GALAXY name Bruce Arena as new head coach and GM

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GALAXY choose Bruce Arena for new GM and head coach
Published 8/18/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
Press Release --- August 18: Galaxy name Arena head coach, GM Two-time MLS Cup championship coach comes to Los Angeles Los Angeles Galaxy Media Relations CARSON, Calif. -- Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO AEG, investor/operators of the Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer (MLS) club, have announced that Bruce ...

Development News: Bruce Arena hired to run Galaxy operations
Published 8/18/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
Press Release --- August 18: Galaxy name Arena head coach, GM Two-time MLS Cup championship coach comes to Los Angeles Los Angeles Galaxy Media Relations CARSON, Calif. -- Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO AEG, investor/operators of the Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer (MLS) club, have announced that Bruce ...

Bruce Arena named L.A. Galaxy Coach
Published 8/18/2008 at Soccer Examiner
It s official. There were rumors and rumblings throughout the last week, and it s now confirmed that former U.S. National Team coach Bruce Arena will be taking over as the head coach and general manager of the L.A. Galaxy following the recent departures of GM Alexi Lalas and coach Ruud Gullit. The Galaxy, after starting the season out strong, have slipped all the way to a tie for fourth in the Western standings with Colorado. With a huge payroll that includes Landon Donovan and David Beckham, it would be an incredible disappointment for the team (and the MLS as a league) to not be in the playoffs this season. As most U.S. soccer fans know, Arena has quite the resume. He is the ...

GALAXY hire former USMNT coach Bruce Arena to improve club’s play
Published 8/19/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
This season, the Galaxy have had a problem with defense…a BIG problem.  While they lead the league in goal-scoring, they ALSO lead the MLS in goals scored against…exactly 2.0 per game at the moment (42 in 21 regular season matches this year)… Landon Donovan - with 14 goals scored - does also lead the league currently, and numerous teammates including David Beckham, Edson Buddle, and Alan Gordon are also racking up the points.  It’s the defense that’s the problem, and THAT is what has them hurting…hurting so badly now that they have fallen from first place in the West to 5th.  They have not won a game in ...