by David Wilson on August 15, 2010
In front of a sold-out Red Bull Arena, the two best teams in Major League soccer met Saturday night with the LA Galaxy beating the New York Red Bulls 1-0 behind Edson Buddle’s 13th goal of the season.
With LA manager Bruce Arena watching from a suite after spending two days in a New Jersey hospital, Buddle’s 10th minute strike allowed the Galaxy to extend their lead in the Western Conference to an MLS-best 43 points.
After striking the crossbar in the seventh minute through a Chris Birchall drive, LA would not miss three minutes later. Read more... (402 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on July 26, 2010
When Real Madrid played the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, they brought a star-studded lineup that included stars like Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos and Luís Figo.
Five years later, the faces have changed, but Real Madrid will once again bring an all-star cast when they return to California next month on tour. Real Madrid will be bringing along their biggest names, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and World Cup winners Iker Casillas, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos and Álvaro Arbeloa.
Other notable names on the list include Argentine internationals Gonzalo Higuaín, Fernando Gago and Ángel di María; Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart; and France standouts Karim Benzema and Lassana Diarra. Read more... (173 words, 1 image, estimated 42 secs reading time)
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by David Wilson on July 11, 2010
by David Wilson on July 10, 2010
ESPN has seen a 36% increase in its ratings compared to the World Cup four years ago as suddenly soccer became a sport that the mainstream media covered. But the question that Major League Soccer probably wanted answered was did that interest in the world cup translate to more fans going to MLS games? The answer to that question is yes.
CSNE.com had some MLS attendance data that nine out of 12 MLS teams to have hosted a match since the World Cup started saw attendance go up from its last pre-tournament figure.
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by David Wilson on June 29, 2010
by David Wilson on June 16, 2010
The Major League Soccer Players Union recently released the salaries for the 2010 MLS season (PDF).
Some of the highlights:
- The average salary in MLS in 2010 is $138,169, down 6.6% from last season’s mark of $147,945.
- The highest paid player is David Beckham with $6.5 million
- The lowest paid player is Lamar Neagle of Seattle Sounders will make $15,300 this season
- There are at least 27 players in MLS making $20,100 this season
Ten Highest Paid MLS Players
Edson Buddle is here to stay after a wonderful performance against the Expansion Union of Philadelphia. I can honestly say that I didn’t see this coming, but I am pleasantly surprised at how wonderfully this dude is playing for a Galaxy team that looked to be dead-in-the-water because of the loss of David Beckham.
I think the funniest part of all this is that Buddle assisted on the first goal of the game and that is first goal this season that he HASN’T scored for LA. How hilarious is that? Somehow, this dude came out of nowhere and became an offensive force for LA and now the team has basically ceded control of the offense to him. Honestly, it was a smart move to give him the offense–now all they have to do is learn not to mess with it. Read more... (304 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on April 27, 2010
Add Argentina’s Boca Juniors to the list of high-profile international friendlies coming to MLS stadiums this summer. Buy LA Galaxy v Boca Juniors Tickets
The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Today that they will play Boca Juniors at the Home Depot Center on May 23.
The Argentine giants have won 23 Primera División de Argentina domestic championships and 18 international trophies, a record which is equaled only by AC Milan and includes six Copa Libertadores titles. Read more... (232 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
by David Wilson on April 26, 2010
As you get older your body does not recover as quickly from injuries as it did when you were younger. That is the case with David Beckham.
Beckham, who ruptured this Achilles tendon in March while playing for AC Milan, was initially expected to be back playing for the LA Galaxy in September. But the recovery is going slower than expected and Beckham does not expect to be ready to play until November. Read more... (226 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)
by Patton on April 25, 2010
Don’t watch the highlights of the Wizards/Galaxy match if you have a weak constitution. Kei Kamara’s miss just hurts–I’m not saying it made me sick, but I winced when I watched it.
I think this kind of miss speaks to a much greater problem in the MLS. I’m not saying things like this don’t happen in other leagues around the world, but there’s something about American Soccer that hasn’t quite caught up to the European and Latin leagues yet.
When a dude has a goal right in front of him that’s one thing–but when teams are losing games they aren’t supposed to lose or taking draws they aren’t supposed to take that just isn’t very compelling sport. Read more... (327 words, 2 images, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
In front of a sold-out Red Bull Arena, the two best teams in Major League soccer met Saturday night with the LA Galaxy beating the New York Red Bulls 1-0 behind Edson Buddle’s 13th goal of the season.
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