With the family tucked up in bed I should mention: *U.S. Soccer has announced the finalists for its annual awards and Southern Californians are well represented including Torrance's Shannon Boxx, UCLA goalkeeper Brian Perk and UCLA's Sydney LeRoux. Even Michael Bradley lists Manhattan Beach as his hometown these days, since his dad lives here. Oh, yeah, that Landon Donovan bloke was mentioned, too. Info here. *Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan marks the World Cup draw at noon next Friday,... Read Full Story

This is not what I mean: I'm talking about our annual holiday ball drive, which kicks off today. Happy Thanksgiving. Read Full Story

But not Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant thankfully. Here's the complete list of players the expansion Philadelphia Union selected from among the almost 200 available: Jordan Harvey (D) Colorado Rapids Andrew Jacobsen (M) D.C. United Brad Knighton (G) New England Revolution Sebastien Le Toux (F) Seattle Sounders FC Stefani Miglioranzi (M) LA Galaxy Alejandro Moreno (F) Columbus Crew Dave Myrie (D) ... Read Full Story

Was Tuesday. The team held a final meeting with Coach Bruce Arena. Players cleaned out their lockers. And they spoke with the media one last time to wrap up the season. Reporter Phil Collin was there and filed this report. Phil e-mailed me a few quotes that didn't fit in his piece for space reasons. Here's Landon Donovan on the disappointment of losing MLS Cup: "I would say I was as disappointed as I've ever been to lose a game and thinking back on it the reason is for the first time in my c... Read Full Story

(AP Photo) Could have some validity this time around, especially given the time of year and Donovan's interest in playing at a higher level than MLS. Will we see him wearing Club America's colors at Home Depot Center at InterLiga in January? Here's the report at Univision. And who owns Club America and Univision? Yep, same company. Here's the (rough) Spanish language translation as provided by colleague Gene Maddaus: According to information from Televisa Deportes, American striker Landon D... Read Full Story

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The Galaxy has 14 players the Philadelphia Union can choose from Wednesday. Remember, each team may only lose one player. Available players: Todd Dunivant, Alecko Eskandarian, Alan Gordon, Leonard Griffin, Bryan Jordan, Jovan Kirovski, Chris Klein, Eddie Lewis, Yohance Marshall, Stefani Miglioranzi, Kyle Patterson, Tony Sanneh, Josh Saunders, Julian Valentin. Here are the 11 players the Galaxy chose to protect then: David Beckham, Gregg Berhalter, Chris Birchall, Edson Buddle, A.J. DeLaGarza,... Read Full Story

Tickets to the annual competition that determines two of three Mexican participants in Copa Libertadores went on sale (to Visa card holders only) today. Tickets to the general public go on sale in a week. Home Depot Center will host doubleheaders Jan. 9 between Santos and Atlante, while Club America plays against Tecos and Jan. 10 with Puebla and Tigres facing off before Monterrey and Jaguares do battle. Carson also hosts the two finals Jan. 13. Full details here. CD Guadalajara won last ye... Read Full Story

Real Salt Lake 5 Galaxy 4 (SO) AP Photos Game story. The RSL perspective. The Galaxy's season in review. Galaxy lineup: Donovan Ricketts (Josh Saunders 66'), Todd Dunivant, Gregg Berhalter, Omar Gonzalez (A.J. DeLaGarza 89'), Sean Franklin, Chris Birchall (Chris Klein 79'), Jovan Kirovski, Landon Donovan©, David Beckham, Mike Magee, Edson Buddle. Subs Not Used: Yohance Marshall, Dema Kovalenko, Eddie Lewis, Alan Gordon. David Beckham and the Galaxy ran out of gas Sunday. Three lessons: *Ne... Read Full Story