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kellex Beckham is sooooooo leaving the worst sports league on the face of the Earth, aka the MLS.
This Just In: Galaxy Goners
Unprofessional Foul —
It appears that despite his bluster and bravado, Alexi Lalas' team, the LA Galaxy, just weren't good enough. Hot off the UF teletype, Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas and team manager Ruud Gullit are shuffling off to the unemployment office. Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job, a source familiar with the situation says. The Galaxy may have been good enough for the EPL (Suck it, Barclay's), but it just ...
Galaxy Goners
Unprofessional Foul —
More on this later, but Gullit and Lalas are out at the L.A. Galaxy. Gullit, who was on a 3-year deal, resigned. So he was probably desperate to get out of there as, had he stayed around to get fired, he would have gotten the payoff from his contract. Lalas' contract was up at the end of the season. Cobi Jones will take over as the team's interim coach.
No More Sexiness In LA
TheOriginalWinger.com —
AEG Chief Executive Officer Tim Leiweke and the LA Galaxy have accepted the resignation of Head Coach Ruud Gullit, with Cobi Jones stepping up as Interim Head Coach effective immediately ahead of Thursday night’s SuperClasico.
General Manager Alexi Lalas was also fired in the shuffle, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the season. Tom Payne, the teams Assistant GM will take over Lalas’ duties for now, with Director of Player Personnel Paul Bravo assisting Payne.
With Gullit throwing ...
Gullit and Lalas Leave Galaxy
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... We’ve all talked about the writings on the wall for weeks…no make that months. Now it all appears to be final. LA Galaxy head coach Ruud Gullit and General Manager Alexi Lalas have both left the Galaxy. Gullit is leaving for personal reasons and Lalas is just out of a job. ...
And It All Goes Pear-Shaped in L.A.
Dave's Football Blog —
... Alexi Lalas, shown here explaining why Victoria Beckham will never leave her husband, has reportedly been sacked by the L.A. Galaxy today. Head coach Ruud Gullit also submitted his resignation. This comes a week after the Galaxy’s embarrassing 3-2 loss to the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. L.A. has taken 3 points in its last 7 MLS games and has fallen out of playoff position. ...
Massacre At The HDC!
LA Galaxy —
... Some of ya’ll have already talked about this in the comments in this post, but feel free to repost here and continue the conversation. As in, what do ya’ll think? Was this the best answer? Do you think it will actually help the team heading into the most important section of the schedule? What would you have done? What would you do now?
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