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ZARDES HAS A NIGHT: AZ VS LA (US OPEN CUP)

June 19, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News, US Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is important, though you wouldn’t know it from the Galaxy’s first 45 minutes tonight. But despite giving up a goal in the first half, LA found their footing and rode two rapid-fire ta...

LA GALAXY V CHIVAS (TACTICAL ANALYSIS)

Sean Steffen

June 10, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

LA V CHIVAS (TACTICAL ANALYSIS) Parking the bus. Bunker ball. Anti-football. These are all the derogatory terms we use for the tactic of sitting 11 men behind the ball in order to frustrate the offense of a su...

RECAP: LA Galaxy vs Chivas

Andrew Schmidt

June 8, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

It went out with a whimper. On Sunday afternoon, a 1-1 tie between the LA Galaxy and their StubHub Center roommates – Chivas USA – signaled the end of the rivalry that never was. This time next year Chivas U...

Ishizaki juggles through a Carson parking lot.

Stefan Ishizaki Won’t Go Home

Andrew Schmidt

June 3, 2014

2014 Season, Feature, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

“Ishi längtar hem till AIK!” May 8th, 2006 is the first time Stefan Ishizaki hears those words. He’s playing right wing in a match against his former club AIK (pronounced ah-ee-kwa) and he’s losing. The AIK ...

LA GALAXY: EMPTY BUCKET IN THE WINDY CITY (CHI vs LA) – TACTICS

Sean Steffen

June 2, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

Dear Lord, was that an ugly game. I’m not going to sugar coat it: last Sunday’s game against the Chicago Fire was probably the worst the Galaxy have looked all year. Bruce Arena and Robbie Keane can stand aroun...

Sweltering Heat Forces a Draw: CHI vs LA Galaxy

Andrew Schmidt

June 1, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

The Fire and the heat very nearly beat LA Galaxy on a sweltering afternoon in Chicago. After a frustrating 45 minutes that saw Chicago pressing the Galaxy further and further into their own half of the field...

KEEP AN EYE ON: CHI vs LA

Andrew Schmidt

May 31, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

Last Sunday I took my friend Lindsay to her first LA Galaxy game, and it was a doozy: between Donovan’s triumphant return, his record-shattering performance, and the electrified crowd — she definitely got the b...

FALLING OUT: How America’s Greatest Player Missed the Plane

Sean Steffen

May 28, 2014

2014 Season, Feature, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

“He failed there because he didn’t believe in himself" Those are the words of Jürgen Klinsmann, describing Landon Donovan’s performance in a heartbreaking quarterfinal loss to Germany in the 2002 World Cup. In...

DONOVAN RISING : LA GALAXY vs PHI (RECAP)

Josh Guesman

May 27, 2014

2014 Season, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

This Sunday two things limped into the StubHub Center: the Philadelphia Union and the pride of Landon Donovan. Coming to Los Angeles, the Union was looking to wash the stale taste this season has left in their ...

Keep An Eye On: LA vs. PHI

Karen Melgar

May 24, 2014

2014 Season, CoG, LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer, News

This Memorial Day weekend the LA Galaxy go head-to-head with the Philadelphia Union. The Galaxy have finally started to pull themselves out of the rut that they've been in with a win against FC Dallas on Wednes...