Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ David Beckham emerged from the home baseball dugout at RFK Stadium in a Los Angeles Galaxy uniform, waved a few times to the crowd, then took his seat on the end of the bench _ with the rest of the substitutes. Beckham was among seven substitutes on the Galaxy's lineup sheet for Thursday night's game against D.C. United, giving the sellout crowd of more than 45,000 at least some optimism that the English midfielder ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ David Beckham attracts Hollywood stars the same way he draws defenders on the soccer field. In large numbers. A glittery array of actors and entertainment world luminaries turned out Sunday for what was billed as an official welcome-to-Los Angeles party for the international soccer icon and his wife, Victoria Beckham. With Tom Cruise and Will Smith playing co-hosts for the invitation-only bash at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary gallery, the guest list ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Los Angeles Galaxy's website has been counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until superstar David Beckham joins the Major League Soccer team. But does anyone besides hard-core soccer fans, admirers of the dashing and fashionable Englishman or paparazzi care in a country where interest in the sport known overseas as football has never registered more than a blip? ``I'm not quite sure why, but Americans think soccer's boring,'' said Doug Wood, ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ It's already time to brand it like Beckham. Adidas is launching an advertising campaign this week featuring English soccer star David Beckham and New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush swapping sports during practice in ``Futbol vs. Football.'' ``There's very few people whose names transcend their own sports. People know the name of David Beckham, whether they follow soccer or not,'' said Stephen Pierpoint, vice president of brand marketing for Adidas America. After helping Real ...

David Beckham's four-year stay at Real Madrid did the Spanish club's finances a lot of good. Too bad about the results on the field. Beckham failed to win a single major trophy with Madrid as the storied club experienced its worst slump since the early 1950s. The 31-year-old midfielder, who signed a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday, will now get a chance to earn some honours ...

Quotes after David Beckham's announcement that he signed a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season: ``I've played now for two of the biggest clubs in the world and played at the highest level for 15 years and now I think that I need another challenge.'' _ Beckham. ``There are so many great sports in America. There are so ...

Bend this, TomKat and Brangelina: Becks `n' Posh are coming to Hollywood. And David Beckham didn't even have to audition to become the next American Idol. The most recognized soccer player on the planet _ fashion icon, tabloid fixture, marketing giant _ agreed to a five-year deal Thursday to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. ``David Beckham is a global sports icon who will transcend the sport of soccer in ...

Landon Donovan scored two goals and Cobi Jones had a goal and three assists to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night. Herculez Gomez added a goal and two assists for Los Angeles (11-15-6), which extended its home winning streak against FC Dallas (16-12-4) to 11 games over five years. Abe Thompson gave Dallas a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute with an 11-yard shot off Ronnie O'Brien's pass ...

Kenny Cooper and Carlos Ruiz scored to lift FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday night. FC Dallas (16-11-4) clinched the top seed in the Western Conference and could have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs _ including the MLS Cup Final, which is scheduled to be played at Pizza Hut Park on Nov. 12. The loss eliminated the defending MLS Cup Champion Galaxy (10-15-6) from the playoffs for the first time in ...

Goalkeeper Joe Cannon made a late save to preserve the Colorado Rapids' 0-0 tie with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night. The Rapids (11-11-6) moved into a two-way tie with Houston for second place in the Western Conference. The Galaxy (9-13-6) drew within five points of a playoff spot with four games left. Cannon blocked Herculez Gomez's 10-yard shot while prone on his stomach in the 90th minute. Cannon remained prone on the field momentarily but continued ...

Landon Donovan scored and Kevin Hartman stopped a penalty kick late in the first half to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament Wednesday. The Galaxy, the tournament's defending champion, will face the Chicago Fire for the title on Sept. 27. Chicago also advanced Wednesday, beating D.C. United 3-0 on two goals from Calen ...