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Four months ago, had one dared to state that the Galaxy would today be within striking distance of first place of the overall standings, one would have received more than a fair share of odd looks. The same type one would get if one were to claim that hiring Ruud Gullit as Head Coach was the best move the Galaxy have made in the last 5 years.

The U.S. Men's National Team took a big step towards booking a ticket to next year's World Cup in South Africa after a tough win over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. The soca warriors took the game to the Yanks for long stretches during the first half last night as the Yanks looked disorganized and struggled to generate any offense.

A little over a month ago, Chivas USA traded forward Atiba Harris to FC Dallas for midfielder/defender Marcelo Saragosa in a move that left many speculating what plans the red-and-whites might have in mind as they prepared for their playoff run. Some fans and analysts speculated that the team was making room for a big name signing, while others were puzzled at the move, given the team had been struggling on the offensive side. Lingering questions were answered over the last few days and the rest of MLS better take notice.

Galaxy and Chivas USA drop respective games by similar scoreline as the MLS season quickly approaches its halfway point and SuperLiga action got underway.

Chivas USA and Kansas City Wizards traded second half goals en route to a 1 - 1 draw in Kansas City last night. The tie extends Chivas USA's undefeated streak to 6 games and

For the first time in months, the main soccer field at the Home Depot Center will not see any action this weekend. A bit of a rarity and attributed to the fact that all three of L.A.'s professional soccer teams have taken their respective shows on the road.

Galaxy forward Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the first half to give the blue-and-gold a 1 - 0 advantage over the visiting New York Red Bulls at the Home Depot Center on a night on which Galaxy midfielder Chris Klein celebrated his 300th career game.

The Galaxy return to action at the Home Depot Center tonight after a 2 game road trip in which they tied San Jose and Colorado. The results leave the team winless on the season and tied for last in the Western Conference standings after five games.

Newcomer Chukwudi Chijindu scored his first MLS career goal last night to help Chivas USA secure a 2 - 0 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders FC at the Home Depot Center.

This weekend may go down as the first annual Southern California Soccer Weekend due to the breadth of options available to fans. Quite an impressive feat in many ways, especially considering the status of the sport in the U.S. a mere 15 years ago when MLS didn't even exist.

Chivas USA and the Galaxy battled to a tie in a physical game last night as the first installment of the Honda SuperClásico series played out at the Home Depot Center.

Five years ago, Chivas USA began MLS play and the L.A. derby versus the Galaxy -- known as the Honda SuperClásico -- was born.

Despite being up a man for the vast majority of the game, the Galaxy were unable to convert on any of their scoring opportunities in their U.S. Open Cup play-in game against the Colorado Rapids last night at the Home Depot Center.

The Galaxy battled back from an early deficit against the Colorado Rapids last night, but were unable to keep it together, losing by a score of 3 - 2 at the Home Depot Center.

For a second time in less than a month, the Colorado Rapids will once again occupy the visitors locker rooms at the Home Depot Center. However, unlike two weeks ago when the Rapids visited L.A. to battle Chivas USA in their season opener, tonight they confront the Galaxy.

A little over 5 years since the first attempt at a women's soccer league -- WUSA -- failed to take hold in the States, a new attempt at making it a permanent fixture on the American sports scene will commence. The new Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league begins play at the Home Depot Center this afternoon and will feature Los Angeles Sol and D.C. Freedom in its inaugural match.

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Galaxy midfielder David Beckham finally manned up long enough to state his desire to remain in Italy with AC Milan.

Chivas USA, L.A. Galaxy and the Home Depot Center are reaching out to fans and non-fans alike in their efforts to find a bone marrow donor for Marcia Williams, wife of veteran Major League Soccer midfielder Andy Williams who currently plays at Real Salt Lake. Marcia suffers from a rare form of leukemia and efforts to find a matching bone marrow donor to help her start treatment have been unsuccessful for several months. Those wishing to help should make their way to the Home Depot Center for the bone marrow donor drive taking place today between the hours of 8 am and 2 pm.

With the L.A. Galaxy and a few other MLS teams opening preseason camps this week, the countdown towards this year's opening kick off has officially begun.

Major League Soccer held its yearly draft this past Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri, with the Galaxy and Chivas USA holding the third and ninth first round picks respectively.

           

Soccer is sometimes characterized as a cruel sport, not because it is a violent sport, but instead, its cruelty in its administration of justice on the field. It is perhaps the most democratic of team sports, where on any given day, the highest ranked team in the World could lose to the lowest ranked one, and conversely, the most dominant team on the field doesn't always win. It is highly unforgiving of mistakes, perhaps more so than any other team sport. In many ways, it is this unknown that excites spectators, causing great excitement when the forces of the soccer world behave as they should as much as when they don't, especially in championship games.

The L.A. Times ran a story this morning discussing the recently announced loaning of David Beckham to Italian soccer powerhouse AC Milan. This action has once again re-ignited discussion that Beckham may be going back to Europe, as some speculated might happen earlier this year when he trained with Arsenal in England. Unlike the Arsenal situation, this story has a bit more substance to it.

Reigning MLS champions Houston Dynamo visit The Home Depot Center this Saturday night to take on the blue-and-gold.

The reported crowd of 20,426 that braved the sun on Sunday afternoon at the Home Depot Center in Carson were treated to an entertaining and intriguing Galaxy match versus Toronto FC.

Fresh off a 2 - 0 victory over San Jose in their home opener last week, the Galaxy now set their sights on Toronto FC.

Angels defeat Twins 9-1. Catcher Mike Napoli and first baseman Casey Kotchman had solo homers to demolish the Twins. Jon Garland pitched eight innings for the Angels giving up six hits and one earned run in the fifth on 95 pitches. 95 pitches! For today the Angels pitching gives a sigh of relief.

The Los Angeles Galaxy wrapped a 3-0 win in Shanghai on Wednesday night (yup -- big time difference, folks!) thanks to a hat trick by Carlos Ruiz. Shanghaiist, our sister site, has been covering Beckhamania and has great analysis of the match against Shanghai East Asia Hong Kong United (it's unclear at this time if that fits on a jersey). In fact, they've got a lot more insight than, say, ESPN's Soccernet.

Clippers 103, Knicks 94 - Los Angeles won on the road for the first time in nine games, beating up on one of the only NBA teams that may be worse than the Clips. Two key players, Correy Maggette (19 points) and Chris Kaman (15 points), returned for the first time in several games. Coach Mike Dunleavy, however, was sick and stayed in the team hotel. He did have enough energy to issue an apology for bashing the Knicks in a statement earlier in the week.