Troubled team, troubled player: New Chicago Fire designated player Nery Castillo, left, talks with head coach Carlos de los Cobos in training today after his introduction to the media (AP Photo). The underperforming Chicago fire are a mediocre 4-5-5. Once...
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New United hero? Javier Hernandez, the first Mexican to play for Manchester United, scores on his debut in front of an adoring Mexican-American crowd in Houston and the Red Devils head to Guadalajara to sell replica jerseys with his name...
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Cristiano Ronaldo and (some) of his fellow Real Madrid players arrived at LAX this afternoon on a charter flight at a private terminal. (Photo by Roberto Mora/LA Galaxy). Real Madrid have released a 28-player roster for their U.S. tour, which...
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United in space? Veteran Ryan Giggs looks for signs of missing United striker Wayne Rooney at Mission Control in Houston Tuesday, the day before the MLS All-Star Game (AP Photo). The game begins at 5:30 p.m. today on ESPN2. *Wayne...
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I'll keep this short: * Game story. Full disclosure: There's nothing worse than a losing locker room after a bad loss. So I skipped it and headed out for a comforting beverage. But this quote from Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena...
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Galaxy 1 Puerto Rico Islanders 4 The Islanders may be called "the Grave Diggers," but the Galaxy largely dug their own grave in this one. I don't mean to take anything away from the second division club team who played...
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Galaxy 0 Puerto Rico Islanders 3 This game and quite probably the Galaxy's Champions League aspirations are all but over. Former Galaxy developmental player Josh Hansen - who played college soccer at the University of San Francisco - scored a...
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Galaxy 0 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 The Galaxy fell further behind when former D.C. United striker Nicholas Addlery got in behind a static Gregg Berhalter and finished off a Scott Jones cross from about seven yards out right on 45...
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How big of a deal is the CONCACAF Champions League? Fox Soccer Channel, which has its studios a few miles up the road, is apparently saving money on bus fare and will call the game from its studios rather than...
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OK, so it was only against a Welsh Premier League outfit in a stadium that seats 1,000, but, hey, a goal is a goal: (AP) American midfielder Sacha Kljestan scored in his European Champions League debut, helping Belgium's Anderlecht win...
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*Mexico is moving cautiously on appointing a new national team coach: MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico soccer officials have named two veteran coaches to handle upcoming exhibition matches, giving the national federation time to find a full-time coach to replace...
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For the first time in club history the Galaxy play a legitimate Champions League game. Well, a preliminary round game anyway. And it's against the "minor league" Puerto Rico Islanders not a big name club. Oh, and it's the CONCACAF...
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Endless possibilities: Jose Mourinho surveys the field on his first day as Real Madrid coach earlier this month ahead of their U.S. visit (AP Photo). *As Real Madrid bade farewell to Raul and Guti, Coach Jose Mourinho granted a telephonic...
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*Six wins in their last seven games secured the defending PDL champion Ventura County Fusion the Southwest Division title Saturday. *There will be no third consecutive W-League title for the Pali Blues, 2-1 losers to the Whitecaps Saturday in Vancouver....
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Real Salt Lake 1 Chivas USA 1 * Game story. * Salt Lake City perspective. *Chivas USA (4-9-3) are now undefeated in their last three MLS games. Notable: Three Chivas USA players made their 2010 MLS debuts - midfielders Paulo...
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Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Chivas USA? The club has just one loss in its last seven games in all competitions, after seven consecutive losses in the seven games before that. *The game basics are...
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The Galaxy are off this weekend, Chivas USA are out of town (they're at Real Salt Lake at 7 p.m. Saturday on Prime), but that doesn't mean there's no live footie in Southern California this weekend and with international friendlies...
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Galaxy 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2 Come dancing: LD requires the attention of two San Jose players (Photo by Staff Photographer Sean Hiller). Game story. Attendance: 17,712. Galaxy lineup: Donovan Ricketts; Sean Franklin, Leonardo, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant (Eddie Lewis...
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The Galaxy begin a stretch of five games in 17 days with tonight's nationally televised clash against up state rival San Jose Earthquakes at 7:30 on ESPN2: *Phil Collin has the game basics. *Landon Donovan's celebrity status continues to grow....
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Chivas go out despite the 1-0 win over Pachuca. Nice direct goal though with Ante Jazic providing the service: Phil Collin has the game story here. Notable: Attendance was a respectable 14,817. Chivas USA lineup: Dan Kennedy, Ante Jazic (Jorge...
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