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Charleston, SC. The 2009 Major League Soccer champions, Real Salt Lake return to Charleston in March to compete in the 2010 edition of the Charleston Battery's pre-season tournament, the Carolina Challenge Cup. RSL won the Carolina Challenge Cup in ...  

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan signed a four-year contract extension Wednesday with the Major League Soccer club, paving the way for a loan to Everton of the English Premiership. Donovan, this year's Most Valuable Player of the US league ...  

In discussing his potential loan moves during Major League Soccer's offseason, Los Angeles Galaxy player Landon Donovan revealed that negotiations with Club America in Mexico had reached an advanced stage before the organization lost out to the ...  

The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player, signed a four-year contract with a provision for an offseason loan overseas, the club announced Wednesday. The loan period would run from Jan. 1 to March 15 and would ensure...  

Landon calling: Donovan spent time on loan in Germany last JanuaryLos Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will hold a press conference later today at which he is expected to announce he is joining Everton on loan in January...  

United States national team standout Landon Donovan re-signed with MLS side LA Galaxy and is close to joining Everton on loan. However, the English side lost out to Club America for Donovan's services on a short-term loan, as America were in hot ...  

The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer's most valuable player, signed a four-year contract with a provision ...  

The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer's most valuable player, signed a four-year contract with a provision for an offseason loan overseas, the club announced on Wednesday.  

Donovan, the 2009 MLS MVP, led the Galaxy with 12 goals and six assists this season to win the award for the first time. He also guided Los Angeles to the MLS Cup for the first time since 2005, a loss to Real Salt Lake. "I am excited to be able to ...Read Full Article  

Team's captain and leading scorer signs a four-year contract that will keep him in Los Angeles through 2013. The L.A. Galaxy invited season-ticket holders to a lunch-time news conference today and many fans expected the team to announce that forward Landon Donovan would be leaving for the English Premier League.  

Mr. President, I rise and offer my congratulations to the Real Salt Lake soccer team, the newly crowned champions of Major League Soccer. While Utah has a number of sports teams with proud traditions-- both collegiate and ...Read Full Article  

The Galaxy's Landon Donovan could be about to leave for England, but he'll be coming back. That much was made certain with Wednesday's announcement that the 27-year-old had signed a four-year contract to remain with the MLS club through the 2013 season.  

Critics, including myself, have called Landon Donovan soft, complacent and scared of testing his ability abroad – a goldfish content in his bowl.  He’s not helping himself. Donovan signed a four-year extension to stay with the Los Angeles Galaxy.  He should receive a raise from his $900,000 per year salary. The contract does not preclude Donovan leaving. [...]  

LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer's most valuable player, signed a four-year contract with a provision for an off-season loan overseas, the club announced Wednesday. The loan period would last from Jan. 1 ...Read Full Article  

LOS ANGELES — Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer's reigning MVP after leading the L.A. Galaxy to last month's championship game, has agreed to a four-year extension that will keep him in Los Angeles through 2013. Financial terms of the deal were ...Read Full Article  

Landon Donovan has signed a four year contract with the LA Galaxy. The significance of this contract is that while Donovan will be on loan to Everton, he will remain with the LA Galaxy. He states that he remains committed to LA Galaxy and to LA. During the press conference...read more  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Wednesday that it has signed Landon Donovan to a new four-year contract and that he will be allowed to pursue opportunities to join a foreign club on a short-term loan agreement. Donovan has been in...  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Wednesday that it has signed Landon Donovan to a new four-year contract and that he will be allowed to pursue opportunities to join a foreign club on a short-term loan agreement. Donovan has been in ...Read Full Article  

The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Wednesday they have signed Landon Donovan to a new four-year contract and that he will be allowed to pursue opportunities to join a foreign club on a short-term loan agreement.  

Ives Galarcep, among others, are reporting that MLS is offering Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden not on a contract increase but a massive contract increase in a bid to keep the young American in the MLS for the coming years.Holden, probably Houston's biggest break out player from last year (maybe Geoff Cameron would give him a run for the money), is out of contract and has been rumored to be moving to Europe in January, with Scottish Premier...  

  In the final match of what has been a roller coaster season for Los Angeles, the Galaxy will head to Qwest Field in Seattle to face Real Salt Lake in what will be David Beckham's first MLS final since joining the league in 2007. Beckham began the season by going on loan to AC Milan, but ultimately returned to MLS after his requests to remain in Europe were denied by Galaxy management. Shorty after his return to Los Angeles, Sports...  

Real Salt Lake celebrating after winning the MLS Cup on penalty kicks. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Real Salt Lake defeats LA Galaxy 1-1, 5-4 PK. 120 minutes couldn’t decide who would win the MLS Cup, so they went to penalty kicks. In penalties Galaxy captain Landon Donovan waited to kick in the fourth round. He inexplicably missed the shot way over the crossbar. While Josh Saunders was able to save Andy Williams’ kick in the fifth round, if...  

It all came to a fantastic finish with Robbie Russell's conversion, giving underdog Real Salt Lake a 1-1 (5-4 on penalties) upset victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy and setting off a wild celebration for the team that was the hottest in the league at a time when it counted the most — the playoffs.  

Citizens of Utah: please rise, stretch, and clap your hands. You are now blessed with a new set of sporting legends that have earned their place among the best in the Beehive State. I issue this edict, this fatwa of football fanaticism: Real Salt Lake is officially The Real Deal. Jason Kreis may as well have been Jesus Christ in Seattle on Sunday. His club defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties to lift their first Philip Anschutz...  

MLS veteran Martin Vasquez takes over as Chivas USA Head Coach for the 2010 season. Photo via cdchivasusa.com Chivas USA today announced the appointment of former assistant Martin Vasquez to the vacant Head Coach position. Vasquez follows Preki Radosvaljevic to become the fourth Head Coach in club history. A veteran of both the Mexican and U.S. soccer circles, his relationship with Chivas USA was originally established during the club's...  

They say everyone loves a longshot. But what about fans of the team the longshots beat? Are they supposed to love the lovable losers who suddenly win? And what happens when, on the rarest of occasions, two longshots make it all the way to the championship game to play each other?  

Its do-or-die time for the Galaxy and Real Salt Lake as they meet in Seattle to crown this year's MLS Cup champion. (Image via MLSNET.COM) The Galaxy and Real Salt Lake prevailed through their respective conference final match ups last week to advance to today's MLS Cup Final being played in Seattle. It is the sixth time the Galaxy make an appearance in the Final, the last having been in 2005 when they won it all. But it was a...  

The tunnel outside RSL's locker room was crazy with fans yelling and trying to see the players. I saw someone walk by with the Cup, and then I saw Marcia Williams, wife of RSL's Andy Williams. She's battling leukemia and had a big white mask on that covered all but her eyes on her face. It was hard not to feel for her, but how happy she and Andy must be tonight. What an inspiration they both are. I saw Tyrone Marshall down there, and he said...  

New York Red Bulls have signed a three-year deal with ‘The Big East’ Conference men’s soccer championship. The tournament will be held at Red Bull Arena from 2010 through to 2012 and Red Bull sporting director Erik Stover said it was a great ...  

Landon Donovan's 2009 MLS season was arguably the best of his career -- and possibly also his last. Photo by R. Mora/Getty Images The 2009 MLS campaign came to a close last Sunday when Real Salt Lake claimed its first MLS Cup in Seattle after defeating the Galaxy 5 - 4 in a penalty kick shootout. A few days later, Galaxy players and coaching staff met one last time before players were officially released for their vacation break and now...  

They say everyone loves a longshot. But what about fans of the team the longshots beat? Are they supposed to love the lovable losers who suddenly win? And what happens when, on the rarest of occasions, two longshots make it all the way to the championship game to play each other?  

After a five-year stint as a goalie in Major League Soccer, Garth Lagerwey is living his new dream job. The Elmhurst native is general manager and senior vice president of soccer operations for Real Salt Lake, which last month became MLS Cup Champions.  

U.S. Coach Bob Bradley might have the final say in whether the Galaxy and national team forward is allowed to play for the English Premier League. Why all this fuss over Landon Donovan?  

CARSON, Calif. (Saturday, November 14, 2009) - With their 2-0 extratime win over the Houston Dynamo On Friday night at The Home Depot Center, the LA Galaxy have advanced to MLS Cup 2009. The Galaxy will now face the Eastern Conference Champion Real Salt Lake on Sunday, November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle for the league title. MLS Cup 2009, which will be shown live nationally in English on ESPN and Galavision, will begin at 5:30 p.m. (PT).  

SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties for its first Major League Soccer championship.  

Landon Donovan has a way of disappearing as observed in the MLS final against Real Salt Lake, excepting for that one moment of brilliance where he fedexed the ball to Mike Magee's footstep for the Galaxy to go a goal...  

Lots of media here at Qwest today. The stadium is pretty much done as far as sideboards, MLS Cup logos, and flags of the other MLS teams in the Hawks Nest. Real Salt Lake is done for the day, the Galaxy are now on the field.  

The Seattle Times has received three pairs of tickets to the MLS Cup final on Sunday -- Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles Galaxy, Beckham, Landon Donovan, Kyle Beckerman, Robbie Findley, etc., and I'm charged with giving them away.  

In the latest saga of Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy and Everton are in discussion concerning a possible move for the US Soccer Astro. The LA Galaxy released a statement in which it is revealed that many teams are interested in Donovan and that there is an attempt to work a deal...read more  

Needed midfielder to fill perennially injured Mikael Arteta's shoes. The buzz is that Landon Donovan is heading to Everton this transfer season on a three month loan from the Galaxy. Instant impact. Check. Counterattacking speed and link up play with...  

The first team to reach MLS Cup six times, the Los Angeles Galaxy will take on a team that didn’t exist until the season of their last appearance in Major League Soccer’s championship game – Real Salt Lake – in MLS Cup 2009. The Galaxy lost their first three appearances in the league title game [...]  

Landon Donovan may be leaving his comfortable beach house this winter.  According to the Guardian, EPL side Everton has contacted the Galaxy about loaning Donovan in January.  Everton is near the relegation zone and has an injury crisis.  They don’t have money to spend and they see the 27-year-old as a cheap alternative.  He would [...]  

Real Salt Lake stunned the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy to win the Major League Soccer championship 5-4 on penalties here Sunday after the teams finished extra time at 1-1.Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks to seal the win after Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves in the shootout and the Galaxy's MLS Most Valuable Player Landon Donovan missed over the crossbar.After Rimando smothered Edson Buddle's...  

The opportunity to play professional soccer has come to three area high school students who have been invited to try out for the farm club of Major League Soccer's Chivas USA team.  Carlo Peru of Cibola High and Ricardo Ruiz and Jesus Silva, both...  

Official Chicago Fire Away Short Sleeved Soccer Jersey from adidas in youth sizes Features embroidered team badge, adidas logo on center, just above new sponsor logo, with MLS patch over right sleeve, so you know it’s a genuine team jersey Made by adidas of 100% polyester with cool mesh panels and moisture wicking ClimaCool fabric sure to [...]  

Penalties, where men are bewildered and broken. Real Salt Lake won the MLS Cup Final, edging the Galaxy 5-4 in penalties after a 1-1 draw.  David Beckham took his first penalty kick since his epic Euro 2004 miss, slotting it calmly into the net.  Normally solid Landon Donovan missed the net completely, for the first [...]  

The image most expected of David Beckham and Landon Donovan holding the championship trophy of Major League Soccer for the league's marquee franchise will wait. Those upstarts from Real Salt Lake outlasted the stars from Los Angeles as Robbie Russell scored...  

by Brian StrausFiled under: MLSSEATTLE -- Real Salt Lake's playmaker, Javier Morales, was lost in the 22nd minute, the victim of a hard tackle from David Beckham. Nineteen minutes later, Beckham and Landon Donovan combined to create a goal by midfielder Mike Magee that put the favored Los Angeles Galaxy ahead. It was hard to imagine then that there was any way the upstarts from Salt Lake could find their way back into Sunday night's MLS Cup...  

It appears that football [soccer] history will be in the making with Everton signing Landon Donovan. Everton will acquire one of the leading goalscorers in the USA whose current record is 42 goals within 120 appearances. Donovan and Everton will benefit on a mutual basis...read more  

LEHI, Utah, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Three-plus years ago, XanGo, LLC and Real Salt Lake celebrated a first in North American professional sports history, by inking a jersey-front sponsorship. Today, XanGo and Real Salt Lake (RSL) are celebrating again, as RSL has brought the state of Utah its first professional sports title in almost 40 years. XanGo staff, executives, founders and distributors will join the rest of Salt Lake City at Rio Tinto...  

Utah is celebrating today, after the Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer Team won the league championship yesterday in Seattle.Below are excerpts from this ESPN report on the game. But it all worked out splendidly for Real Salt Lake, which took down the glamour guys from the Galaxy in the second MLS Cup final decided by penalty kicks.The overachievers from one of the league's smallest markets overcame ample hardship thanks to superior fitness...  

Seattle » It doesn't make Real Salt Lake's job any harder, but it certainly illustrates the challenge. The Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan was named the Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer on Thursday, just three days before he leads his team against RSL in the MLS Cup  

THESOCCERREPORTER.COM Real Salt Lake completed its improbable MLS playoff run by nabbing the 2009 MLS Cup, prevailing 5:4 in a penalty shootout over the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday at Qwest Field in Seattle. The teams battled to a 1:1 stalemate through 120 minutes and RSL proved to be a bit better than the Galaxy from the penalty spot after seven rounds of kicks. It was RSL’s first title since entering the league in 2005. After watching the...  

Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties Sunday night for its first Major League Soccer title. Read the latest information about Real Salt Lake as this story develops.  

SEATTLE -- Bring up all the clichés you want: David over Goliath. Substance over style. Team over individual. They all fit Real Salt Lake, which outlasted the heavily favored Los Angeles Galaxy on penalty kicks Sunday night after a 1-1 draw and 120 minutes of last-man-standing soccer.  

The teams finish regulation and overtime tied, 1-1, before L.A. loses, 5-4, on penalty kicks. Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy, 5-4, on penalties Sunday night for its first Major League Soccer title.  

• 'It just wasn't our night'• Injections wore off after 15 minutesDavid Beckham said Los Angeles Galaxy could be proud of their performance after her was left to rue a penalty shoot-out loss to real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final at Qwest Field. With the game 1-1 after extra time, Beckham converted the first spot-kick but a miss from striker Edson Buddle left Salt Lake defender Robbie Russell to secure a 5-4 victory and give the club a first...  

SEATTLE – Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties for its first Major League Soccer championship. Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves during penalties, and league MVP Landon Donovan missed badly over the crossbar giving RSL a chance in the extra rounds. After Rimando smothered Edson Buddle’s shot, Russell beat...  

Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 5-4, on PKs last night in Seattle for its first Major League Soccer championship. Keeper Nick Rimando made two saves during the shootout, and league MVP Landon Donovan missed badly over the crossbar, giving RSL a chance in ...  

Officially, the MLS “Soccer Celebration” was a series of games and booths confined to the north parking lot Sunday before the MLS Cup final at Qwest Field in Seattle.

But in another sense, the Puget Sound region enjoyed an eight-month soccer celebration reaching from Seattle Sounders FC’s inaugural game to Major League Soccer’s crowing game, won by Real Salt Lake 5-4 on penalty kicks over the Los Angeles Galaxy.  

• Los Angeles Galaxy face Real Salt Lake in final• Midfielder hampered by bruised ankle boneDavid Beckham will have a painkilling injection to be fit for tomorrow's MLS Cup final, the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder said tonight. Beckham, 34, has been struggling with a bruised bone in his right ankle during the Galaxy's run to this weekend's Major League Soccer title decider against Real Salt Lake.The England star took part in his team's...  

SEATTLE (AP) -- David Beckham limped badly, the pain from a bone bruise in his right foot piercing through three pregame injections. Landon Donovan angrily ripped off his armband after watching a penalty shot go sailing over the crossbar.  

by Brian StrausFiled under: MLSSEATTLE -- If David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy are the focus of this Sunday's MLS Cup final (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET), than Real Salt Lake are the afterthought. The relatively anonymous, five-year-old club from the nation's 49th-most populous metro area could not be more different than the star-studded team whose presence forced organizers to release several thousand more tickets to fill the...  

Gregg Berhalter and Landon Donovan scored in overtime to put the Los Angeles Galaxy into MLS Cup final with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Friday night. The Galaxy will play in its first MLS Cup final since 2005 on Nov. 22 in Seattle against the... Los Angeles Galaxy - David Beckham - Landon Donovan - Major League Soccer - Houston Dynamo  

Real Salt Lake 1-1 LA Galaxy (Real Salt Lake win 5-4 on penalties)In the end, Becks got his hands on the MLS Cup - only not the one everyone was expecting. Rather than LA Galaxy's David Beckham, it was Real Salt Lake's captain Kyle Beckerman who led his side to the championship after only a topsy-turvy penalty shoot-out could separate the two sides following a tense 1-1 draw. Real Salt Lake were the underdogs going into the season's decisive...  

By Gina Gomez Bridgeview, Nov.15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chicago Fire suffered a humiliating defeat from rival Real Salt Lake on Saturday, which snapped the American soccer team’s chances of playing in the MLS Cup finale which is scheduled to take place on November 22 in Seattle. With the victory, Real Salt Lake have finalized their spot in [...]  

Real Salt Lake earned an unlikely crown Sunday. The lowest-ranked team in the Major League Soccer playoffs defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy on penalty kicks, 5-4, after the teams dueled to a 1-1 stalemate to win the MLS Cup before a crowd of 46,011 at Qwest Field.
MLS CUP: REAL SALT LAKE 5, L.A. GALAXY 4 (penalty kicks)
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