy can thank the latter of those two possibilities for having ...
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RSL's Beckerman: 'We came here to win'
After taking a day off Thursday to travel to Seattle, RSL trained for approximately an hour and a half in the first of its two practice sessions in the Emerald City.
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Galaxy players, coaches recall past MLS Cups
The MLS Cup Final brings back different memories for members of the Los Angeles Galaxy who have been lucky enough to have been there and now are preparing for Sunday's championship against Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field.
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Donovan, Becks preview MLS Cup 2009
Landon Donovan and David Beckham of the LA Galaxy share their thoughts on playing in Sunday's MLS Cup 2009 in Seattle and the long road taken to make it to Qwest Field.
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Catching up with RSL's Rimando, Beckerman
Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman of Real Salt Lake share their thoughts on playing in Sunday's MLS Cup 2009 in Seattle and the evolution of the league.
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Five big questions for DC United
With the 2009 season in the rearview mirror, here are the answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding D.C. United as the club prepares for 2010.
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For United, near misses define 2009
A photo finish told only half the story of D.C. United's trying 2009 campaign, a grueling marathon that featured some gutsy displays and promising signs of progress, only to be undone by inconsistency and unfulfilled potential.
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One more dance in the sun for Mathis
So, who is going to emerge as the hero of MLS Cup? Michael Lewis explores why an old American hero from Real Salt Lake could take center stage at MLS Cup 2009.
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Garber, Roth, players build playground for Seattle school
On a cool and rainy Thursday afternoon, a group of MLS players, MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Seattle Sounders FC owner Joe Roth headed to Van Asselt Elementary School in Seattle to help build the students a playground.
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Title shot is special for Real Salt Lake
Being at this stage is a new feeling for many players in an RSL uniform. Aside from Nick Rimando, the overwhelming majority are first-timers in an MLS Cup Final.
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MLS Cup 2009 preview: LA vs. RSL
The first team to reach MLS Cup six times, the Los Angeles Galaxy will take on a team that didn't exist until the season of their last appearance in Major League Soccer's championship game - Real Salt Lake - in MLS Cup 2009.
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Donovan, teammates bask in MVP award
A year which already has been filled with awards took on another dimension Thursday for the Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, who was named Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player.
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Fans, league join for Supporters' Summit
As supporters from across the country converge on Seattle, the Sounders FC supporters groups have banded together to assemble a full lineup of activities in the days leading up to MLS Cup 2009.
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MLS Cup managers share reclamation success
The managers in Sunday's MLS Cup Final couldn't be more diametrically different in terms of experience and worldliness in world soccer. We're talking circles and squares here.
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Gordon sees Galaxy come full circle
Throughout his years spent with the club, from the highs to the lows, forward Alan Gordon has seen the best and the worst of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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RSL has Real stars, too
It seems ironic in a way that Real Salt Lake and the Los Angeles Galaxy should be the teams who meet to decide the winner of the MLS Cup on Sunday evening in Seattle. Finding a pair of teams more entrenched at opposite ends of the MLS spectrum would ...
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Donovan named '09 Volkswagen MVP
Adding another prestigious honor to his outstanding career, LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has been named the 2009 Volkswagen MLS MVP.
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Preki seeking stability, cohesiveness at TFC
Toronto's new head coach is so devoted to the concept of team play that, when asked about individual Toronto players at his introductory press conference, Preki instead talked about the importance of the 2010 Reds performing as a unit.
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Crew depart Columbus for offseason
Instead of packing their bags for Seattle and a defense of their MLS Cup title on Sunday, Columbus Crew players said "goodbye Columbus" for the year on Tuesday.
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Anschutz Trophy arrives in Seattle
A few dozen hardy Seattle Sounders FC fans greeted the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy upon its arrival at Seattle's waterfront Wednesday, in advance's of Sunday's MLS Cup 2009.
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RSL's Findley making name for himself
Robbie Findley will get an opportunity to play for the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy against the club that traded him away when Real Salt Lake squares off against the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup 2009.
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MLS sets 2010 Expansion Draft rules for Union
The League's 16th team, Philadelphia Union, will take another significant step toward building their club as the 2010 expansion side will participate in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 25.
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Sanneh's leadership helped LA turnaround
Los Angeles Galaxy defender Tony Sanneh started only five games this season and admittedly didn't get the playing time he would have liked, but it wasn't as disappointing as one might think.
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RSL follows destiny's path to MLS Cup
By all measures and labels, Real Salt Lake seem to be the underdogs entering MLS Cup 2009. Steve Davis looks at why they may also be a team of destiny.
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Donovan, Onstad earn top play awards
MLS's most spectacular individual plays were honored on Wednesday as Landon Donovan won the 2009 AT&T Goal of the Year and Pat Onstad was awarded the Degree Men Save of the Year.
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West notes: Kinnear's midfield dilemma
Houston Dynamo manager Dominic Kinnear faces some daunting offseason challenges including revamping his midfield and preparing for the expansion draft.
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East notes: Scouting for SuperDraft
Throughout the fall, coaches across MLS have littered fields and stadiums across the country to survey the talent pool ahead of the MLS SuperDraft in January and queried college coaches to get their take on professional prospects.
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Real Salt Lake relishing underdog role
Real Salt Lake have relished playing the role of an underdog in recent weeks, continually finding ways to prove wrong the doubters who predicted their MLS demise long ago.
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As Cup nears, RSL looks ahead, not back
Forget about the regular-season struggles or the playoff berth sealed on the final day of the campaign. For Real Salt Lake, the past isn't particularly important as they prepares to face Los Angeles in MLS Cup 2009 on Sunday night in Seattle.
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Galaxy defense focused on task at hand
All season long, the backbone of the Los Angeles Galaxy has been their defense. And if L.A. is to claim its third MLS Cup in team history, their backline is going to have to once again put the breaks on a high-octane offense, in this case that of Real ...
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Fire pick up pieces after season-ending loss
Were it not for three missed penalty kicks Saturday, the Fire might instead be packing for a trip to Seattle to play in MLS Cup against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Galaxy find 'perfect combination' on backline
The Galaxy's unusual backline duo of Omar Gonzalez and Gregg Berhalter gelled over the course of the season and appears formidable heading to MLS Cup 2009.
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Generation adidas to tour South Africa
Members of the league's Generation adidas will get to showcase their abilities in an 11-day trip to South Africa later this month.
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Five big questions for FC Dallas
With the 2009 season in the rearview mirror, here are the answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding FC Dallas as the club prepares for 2010.
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FC Dallas hope to better 'bittersweet' season
As the second half of the 2009 MLS regular season drew to a close, there was no question FC Dallas was a club few wanted to match up with. Schellas Hyndman's club caught fire after the league's all-star break and finished the year with a 7-4-1 mark in ...
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MLS alum kicks into Buckeyes history
Columbus Crew Stadium and Ohio Stadium, home of the Ohio State University Buckeyes, are a mere two miles apart, but for Devin Barclay it might as well be the distant between the Earth and the moon.
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MLS Commissioner Garber talks MLS
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber touched on a number of subjects in a wide-ranging State of the League address with journalists from the United States and Canada on Monday afternoon.
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MLS announces 2009 Best XI
MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the 2009 Best XI during his annual State of the League address.
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Week in Review: RSL continues Cup trend
Since MLS adopted the current playoff structure, three teams that just barely slipped into the playoffs, have used the 11th-hour momentum to slingshot their way into the MLS Cup Final. That list includes the last two.
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RSL wins East crown, keeps good times rolling
Real Salt Lake snuck into the playoffs, earning their berth with a final game victory while watching a number of other results that they had no control over all go their way. And since they made it, they've been slaying the giants.
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Fire again haunted by PK shootout
For the second time this season, the Chicago Fire fell short of winning a title in a penalty kick shootout, as they fell to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Championship.
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RSL buries Fire on PKs, advances to MLS Cup
Real Salt Lake survived a penalty kick shootout to advance to their first MLS Cup with a 5-4 victory against the Chicago Fire.
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US slump in Slovakia friendly
A somewhat makeshift USA roster had a uneven go of things versus Slovakia, but a somewhat questionable penalty kick call decided things in favor of the locals in the friendly contest between the two sides.
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Disappointment in defeat for Dynamo
The Dynamo were eliminated from the MLS Cup Playoffs after a 2-0 loss in overtime to the Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center on a night that featured the stadium lights going out for 18 minutes in each half.
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Odd West title game fitting for Galaxy
Little about the Los Angeles Galaxy's return to prominence has been simple, from having to rebuild their squad over and over again until finally finding the right combination to deal with the extended absence of superstar David Beckham.
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