Will this weekend's MLS Cup final at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. end in glory for David Beckham as his L.A. Galaxy take on massive underdogs, the Houston Dynamo.
Five years after arriving in Los Angeles, superstar David Beckham is proud of the part he has played in developing American soccer.
CARSON, Calif. -- David Beckham's potential MLS curtain call could also become the Los Angeles Galaxy's shining moment.
Los Angeles Galaxy reached Major League Soccer's (MLS) championship match on Sunday after a 3-1 defeat of Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference final.
English footballer David Beckham talks about giving back and the run up to the London Olympics.
Playoffs begin quickly for teams in Major League Soccer's new wild-card round; the postseason opener is Wednesday. The favorites (Los Angeles foremost, followed closely by Seattle) join this weekend. Every side has Nov. 20 circled on the calendar, date of the MLS Cup final at the Home Depot Center outside Los Angeles. Here, then, is a team-by-team look at the 10 playoff qualifiers. (Listed in order of total points.)
The U.S. takes on CONCACAF rival Costa Rica at the Home Depot Center in Jurgen Klinsmann's second game at the helm. Join Avi Creditor and SI staff for live play-by-play analysis of the game starting on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET.
From the highly anticipated SuperClasico to a case of déjà vu in Seattle, here are five thoughts from Saturday's MLS action ...
Most of us gaze with only passing interest as U.S. Soccer begins each year with a national team training camp in January -- a month ranking low in domestic soccer happenings.
A look at the two MLS conference finals:
This weekend's final round of MLS regular season matches may shuffle the first-round playoff pairings -- but that's all. The eight teams are set. Postseason play begins Thursday as the survivors reach for a Nov. 21 date in Toronto, site of the 15th MLS Cup. Here are snapshots of each side -- and how they may or may not get there.
Imagine for a moment that the Indianapolis Colts, who fell just a bit short of the big prize this year, ceased to exist next year. Picture, for a second, the AFC champions being dispersed throughout the league in an expansion draft -- say, Peyton Manning suiting up next season for the Cleveland Browns.
CARSON, Calif. -- Bob Bradley wouldn't even try. Asked to single out a player who performed well in Saturday night's 3-1 loss (RECAP) to Honduras at the Home Depot Center, the U.S. national team coach said it "won't be a game where we will be picking out players who stood out." Down a man from the 17th minute forward, after center back Jimmy Conrad received his second yellow card, and down a goal only two minutes later, the U.S. never got settled. Poorly weighted passes, miscommunication and loose marking, only two shots on goal -- it was a night of lowlights for the U.S.
Having ties to a rich and powerful foreign club seemed like a built-in advantage for Chivas USA. The ability to acquire and develop young Mexican talent and having strong financial backing seemed like a great opportunity for the Southern California-based team to build a powerhouse in a relatively short amount of time.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
• Selena Gomez, dancing onstage as Forever the
Sickest Kids rocked out at the Vans Warped tour at the Home Depot Center in
Carson, Calif. Gomez jammed along to "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" with the
group while her mom and three of her Wizards of Waverly Place costars looked on. "She was having fun singing," an onlooker says. After the
concert, Gomez retreated backstage to hang out with the guys in the band.
To: David Beckham From: Couch Slouch Re: To live and die in L.A.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
Our weekly dose of Major League Soccer quick takes, plotlines to watch and Power Rankings.
CARSON, Calif. -- It's MLS preseason here in Southern California, and there are several things to report:
Watching Sacha Kljestan take apart Sweden on Saturday at the Home Depot Center could convince anyone he's primed and ready for a move overseas. Yet success isn't preordained for young Americans going to top-flight teams.
Just nine years ago, more than 90,000 jammed the Rose Bowl to watch a soccer match between two top rivals. On Saturday, the same teams met at the Home Depot Center, and the turnout was less than 4,000.
About an hour before MLS Cup 2008 kicked off at Home Depot Center last month, San Jose keeper Joe Cannon confirmed he'd been informed by Earthquakes management the option on his contract wasn't being picked up for 2009.
About half an hour before kickoff of the MLS Cup final, New York Red Bulls fans marched en masse into the Home Depot Center, their scarves held high, their voices turned up to 11. They banged their drums and sang their songs, including some anachronistic ones -- "We are the Metros, the mighty, mighty Metros" -- and they didn't stop the entire afternoon, even when they knew the game was lost.
There's no other soccer city in the United States quite like Los Angeles.
This latest coaching move by FC Dallas had better work out. Otherwise, short of spending tens of millions to lure Jürgen Klinsmann or Fabio Capello to these shores, or a few mil to drag Bruce Arena back into the MLS fold, I don't know what else the franchise can do.
Two years ago a changing of the guard for the U.S. men's national team began, with the retirement of several veterans following a disappointing showing at the 2006 World Cup. On the eve of qualifying play for the 2010 tournament, not all of the questions that faced the national team at that time have been answered.
Turnarounds in Toronto and Columbus, optimism in Salt Lake City, (more) turmoil between Chicago and New York, confusion in Houston and a slam-bang SuperClasico at Home Depot Center marked the first month of MLS play.
When it comes to the world's nastiest rivalries, David Beckham could write a book. He's been front and center for two of the most extreme bad-blood derbies.
Colt Brennan, Hawaii's record-setting quarterback, will undergo hip surgery on April 7 to repair a slightly torn labrum in his right hip and will be sidelined eight to 12 weeks.
While David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy got the ink last year, their Home Depot Center cotenants quietly turned into contenders. This year forward Maykel Galindo and an even stronger Chivas USA should clear the final hurdle, downing D.C. United in the MLS Cup final at the HDC on Nov. 23. Here's a team-by-team look at how MLS's 13th season will play out.
It wasn't Dancing With the Stars or American Idol, but another reality show turned a regular 18-year-old Californian into a soccer pro. Jorge Flores won the 2007 Sueño MLS -- Univision's soccer talent show that kicks off its second season on Feb. 15 -- and has since made his professional debut with Chivas USA and gotten called up for the U.S. Under-20 National Team.
When the logo for Women's Professional Soccer -- the new top-flight league starting in 2009 -- was unveiled this week, the player silhouette in the middle was unmistakable.
David Beckham's first season with the L.A. Galaxy may have been a disappointment – but he's got big plans for 2008.
Club América and Atlas joined San Luis and Cruz Azul as the final four Mexican contestants for two spots in the Copa Libertadores by scoring five goals in a 3-2 América win Wednesday night at Home Depot Center as InterLiga group play concluded. But in spirit of the tournament's wacky tradition, matters weren't completely settled at the final whistle.
The Copa Libertadores is to South America what the Champions League is to Europe. Well into its fifth decade of existence, it matches up the South American league champions against each other in a battle for international club glory.
With their unexpected run in the 2007 MLS playoffs, the Kansas City Wizards and their two consecutive playoff shutouts brought back a flood of memories from their magical run in 2000, a championship side that featured a tough-as-nails defense.
David Beckham says his children love America and his wife has been warmly welcomed here.
Also in this column: • Five SuperLiga matchups we crave • Mexicans in Champions League
Over the last three weeks, Mexican clubs have enjoyed more attention in the U.S. than they normally do -- at least among American soccer fans.
David Beckham scored his first goal Wednesday as an L.A. Galaxy player.
At Chargers' Park in San Diego watching the Chargers work under the lights surrounded by 4,500 screaming fans. The Chargers have hosted their training camp at this facility since 2005, after spending two summers training at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
CARSON, Calif. -- Sixteen minutes, 12 touches -- and 19 cameras beaming every gimpy stride to a worldwide audience.
CARSON, Calif. -- The circus is starting to take its toll on the Los Angeles Galaxy.
David Beckham's highly anticipated American soccer debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy may not happen Saturday as scheduled, the Los Angeles Times reports.
CARSON, Calif. -- As David Beckham took a seat in one of the luxury suites at Home Depot Center, moments after walking off the confetti-littered field, a wide smile came over his face when he was asked about the auspicious day he chose to be introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Britain's most famous couple have set the stage for their U.S. debut next month.
Maria Sharapova has become an international icon at the tender age of 20, but what she wants most right now is to be healthy and get back to the sport she loves. I caught up with her this week at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., where she was practicing with her coach, Michael Joyce, and her father, Yuri.
The week between Christmas and New Year's was dreadful. Knowing full well that Mexican soccer was right around the corner, the final days of 2006 dragged forever. Minutes seemed like hours, hours like weeks, a day like a decade.
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