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Now what? News from around the league

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:04:03 +0000

Lots happening around the league today. Robbie Russell, the guy who won the MLS Cup for Real Salt Lake, is unprotected for the expansion draft.

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MLS Cup champs arrive in Salt Lake

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Arriving at the Salt Lake City International Airport with the 2009 MLS Cup trophy in tow, players and coaches from Real Salt Lake were greeted with a brand of adoration normally reserved for rock stars.

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Seattle shines almost as brightly as Real Salt Lake

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:38 +0000

TRECKER: Seattle was the perfect host to the 2009 MLS Cup, but Real Salt Lake stole the show with its grit.

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Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:58:13 +0000

They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.

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Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:46:44 +0000

It all came to a fantastic finish with Robbie Russell's conversion, giving underdog Real Salt Lake a 1-1 (5-4 on penalties) upset victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy and setting off a wild celebration for the team that was the hottest in the league at a time when it counted the most — the playoffs.

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Player Ratings: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake (Goal.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:25:17 +0000

Goal.com rated the player on show in the MLS final.

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Real Salt Lake Go The Distance Over Galaxy For MLS Cup (Goal.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:25:17 +0000

For only the second time in history, the title match in Major League Soccer went to penalty kicks and the team with the early lead, the Los Angeles Galaxy, fell at the death to Real Salt Lake.

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Galaxy notebook: Ricketts breaks hand

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000

The disappointment was clear on the face of Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts after Sunday's loss to Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup Final.

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Saunders puts in remarkable effort in MLS Cup 2009

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +0000

For Los Angeles goalkeeper Josh Saunders, the 2009 MLS Cup Final didn't have the fairytale ending, as the Galaxy fell 5-4 to Real Salt Lake in a penalty shootout after the teams had slogged through 120 minutes tied 1-1.

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MLS CUP / Salt Lake shrouds Galaxy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The image most expected of David Beckham and Landon Donovan holding the championship trophy of Major League Soccer for the league's marquee franchise will wait. Those upstarts from Real Salt Lake outlasted the stars from Los Angeles as Robbie Russell scored...

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MLS Cup Winning Coach Jason Kreis: "We Deserved To Win" (Goal.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:54:35 +0000

Real Salt Lake used the lottery of penalties to win the MLS Cup, but the staf and players claimed the trophy that is rightfully theirs.

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RSL shuffles midfield on fly in Cup win

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:52:00 +0000

The seeds of Real Salt Lake's MLS Cup midfield shuffling were sown early on Sunday morning when the usually indefatigable Will Johnson finally met his match.

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Underdog Real Salt Lake played like favorites (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:44:00 +0000

The MLS playoffs' last seed not only proved it belonged, but it also showed it was a worthy champion.

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MLS: Real take title as Beckham's Galaxy beaten

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:27:30 +0000

David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy were denied a Major League Soccer title as Real Salt Lake took the MLS Cup on penalty kicks at Qwest Field following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

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Real Salt Lake defy odds to lift MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:26:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake ended the season where they began -- at Qwest Field. Only this time, instead of suffering defeat, they raised the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy in front of a packed house as the 2009 MLS Cup champions.

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Injury-Riddled Galaxy Try To Swallow MLS Cup Loss (Goal.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:48 +0000

Heavily favored ahead of the MLS Cup final, the Los Angeles Galaxy lost in penalties to Real Salt Lake. Now the team is left to come to grips with the loss.

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Sports shorts

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:36 +0000

SOCCER: RSL wins MLS CupRobbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties for its first Major League Soccer title last night in Seattle. Rea...

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RSL's Rimando named MLS Cup MVP

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:03:00 +0000

With two big saves in the penalty kick shootout, Nick Rimando claimed the Volkswagen MLS Cup MVP award. The Real Salt Lake goalkeeper denied Jovan Kirovski and Edson Buddle to pave the way for Robbie Russell's clincher.

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These photos says it all

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:58:03 +0000

I know many of you wish it was your team down there. But what a moment for Real Salt Lake. Here's what it looked like from the press box.

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Postgame, Real Salt Lake 1, Galaxy 1 (5-4 RSL on PKs)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:47:03 +0000

The tunnel outside RSL's locker room was crazy with fans yelling and trying to see the players. I saw someone walk by with the Cup, and then I saw Marcia Williams, wife of RSL's Andy Williams. She's battling leukemia and had a big white mask on that covered all but her eyes on her face. It was hard not to feel for her, but how happy she and Andy must be tonight. What an inspiration they both are. I saw Tyrone Marshall down there, and he said he was glad that a second Jamaican besides him won a title.

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Real Salt Lake Wins M.L.S. Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:41:30 +0000

The defender Robbie Russell drilled a penalty kick into the lower left corner, capping an unlikely run for Real Salt Lake.

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Galaxy loses to Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup final

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:19:00 +0000

The teams finish regulation and overtime tied, 1-1, before L.A. loses, 5-4, on penalty kicks. > The teams finish regulation and overtime tied, 1-1, before L.A. loses, 5-4, on penalty kicks.

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Beckham's L.A title dream dashed by Salt Lake (Reuters)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:10 +0000

* Title match ends 1-1 after extra-time

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Steve Kelley: A fantastic finish to first MLS season in Seattle

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:57:02 +0000

Short of Sounders FC making it to the MLS Cup, won by Real Salt Lake over the L.A. Galaxy on Sunday at Qwest Field, soccer fans couldn't have asked for a much better ending to this first season.

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Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:52:31 +0000

The image most expected of David Beckham and Landon Donovan holding the championship of Major League Soccer for the league's marquee franchise will wait.

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Former Burn standout Kreis leads Real Salt Lake to MLS title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:48:00 +0000

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Real Salt Lake Beats LA to Win MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:40:22 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) -- The image most expected of David Beckham and Landon Donovan holding the championship of Major League Soccer for the league's marquee franchise will wait.

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After overtime, penalty kicks Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:28:53 +0000

Major League Soccer has its most improbable champion in its 14-year history. Real Salt Lake, a small-market expansion team that ...

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Real Salt Lake deny Beckham, L.A. an MLS Cup title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:25:09 +0000

Real Salt Lake upset Becks and the L.A. Galaxy 5-4 in a shootout to win the club's first-ever MLS Cup title.

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Real Salt Lake 1, Galaxy 1 (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:19:49 +0000

Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties Sunday night for its first Major League Soccer title. Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves during penalties, and league MVP Landon Donovan missed badly over the crossbar giving RSL a chance in the extra rounds.

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RSL tops Galaxy in PKs for MLS Cup title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:09:00 +0000

Goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves and Robbie Russell buried the winning kick in the seventh round of the penalty kick shootout, and Real Salt Lake won the first trophy in club history, defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 after a 1-1 draw.

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Real Salt Lake Go The Distance Over Galaxy For MLS Cup (Goal.com)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:58:02 +0000

For only the second time in history, the title match in Major League Soccer went to penalty kicks and the team with the early lead, the Los Angeles Galaxy, fell at the death to Real Salt Lake.

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Tonight's starting lineups

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:28:03 +0000

Real Salt Lake

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LIVE: Beckham, L.A. take on RSL in MLS Cup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:11:48 +0000

Los Angeles and Real Salt Lake fight for the MLS Cup LIVE at a packed Qwest Field in Seattle for all the marbles.

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David Beckham's injury could add twist to MLS final

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The Galaxy midfielder is nursing a bone bruise as Los Angeles prepares to take on Real Salt Lake for the championship Sunday. > The Galaxy midfielder is nursing a bone bruise as Los Angeles prepares to take on Real Salt Lake for the championship Sunday.

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Star power could be difference for Galaxy (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:11:00 +0000

While Real Salt Lake is a nice Cinderella story, the Galaxy are a team of destiny.

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RSL notes: Borchers leading defense

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Nat Borchers' reliable excellence in central defense has provided one of the fundamental building blocks that has led Real Salt Lake to the cusp of MLS Cup glory.

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Major League Soccer continues to grow, improve

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:31:02 +0000

League will celebrate its growth Sunday night at Qwest Field, when L.A. Galaxy and Real Salt Lake play for MLS Cup.

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For Williams, hurdles in rear-view mirror

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:23:00 +0000

On the long and winding road to his first MLS Cup Final, Real Salt Lake midfielder Andy Williams faced two significant obstacles.

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David Beckham's injury could add twist to MLS final

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:13:15 +0000

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MLS Playoffs: Key Matchups: LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake (Goal.com)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:11:36 +0000

There are several key areas to watch in the MLS Cup final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake. Zac Lee Rigg points out the most enticing of them.

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Donovan sees winning signs in Galaxy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:09:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan will be making his fourth appearance in the MLS Cup Final on Sunday against Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field and can't help but do some reminiscing.

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Rain, cold temps can't slow down Cup sides

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:00 +0000

Weather conditions for Sunday's MLS Cup between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field are not expected to be on the balmy side. The forecast calls for temperatures in the mid-40s and a strong chance of rain.

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Galaxy hope to set tone in midfield

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:26:00 +0000

Take one look at Sunday's MLS Cup Final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, and it's likely that the center of the park is where the match will be decided.

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RSL feeling loose heading into MLS Cup

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:19:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake will enter Qwest Field on Sunday night with the chance to lift their first championship and end the LA Galaxy's dreams of a fairytale ending to a storybook season.

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RSL's Becks out to stop LA's Becks

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman, the man who will likely draw the assignment of containing the Galaxy's David Beckham, wants to send a message to the league's most familiar player Sunday.

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Beckham hobbles off after training but plans to play (Reuters)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:26:16 +0000

David Beckham limped off after training for Sunday's MLS Cup final, with an icepack wrapped around his injured right ankle, but said he would still be fit to play in the title deciding game against Real Salt Lake.

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Today's Real Salt Lake practice

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:25:02 +0000

OK the first photo is from yesterday's fish toss at Pike Place, it's RSL's Chris Seitz with the keeper gloves on.

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Not to stick a (Space) needle in MLS' balloon, but is it sound?

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

First-year success in Seattle, site of Sunday's MLS Cup between the Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, is encouraging for Commissioner Don Garber and his league. But beneath surface there are troubling signs. > The MLS Cup logo gleams from up high, freshly painted atop the Space Needle, along with the logos of the Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.

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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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