L.A. Times - Soccer

Galaxy advances by beating Chivas USA, 1-0

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Landon Donovan's penalty kick on foul by Yamith Cuesta is the difference; Galaxy moves on to meet Houston on Friday as Chivas copes with first-round elimination for fourth year in a row.

Landon Donovan's penalty kick on foul by Yamith Cuesta is the difference; Galaxy moves on to meet Houston on Friday as Chivas copes with first-round elimination for fourth year in a row.

Dynamo wins in overtime, advances to Western final

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Houston's Brian Ching scores the only goal of the two-game series to beat Seattle, which had not lost to the Dynamo this season.

Houston's Brian Ching scores the only goal of the two-game series to beat Seattle, which had not lost to the Dynamo this season.

There's much horsing around about Ronaldo

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Portuguese star would stand to get as much as $2.5 million per game if Real Madrid plays a series of friendly games, surpassing the fees of $1 million per week that Irish colt Sea The Stars could comm

Portuguese star would stand to get as much as $2.5 million per game if Real Madrid plays a series of friendly games, surpassing the fees of $1 million per week that Irish colt Sea The Stars could command.

A Galaxy win would be England's loss

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Winner of Sunday's match advances to the Western Conference finals, and Galaxy's David Beckham wants to be there.

Here's a bit of news that might come as a surprise to Galaxy fans: David Beckham would rather be in Carson next weekend than in Qatar.

Fire eliminates Revolution

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago advances to the Eastern Conference final after a 3-2 aggregate win.

John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Chicago Fire advanced to the Eastern Conference final, beating the New England Revolution, 2-0, on Saturday night to win the two-leg series, 3-2, on aggregate.

Galaxy again lends David Beckham to AC Milan

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Agreement is finalized as he has hopes of earning a place on England's roster for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

David Beckham is assured of spending the winter and spring playing in Italy after the Galaxy and AC Milan on Monday finalized an agreement that will send him on loan again to the Serie A club.

Galaxy, Chivas pay for error of their ways

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Deadlock in Game 1 of MLS two-game playoff matchup is forged by mistakes from both teams, not good play.

Odd, weird, strange, unusual.

MLS needs more drama and passion

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Kevin Payne, D.C. United's president and chief executive, was fined by the league for naming teams he thinks do not play to win, but he was correct in saying some games aren't worth watching.

In the same week that a Major League Soccer club president proclaimed that some MLS games are simply too boring to watch, attendance figures for 2009 revealed an alarming drop.

Galaxy, Chivas USA are rivals, but friendly, too

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

L.A.'s pro soccer teams share a home field and, apparently, a lot of mutual admiration on eve of playoff opener.

The World Series might have shifted to Philadelphia, but as far as brotherly love is concerned Carson seems to have cornered the market, at least on the soccer front.

Real Salt Lake gets jump on Columbus

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A 1-0 victory over the defending champions puts the pressure on the Crew in the return leg next weekend.

Robbie Findley scored in the 88th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 1-0 win over the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew on Saturday in the first leg of the two-game playoff series.