18
May

David Beckham’s emotional exit

David Beckham broke down while being substituted in PSG’s 3-1 win over Brest on Saturday.

The 38-year-old left the pitch, in tears, for likely the final time in his career, as it has been suggested that he will not play in PSG’s final match of the season, away at Lorient.

Those tears quickly turned into cheers, though, as his teammates joyously tossed Becks up into the air. It’s a good thing they didn’t drop him — they were not messing around on that last throw.

3
May

MLS ready to welcome back ex-USA star Robbie Rogers

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By FOXSoccer.com

Robbie Rogers is a man in high demand.

Rogers, who earned 18 caps for the United States men’s national team, announced his retirement from soccer after officially coming out gay in February. Earlier in the week, Rogers trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy prompting many to speculate a possible comeback to Major League Soccer this season.

During an event at Columbus Crew stadium on Thursday, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber expressed his desire to see Rogers back in MLS.

“We’d love to see Robbie back in the league — regardless of announcement he made in February,” said Garber. “He has to figure out his future, and I hope that future is going to be in Major League Soccer.”

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14
Apr

Fan throws bottle at player after he nets the game winner

With the game in a scoreless deadlock between FC Dallas and the LA Galaxy, Dallas defender George John headed in the game winner in the 87th minute. After he scored, he was promptly congratulated with a bottle hurled towards his jugular (play at 1:48 to get the best view). John was pretty clearly hurt as he was down on the pitch for a few minutes as the training staff rushed to come inspect the damage.

This is inexcusable under any circumstance, but what makes it even more surprising is that FC Dallas was playing at home! What kind of fan nails their own player with a bottle? What kind of fan nails ANY player with a bottle?

Let’s hope that this does not become a trend in the MLS and in the U.S. as a whole. There is no need to exhibit this type of behavior to prove that you’re a “hardcore fan.”

26
Mar

Landon is back!

After a long sabbatical from soccer, Landon Donovan has finally rejoined the LA Galaxy on their trip to the White House.

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The team had a morning training session, and then went off to the White House where President Obama will honor the two-time defending MLS Cup champions, along with Stanley Cup champions LA Kings, in a special ceremony.

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4
Mar

Ode to Robbie Keane

When Mike Magee scored his third goal of the match for the LA Galaxy on Sunday, completing his hat trick, he added a little extra to his celebration.

The unstoppable forward did a somersault and put his index fingers to the sky, seeming to imitate the post-goal antics of teammate Robbie Keane. It turns out that Magee attempted the celebration to give thanks to his strike partner.

“[Keane] had a part in all three of my goals. That was my makeshift, last-second try to do a Robbie Keane celebration. I had no idea what I was doing. It was a little bit of a thank you to him for having something to do with all three of them,” Magee said after the 4-0 Galaxy win.

It wasn’t pretty, but certainly a fun moment to cap a dominant performance from the forward. Clearly his efforts with his feet were stellar in the match, but he didn’t rate his own ode to Keane well.

“It felt terrible. It felt absolutely terrible. That’ll be the last time I do it. That’ll be all the thanks he’ll get,” Magee said. “Won’t say it verbally though.”

When asked how he thought Magee did in his copy-cat attempt, the Irish striker didn’t hesitate in his reply.

“Terrible,” Keane said. “He obviously saw the real one after.”

And Magee, along with his teammates and the crowd at the Home Depot Center, did indeed see the flawless execution of Keane’s trademark celebration.