tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307056522008-08-17T09:18:24.726-07:00LA Galaxy Fan Soccer BlogThis blog is dedicated to US soccer fans who want to talk about the MLS, Premiership and every other league out there.lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-43132595004162580632008-05-25T12:06:00.000-07:002008-05-25T12:10:24.071-07:00LA Galaxy show "there's no place like home" vs the KC WizardsLA Galaxy 3, KC Wizards 1 lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-80121866172248400362008-05-20T16:46:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:01:40.772-07:00Donovan's got skills (VIDEO)Landon Donovan shows off his skills during the LA Galaxy 5 vs. FC Dallas 1 win on Sunday, May 18th. Plus, the games great goals... lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-48137855318521525652008-04-27T19:46:00.001-07:002008-04-30T11:28:43.955-07:00Chivas USA hears "No Se Puede" from the LA GalaxyLA Galaxy 5, Chivas USA 2 "It was the best home game I've attended in two years. The excitement was so intense people who didn't even know each other were hugging and "high-fiving" in the stands." The LAG owned the field in possession and shots. The precision of David Beckham is amazing. Some novice soccer fans in LA ask me if Beckham was worth the money and I ask them if they've seen him playlethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-71220968314313764992008-04-13T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:09:27.405-07:00LA Galaxy Melt in the 90 Degree HeatLA Galaxy 2 - Toronto FC 3 Sorry fans about missing the home opener - I was in the happiest place on earth (Orlando). Today's game was "hotter than a snakes ass in a wagon ride" (thanks Good Morning Vietnam with Robin Williams) and both teams were feeling it all game. The Galaxy had possession most of the game and the entire first half was nothing more than dozens of missed opportunities. lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-16609771093312800292008-02-02T12:33:00.000-08:002008-02-02T13:12:57.713-08:00LA Galaxy 2008 Sneak Preview - VIDEO lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-69816947042173731532007-12-21T08:51:00.000-08:002007-12-21T08:53:04.683-08:00US Soccer 2007 Highlights - Videolethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-30852051608807333072007-11-09T16:11:00.001-08:002007-11-19T07:33:59.004-08:00LA Galaxy names Gullit Coach and Cobi Jones Assistant Coach Dutch soccer legend Ruud Gullit, left, is introduced as the Los Angeles Galaxy's newest head coach by former midfielder Cobi Jones, right, who himself was named LA Galaxy new assistant coach, at a news conference at The Home Depot Center on Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Carson, Calif. News: "Former Dutch international and coach of clubs such as Chelsea FC and Newcastle United, Ruud Gullit was lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-37624934758311010692007-10-24T17:55:00.000-07:002007-10-24T18:02:57.229-07:00Farewell Cobi Jones Los Angeles Galaxy 1, New York Red Bulls 1 At the final season home game versus the Red Bulls, all we could think about was Cobi Jones' retirement. Thank you Cobi! lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-23021397672130954312007-10-14T08:19:00.000-07:002007-10-14T08:49:40.967-07:00LA Galaxy Make Fan Night the Best Night of All Los Angeles Galaxy 2, Toronto FC 1 The LA Galaxy keep the playoff hopes alive by achieving a must win against Toronto FC last night at the Home Depot Center. The Riot Squad was kind enough to pass out song sheets for fans to sing along and raise the roof. Here are lyrics to one of the songs: YOU CAN NEVER REST EASY You can never, you can neverYou can never rest easyCos the team you're lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-70552687350237567532007-10-09T09:14:00.000-07:002007-10-09T09:32:13.882-07:00LA Galaxy Fans Unite!Los Angeles Galaxy Beat Houston Dynamo, 2-1 on October 7, 2007 Who would have thought that that Galaxy would put themselves back into a playoff run after losing six games straight? The fans, that's who! With Beckham prepared to return this Saturday at the Home Depot Center, it's definitely going to be a packed crowd and exciting game. I'll be there with my son and daughter and with camera in lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-81052008811460763382007-09-25T12:54:00.000-07:002007-09-25T13:09:27.372-07:00LA Galaxy "Rope" FC DallasLos Angeles Galaxy 2, FC Dallas 1 It was a great Sunday afternoon at the Home Depot Center seeing the LAG beat FC Dallas 2-1. There were a few surprises from where I was sitting (section 131, row B, seats 7&8) that deserve mentioning. Josh Tudela As I mentioned in my January 24, 2007 post on the Galaxy's MLS Draft Picks, Tudela seemed like an okay choice. Sunday was only his second game and he lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-87374669862367741702007-09-18T13:48:00.001-07:002007-09-18T13:51:18.718-07:00LA Galaxy Fizzle versus Houston Dynamo The only nice thing to talk about from this past Saturday's (Sept 16th) game was that we got to have our photos placed onto the http://lagalaxy.com/fanphotos web site. Yeah. This season has been very painful.lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-14778774506652888072007-09-10T12:10:00.000-07:002007-09-10T12:31:51.580-07:00The LA Galaxy Are Playing as a Team! The Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Colorado Rapids 3-1 Saturday was a delight at the Home Depot Center as I saw the boys play like a team for the first time all season. At least this was their best team performance in my opinion as the LAG controlled the ball for most of the game. The Midfield Impresses Kyle Martino, Kevin Harmse, Pete Vagenas and Cobi Jones closed the gaps on the midfield to lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-38073097005979809642007-08-31T08:18:00.000-07:002007-08-31T08:38:49.049-07:00Beckham's Freak Injury; Who's At Fault?(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) The pressure on David Beckham and his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates has been huge and unbearable. The fan fare that has been brought to the organization has brought in the "big" money, but at what expense to next season? The LA Galaxy is not playing as a team and is being challenged with just focusing on the game. There's a lot of talent on the team, but the passion lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-49677868246441927582007-08-28T15:20:00.000-07:002007-08-28T16:13:52.290-07:00It's "Fight Night" at the Home Depot CenterChivas USA defeats the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 Sorry for the late post everyone, but I guess I'm still not over the pain of last week's loss to Chivas USA (0-3). In fact, the whole night was full of pain. It's becoming habit that the Home Depot Center is putting cars where ever possible. I had a preferred parking pass and after taking 40 minutes to get off the freeway off ramp to the stadium lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-37503026090229168592007-08-16T09:16:00.000-07:002007-08-16T13:58:45.262-07:00Beckham Proves Himself to Impatient MLS FansThe Los Angeles Galaxy advance to the SuperLiga finals after defeating DC United 2-0 VIDEO - View Beckham's free kick goal! At work, at home, out with friends or at the Indoor Soccer Arena I play at, all I hear about from new to the bandwagon LA Galaxy fans is how disappointed they've been with David Beckham. They know he came over to the MLS with an existing injury, but that was ignored lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-59615010812762796972007-07-23T10:56:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:27:01.679-07:00LA Galaxy Show Out Against Chelsea - Beckham DebutsThe Los Angeles Galaxy fall to Chelsea 1 - 0 My wife and I attended the World Series of Soccer/Futbol this past Saturday, July 21st to see the LA Galaxy take on Chelsea FC. As everyone was anticipating, this was also the MLS game debut for David Beckham. The stadium of a capacity 27,000 was electric. There was a lot of excitement and the fans for both sides were great. Chelsea is a class act lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-59037123184717318412007-07-06T09:18:00.000-07:002007-07-09T15:29:17.516-07:00Kyle Martino Saves the LA Galaxy vs the Chicago FireLos Angeles Galaxy Beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 on America's 231st Birthday The LA Galaxy played well this past 4th of July with great defense led by former Middlesborough defender Abel Xavier and constant shots and pressure from attackers Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle (a baller - no doubt), Cobi Jones and new hire Honduran Carlos Pavon. Although the Galaxy controlled most of the game with plenty lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-69518823319540849802007-06-04T13:19:00.000-07:002007-06-04T13:43:14.614-07:00LA Galaxy 0, DC United 0, Help Please!The LA Galaxy and DC United played to a scoreless tie at the Home Depot Center Saturday night, keeping the LAG second to last in the Western Division. I struggled with deciding to blog on the game on Saturday and due to a busy day I decided to forgo taking photos, so this will be a short review from my eyes in section 131, row B. Image from Yahoo Sports and GettyImages The Good The Galaxy lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-91008264502444691272007-05-24T10:43:00.000-07:002007-05-30T12:15:12.458-07:00Rangers FC Beat LA Galaxy in a SnoozerThe Scottish powerhouse, Rangers FC, beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 last night at the Home Depot Center. Last night's international friendly with the LA Galaxy taking on Rangers FC appeared exciting during the national anthem (see video below), but it quickly ended up to be a snoozer. The Ranger FC team was full of divers - not the snorkeling kind either, but the Christiano Ronaldo kind. If lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-13968058704282252972007-05-16T09:26:00.000-07:002007-05-30T12:17:52.684-07:00Xavier to Shake Up LA Galaxy Defense On Monday, May 14th, Middlesbrough (EPL) defender, Abel Xavier (Portugal), signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He can join the team as early as June 15th when the transfer window opens up. Haven't seen him play? That's because he was out for a year after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Yet, Frank Yallop says "People of his quality are not often available for us to sign, so we lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-18125563124349774982007-05-13T07:24:00.000-07:002007-05-13T09:56:03.566-07:00LA Galaxy Fall to the New England Revolution (Video)The New England Revolution beat the LA Galaxy 2-3 after Taylor Twellman put in the final goal in the 90th minute of regulation. Last nights LA Galaxy game versus the New England Revolution started out great. The LAG maintain ball control most of the first half and Kyle Martino scored his second goal of the season from an assist from #8 Peter Vaegas. Chris Albright just missed a chance to tiedlethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-71515282743964649232007-05-09T11:44:00.000-07:002007-05-10T08:14:30.497-07:00LA Galaxy Crack Open the Red Bulls, 3-1 in Overtimevs. The LA Galaxy beat the NY Red Bulls 3-1 in overtime during a U.S. Open Cup match last night at the Home Depot Center. Landon Donovan scored on a penalty kick within the fourth minute of over time and he had an assisted goal to Santino Quaranta. Kyle Martino scored by header on a cross from Ante Jaqua. The Red Bulls new Argentine striker, Juan Pablo Angel (#9), scored on a free kick during thelethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-88955181833971309442007-04-30T07:12:00.000-07:002007-04-30T08:06:53.893-07:00LA Galaxy Clobber Chivas USA ( 3-1 )The weather changed quickly from an 85 degree hot Saturday to a cold and misty evening where the LAG got busy and pulled out the GoatBusters! The LA Galaxy game on Saturday night was great as Landon Donovan scored his first goal of the season (see photo below from my season seats). Landon picked up some trash from a missed defensive play. Robby Findley did much better this game as he had more lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30705652.post-75225462965403779642007-04-15T09:31:00.000-07:002007-04-16T09:41:36.462-07:00LA Galaxy Home Opener - Grilling with George ForemanI kicked off the Los Angeles Galaxy Home Opener last Thursday, April 12th (a late post I know) with the George Foreman Grill. Wow, this thing is great - my first time using it. I recommend the Farmer John Louisiana Hot Links. The game started out well for the Los Angeles Galaxy with a lot of good ball control and passing. unfortunately, there were NO decent shots on goal. Cobi still looks lethalsoccerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179092926610112228noreply@blogger.com