Friday Kicks: LeRoux, Lampard & more
*UCLA product Sydney LeRoux and Hermosa Beach resident Abby Wambach were named by U.S. Soccer as the Young Female Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year respectively. Brek Shea and Clint Dempsey won the corresponding awards for...
A look at the changes to the CONCACAF Champions League and U.S. Open Cup
The recent changes to the Major League Soccer schedule and competition format are hardly the only ones impacting professional soccer teams in North America. Coinciding with the MLS SuperDraft, U.S. Soccer and CONCACAF announced major changes to the CONCACAF Champions League and U.S. Open Cup going forward, changes that drastically alter the regional and domestic...
Friday Kicks: Galaxy’s Stephens, Chivas USA’s Villafaña, UCLA’s Rowe named to U-23 team camp roster & more
Clearing up a few odds and ends before the weekend (that would have posted hours sooner had our soon-to-be-replaced blogging software not freaked out): *Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens, Chivas USA's Jorge Villafaña (formerly Flores) and UCLA midfielder Kelyn Rowe were...
Galaxy to play CONCACAF Champions League game in Canada indoors
Which I'm sure is a massive relief to the players from Southern California, not to mention the fans. The 8 p.m. March 7 quarterfinal will be played at the Rogers Centre, which has a retractable roof. The bad news: the...
MLS Notes: Union sign Lopez, Minda joins Chivas and more
By CALEB SONNELAND The Philadelphia Union continue their busy offseason by adding Costa Rican defender Porfirio Lopez from Chinese side Dalian Haichang. Lopez, a 26-year-old left back, was most recently on loan at Costa Rican side Alajuelense, where he was a part of the team's back-to-back Apertura and Clausura championship teams. He also played against...
Mid-Day Ticker: Wambach wins AP award, four clinch CCL berths and more
Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/ISIphotos.com Abby Wambach's penchant for coming up big in the FIFA Women's World Cup this past summer has earned her more individual acclaim six months later. Wambach was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Tuesday, becoming the first soccer player -- male or female -- to win an individual...
Galaxy draw Toronto in the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
The draw was made today in New York. And the winner of that tie would play either the Seattle Sounders or Mexico's Santos Laguna in the semifinal. Toronto will host the first leg on March 6-8 (exact dates have yet...
Galaxy qualify for CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals
A year ago the Galaxy couldn't get out of the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. Now they're in the knockout stage. Winless Honduran team Motugua meekly surrendered to the Galaxy 1-0 Tuesday as LA topped their group behind another trademark...
Galaxy ready for must win match against Motagua in CCL
BY ADAM SERRANO TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. –- The Los Angeles Galaxy face one of the simplest yet most difficult situations in all of sports – win and advance. A win over last place Club Motagua (10pm ET, FOX Soccer/Galavision) and the Galaxy qualify for the quarterfinals by winning Group A. A tie or a loss and...
Thursday CONCACAF Champions League Gameday: Galaxy face must-win against Motagua
*Staff Wiriter Phil Collin has the preview of the 7 p.m. game (live on Fox Soccer and Galavision). Watch the Galaxy video preview: More on Wednesday night's CONCACAF Champions League action is here and here. Updated: The Angel City Brigade...
Rapids fall to Santos Laguna; need help to advance in CCL
By JOSÉ M. ROMERO These last two days of CONCACAF Champions League group matches have not been kind to American MLS teams. The Colorado Rapids, despite deploying front-line players in a clear effort to win, became the third U.S. club in two days to lose its finale of group play after Wednesday night's 2-0 loss...
