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A look inside MLS Cup '09: Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

A breakdown of Sunday's Major League Soccer championship match at Seattle. > A breakdown of Sunday's Major League Soccer championship match at Seattle.

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2006 Cup ends in penalty kicks: Dynamo takes Revolution 4-3

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:50:10 +0000

Seattle will host the 14th MLS Cup on Sunday, at Qwest Field. This is the 11th in a series of stories about the first 13 MLS Cups.

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Davis: LA's Becks, Donovan add sizzle to final

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:15:00 +0000

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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Former critic Donovan credits Beckham for L.A turnaround (Reuters)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:17 +0000

L.A Galaxy's turnaround from worst to best in Major League Soccer, which could be completed with a win in Sunday's MLS Cup final, has been largely due to David Beckham's change in attitude, captain Landon Donovan said on Friday.

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Beckham has bone bruise but expects to play

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:36 +0000

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham says he'll need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday's MLS final against Real Salt Lake. Beckham has a bone bruise in his ankle that's been bothering him for some time. He said on Friday after Los Angeles finished training at Qwest Field that the combination of the injury and the artificial surface at the stadium won't keep him from playing for his first title since joining the Galaxy.

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Real Salt Lake practice 11-20-09

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:03 +0000

Lots of media here at Qwest today. The stadium is pretty much done as far as sideboards, MLS Cup logos, and flags of the other MLS teams in the Hawks Nest. Real Salt Lake is done for the day, the Galaxy are now on the field.

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Landon Donovan Named MLS Most Valuable Player (Goal.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:33:15 +0000

LA Galaxy captain Landon Donovan was named Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player on Thursday, as he picked up the award for the first time in his career.

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Galaxy's Landon Donovan selected MVP of Major League Soccer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

He finishes ahead of New England's Shalrie Joseph and Dallas' Jeff Cunningham to win honor for the first time. > He finishes ahead of New England's Shalrie Joseph and Dallas' Jeff Cunningham to win honor for the first time.

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NAMES & FACES

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Landon Donovan There aren't many firsts left in U.S. soccer for the Los Angeles Galaxy forward, but he got one Thursday when he was named MLS Most Valuable Player, an award that had eluded him. The six-time national team Player of the Year helped the Galaxy...

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Beckham brings star power to MLS showcase (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:36:00 +0000

For the first time, MLS gets to capitalize on the global profile of David Beckham in its championship game.

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Exclusive interview with David Beckham: Ups and downs of his life in the States

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:48:03 +0000

David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy plays Salt Lake for the MLS Cup at Qwest Field on Sunday. In his third MLS season, Beckham, an international star, has dealt with criticism from a teammate and from the fans, but he's not buckling. He's familiar with the idea that any publicity is good publicity.

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Briefs | Track and field: South Africa says Semenya will keep medal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:18:31 +0000

Soccer: Galaxy's Donovan named MVP of MLS

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L.A's Donovan Named MLS Player of the Year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:12:22 +0000

FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham and New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph were the two other finalists for the award.

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Garber, Roth, players build playground for Seattle school

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:51:00 +0000

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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Q&A with commish of MLS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:32:03 +0000

Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer, answered questions from readers in an exclusive live chat Thursday. For the complete chat...

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Donovan wins MLS MVP award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:33:08 +0000

Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer.

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MLS Cup History | Galaxy blanks Revs 1-0 to win 2005 title

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:25:44 +0000

Seattle will host the 14th MLS Cup on Sunday, at Qwest Field. This is the 10th in a series of stories about the first 13 MLS Cups.

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MLS players and Home Depot associates build a playground in south Seattle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:02 +0000

The project, through MLS W.O.R.K.S., took place all day at Van Asselt Elementary School in south Seattle. I showed up toward the end and said hello to the guys. Here are some photos. You might recognize some of the faces in the photos.

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Real Salt Lake-Galaxy Preview (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0000

The only obstacle between David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy and a Major League Soccer championship is an MLS Cup opponent that barely made the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a losing record. Sure, it might sound like a simple Sunday in Seattle for Beckham, Landon Donovan and the star-studded Galaxy.

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Beckham says he never considered quitting MLS (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:58 +0000

David Beckham, one win away from claiming the MLS title with L.A Galaxy, said on Thursday that despite the troubles that have accompanied his time in the United States he had never considered abandoning the team.

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L.A's Donovan named MLS player of the year (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:49:30 +0000

United States and L.A Galaxy striker Landon Donovan has been named Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer, the league said on Thursday.

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MLS Cup 2009 preview: LA vs. RSL

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000

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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Landon Donovan wins MLS MVP award for first time

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:20:37 +0000

The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player on Thursday for the first time in his career.

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Donovan, teammates bask in MVP award

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:52:00 +0000

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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Donovan wins MLS MVP award for first time (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:52 +0000

Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer. The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player on Thursday for the first time in his career. Despite all his accolades as the leader of the U.S.

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Donovan wins MLS MVP award for first time

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:50:38 +0000

Los Angeles forward Landon Donovan has been named the Major League Soccer most valuable player for 2009.

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Toronto FC Hand Coaching Reigns To Preki (Goal.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:42:55 +0000

The 2007 MLS Coach of the Year is headed to Toronto as TFC introduced Preki as head coach on Thursday.

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Landon Donovan Named MLS Most Valuable Player (Goal.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:40 +0000

LA Galaxy captain Landon Donovan was named Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player on Thursday, as he picked up the award for the first time in his career.

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RSL has Real stars, too

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000

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 be a difficult task.

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Donovan named '09 Volkswagen MVP

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000

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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The winner of the second pair of MLS Cup tickets is...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:48:03 +0000

...but first, I haven't blogged this much in a while, wow, what a day! And I have to give a shout out to Darren Sawatzky with the Sounders for the assist today. The word is that the team coaching staff (including Sigi Schmid and Adrian Hanauer) are playing a "friendly" under the lights at Starfire tonight against MLS staffers in town for the game.

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MLS sets 2010 Expansion Draft rules for Union

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

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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Team logos painted on top of Space Needle

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:52:03 +0000

Thanks to MLS for providing them to me, plus Omega Graphics for taking them. You know it's hard work getting up there in this weather.

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The Philip F. Anschutz MLS Cup trophy arrives in Seattle

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:43:03 +0000

The trophy arrived via the Bainbridge Ferry at Colman Dock this afternoon. I was there to grab video - as was seattletimes.com, if you want to see more professional stuff with interviews - and this was a nice event/photo opportunity put on by MLS and Sounders FC.

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Donovan, Onstad earn top play awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:45:00 +0000

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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East notes: Scouting for SuperDraft

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

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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Ultimate loser could be king of MLS (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:43:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake, with a sub-.500 regular-season record, might win it all. But is that good for MLS?

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Starry Galaxy wary of scrappy RSL in MLS final (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:07:27 +0000

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Starry Galaxy Wary of Scrappy Salt Lake in MLS Cup

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:34 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The only obstacle between David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy and a Major League Soccer championship is an MLS Cup opponent that barely made the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a losing record.

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Starry Galaxy wary of scrappy Salt Lake in MLS Cup

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:51:13 +0000

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Real Salt Lake relishing underdog role

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000

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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Quarterfinals set for CONCACAF Champions (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:25 +0000

Mexican league champion Toluca has been drawn to face defendng MLS champion the Columbus Crew in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. The draw on Tuesday also pits three more Mexican teams against clubs from the North and Central America. Pachuca faces Comunicaciones of Guatemala, Pumas play Honduras' Marathon and Cruz Azul is up against Panama's Arabe Unido.

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FC Dallas hope to better 'bittersweet' season

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

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 their final 12 games, just missing out on the MLS Cup Playoffs.

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MLS, players see tough road ahead to avoid work stoppage

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:17:27 +0000

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says talk of a possible work stoppage next season is premature and counterproductive. ...

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The Commissioner praises Sounders FC

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:17:03 +0000

Here's an excerpt from MLS commissioner Don Garber's comments Monday:

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Garber's goal: keeping MLS labor peace (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:00 +0000

A players' strike is a potential disaster MLS commish Don Garber and his league must avoid.

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Days before MLS Cup, rumors percolate that players deal will end soon

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:29:50 +0000

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says talk of a possible work stoppage next season is premature and counterproductive. ...

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MLS Commissioner Garber talks MLS

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:06:00 +0000

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 Cup History | Fourth time is the charm for L.A. Galaxy in 2002

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:03:51 +0000

Seattle will host the 14th MLS Cup on Sunday, at Qwest Field. This is the seventh in a series of stories about the first 13 MLS Cups.

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MLS announces 2009 Best XI

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the 2009 Best XI during his annual State of the League address.

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