Spanish football powerhouse Real Madrid traveled to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to face off against the Los Angeles Galaxy in an international friendly as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge. The La Liga giants dominated the top MLS team winning 4-1 with a stunning goal from superstar Cristiano Ronaldo just after halftime. more ›

The Colorado Rapids defeated the Columbus Crew by a score of 1 - 0 to kickoff MLS Cup 2010 Playoff action on Thursday night. Tonight, four more teams will join the party, but Galaxy fans will have to wait until tomorrow to see their team begin their march towards Toronto where this year’s final will be held. more ›

Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez was the team’s savior yesterday as he headed home the tying goal at the 91st minute to salvage a point while on the road at Chicago. Meanwhile, Chivas USA was not quite as lucky in their road trip, dropping a 3 - 0 decision to the Rapids at Commerce City, Colorado. more ›

After many months of analysis and preparation, U.S. Head Coach Bob Bradley announced his final 23 man roster that will be representing the U.S. at the upcoming FIFA World Cup South Africa tournament. As expected, L.A. Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan made the cut and leads the small contingent of MLS players making the trip. Galaxy teammate, forward Edson Buddle and Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein are the other two local players that will be joining Donovan. more ›

Earlier today, U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Bob Bradley announced his 30 man preliminary roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 tournament and L.A. is well represented. more ›

Edson Buddle scored another pair of goals last night to secure a victory over Real Salt Lake at the Home Depot Center. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Chivas USA dropped another match in Houston, this time suffering a 3 - 0 defeat. more ›

Chivas USA takes its first road trip of the year to face an old nemesis, the Houston Dynamo, arguably the team's biggest rival outside of the Galaxy. Matches between the two are always tense and hard fought, the result of a string of incidents between them over the years, beginning with the Dynamo having ousted Chivas USA from the playoffs on multiple occasions. more ›

Galaxy forward Edson Buddle scored a pair of goals on Thursday night to lead the blue-and-gold to a 2 - 0 victory over Chivas USA in this year's first installment of the Honda SuperClásico. more ›

Galaxy forward Edson Buddle struck early to give his side a 1 - 0 victory over New England Revolution last night at the Home Depot Center. more ›

Major League Soccer made history this past week, but for all the wrong reasons. Frustrated by the lack of progress towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between themselves and the league, MLS players overwhelmingly voted in favor of a strike. Through their vote, players have essentially told MLS that if an agreement is not reached by March 25th, clubs shouldn't expect to see them in their respective locker rooms. more ›

Those hoping for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the MLS Players Union will have to wait a bit longer. more ›

Chivas USA 'keeper Zach Thornton is going to need to make more room on his mantel. On Monday, the veteran 'keeper was named to the 2009 MLS Best XI roster following a stellar campaign in which he registered a personal best Goals Against Average (GAA) of 0.87. His league best GAA was well complemented by the 12 shutouts he amassed throughout the season -- also tops in MLS. Thornton first earned the award in 1998 when he helped the Chicago Fire win the MLS Cup. more ›

Galaxy midfielder David Beckham put in a strong performance to help the blue-and-gold capture the Western Conference title for a sixth time in club history and the first since 2002. Veteran defender Gregg Berhalter and team captain Landon Donovan provided all the scoring on the night, literally at the eleventh hour, to take a 2 - 0 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo. more ›

Galaxy forward Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick at the 73rd minute to give the blue-and-gold the edge over in-stadium rivals Chivas USA last night and advance to the Western Conference Finals. more ›

Landon Donovan, star forward for the L.A. Galaxy and U.S. Men's National Team, has been named 2009 Honda Player of the Year for his achievements with the U.S. Men's National Team. It is the sixth time the speedy forward has won the award after first earning it in 2002. It was further announced that his dominance throughout these years has also earned him a second award: Honda Player of Decade. Congratulations to Landon! more ›

Things are quiet down at the Home Depot Center this weekend. Both Chivas USA and the Galaxy have a rare, simultaneous week off from MLS action, but there is plenty of World Cup Qualifying action going on to keep soccer fans entertained. more ›

Tuesday morning, as Chivas USA players prepared to return to the practice field, midfielder Sacha Kljestan tweeted "back to training... gotta get this season back on the right track." Kljestan's succinct message accurately summarizes the red-and-white's current situation. more ›

Landon Donovan and Jovan Kirovski each scored a goal for the Galaxy en route to a 2 - 1 victory over New England Revolution, while Chivas USA continues to struggle and gets routed 4 - 0 at the Colorado Rapids. The Galaxy pressured the New England Revolution defense from early on and quickly took control of the game at Gillette Stadium. The increasing pressure on the Revolution defense led to some errors in the back line and it wasn't long before the blue-and-gold got some quality shots on goal. more ›

Galaxy forward Landon Donovan scored his 8th goal of the season at the 33rd minute as the blue-and-gold played to a draw against the Kansas City Wizars last night. Kansas City had taken the lead at the 26th minute when forward Claudio Lopez picked up the ball at the center circle and sent a long arching shot towards the Galaxy goal. Galaxy 'keeper Donovan Ricketts was caught off his line and despite his desperate attempts to recover more ›

Alecko Eskandarian, Landon Donovan and Eddie Lewis each scored first half goals for the Galaxy, giving the blue-and-gold a 3 - 1 victory over Red Bull New York last night at Giants Stadium. more ›

Here's where I'll lay down the stories that were missed throughout the week. It's not to say these stories are insignificant. I just missed them. Another LA sports feud - We've witnessed the Shaq-Kobe-Phil feud and the subsequent implosion. Now we have the Becks-Landon feud. In SI writer Grant Wahl's new book The Beckham Experiment, Landon Donovan aired his grievances to Wahl about David Beckham. more ›

Summer is almost upon us and that means two things: warm weather and the race to the MLS playoffs is about to start. Entering the 12th week of the 2009 campaign, a couple of interesting and familiar trends are starting to surface. more ›

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 more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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. more ›

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By month's end, all three of L.A.'s professional soccer teams will have begun their respective journeys into a new soccer season. more ›

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We are barely 10 days into the new year and the Home Depot Center is already teeming with action. more ›