Once the model MLS franchise, the Galaxy are mired in major slump. When will it end?
2 years, 4 months ago

Once the model MLS franchise, the Galaxy are mired in major slump. When will it end?

LA Times  

Galaxy forward Dejan Joveljic shrugs during a loss to Colorado on July 16. Since Bruce Arena, the team’s former coach and general manager, left six years ago to manage the U.S. national team, Klein has hired five coaches and three general managers who have combined for one playoff win. The team set an MLS record for points in its second season and is chasing its second Supporters’ Shield in four years this season — although it has yet to win the ultimate prize, an MLS Cup, of which the Galaxy have five. When Greg Vanney, a member of the original Galaxy roster in 1996, returned as coach before last season, he said the team didn’t have a functioning sports-science department or a built-out scouting department. When Klein finished a 13-year playing career with the Galaxy in 2010, he was fast-tracked by former AEG president Tim Leiweke for a front-office role, going from academy director to team president in less than four years, winning an MLS title with Arena in his second season at the helm.

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LA Galaxy trade MLS Cup MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville, 12 days after winning the title
4 days, 19 hours ago

LA Galaxy trade MLS Cup MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville, 12 days after winning the title

Associated Press  

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy traded MLS Cup Final MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville on Thursday, just 12 days after the Uruguayan midfielder led the club to its record sixth league championship. Brugman was named the MVP of MLS’ championship match for his splendid performance filling in for injured star Riqui Puig in the Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the …

Galaxy have little time to celebrate championship before making 2025 roster changes
2 weeks ago

Galaxy have little time to celebrate championship before making 2025 roster changes

LA Times  

Galaxy players and staff celebrate winning the MLS Cup title after defeating the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. Galaxy The Galaxy are back after beating the Red Bulls for the franchise’s sixth MLS Cup Exactly 10 years to the day after their last MLS Cup win on the same field, the Galaxy …

LA Galaxy wins MLS Cup after 10 years, beats New York Red Bulls 2-1 in final
2 weeks, 2 days ago

LA Galaxy wins MLS Cup after 10 years, beats New York Red Bulls 2-1 in final

The Hindu  

LA Galaxy beat New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Saturday with early goals from Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic guiding it to a record-extending sixth MLS Cup and snapping a 10-year championship drought. The vaunted Red Bulls defence, which lost Andres Reyes just before the start of the game due to illness, initially had no answer to the Galaxy’s attacks …

MLS Cup gives Galaxy sentimental triumph and puts a jersey in the spotlight
2 weeks, 2 days ago

MLS Cup gives Galaxy sentimental triumph and puts a jersey in the spotlight

New York Times  

CARSON, Calif. — As champagne flowed in the Los Angeles Galaxy locker room Saturday afternoon, Raul Vargas sat alone in his office. Some of those other Galaxy teams, they played for each other — just like this one does.” From the beginning, it just felt like the Galaxy’s day. All I can do is just to lift his jersey and …

LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship
2 weeks, 2 days ago

LA Galaxy strike early, hold off New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship

Associated Press  

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy finished 26th in the 29-team Major League Soccer standings just one season ago, and their biggest supporters boycotted certain matches to protest a decade of poor performance. Joseph Paintsil and Joveljic scored in the first half, and the Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York …

Original MLS clubs LA Galaxy, NY Red Bulls cap their amazing turnarounds with showdown for MLS Cup
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Original MLS clubs LA Galaxy, NY Red Bulls cap their amazing turnarounds with showdown for MLS Cup

Associated Press  

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls have been Major League Soccer mainstays since the league’s inaugural season in 1996, signing glamorous players and regularly competing for championships through years of success and setbacks in a league that’s perpetually improving and expanding. Couldn’t be two more different and contrasting styles as well, which could make …

Galaxy will lean on other stars, brace for the Red Bulls’ pressure in the MLS Cup final
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Galaxy will lean on other stars, brace for the Red Bulls’ pressure in the MLS Cup final

LA Times  

The Galaxy must find a way to regroup without injured star Riqui Puig in the lineup for the MLS Cup final. The most impactful player in Saturday’s MLS Cup final won’t even be on the field at Dignity Health Sports Park. Galaxy players celebrate on the podium after a win over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final Nov. …

LA Galaxy advance to first MLS Cup in 10 years with 1-0 win over Seattle in Western Conference final
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

LA Galaxy advance to first MLS Cup in 10 years with 1-0 win over Seattle in Western Conference final

Associated Press  

CARSON, Calif. — Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in the 86th minute and the LA Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final for the first time since 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final on Saturday night. The Galaxy will host the New York Red Bulls in next Saturday’s …

Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig suffers torn ACL in Western Conference final
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig suffers torn ACL in Western Conference final

LA Times  

Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig will miss the MLS Cup final and the start of the 2025 season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during Saturday’s 1-0 Western Conference semifinal win over the Seattle Sounders, the club announced Sunday. Puig, 25, had career highs for goals and assists during the regular season, then added four more goals and three …

Galaxy's new direction has them on target to host MLS Cup
4 weeks ago

Galaxy's new direction has them on target to host MLS Cup

LA Times  

When LAFC entered Major League Soccer in 2018, it was a noisy, brash upstart willing to challenge the hegemony of the Galaxy, its Southern California neighbor. The Galaxy were the class of league, an original franchise and five-time champion who had made the playoffs eight times in the previous nine seasons, winning three MLS Cups and two Supporters’ Shields. This …

Galaxy go on scoring spree to defeat Minnesota and reach Western Conference final
1 month ago

Galaxy go on scoring spree to defeat Minnesota and reach Western Conference final

LA Times  

Galaxy’s Gabriel Pec, center, scores in front of Minnesota’s Jefferson Diaz, left, and goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair during the first half of the Galaxy’s 6-2 Western Conference semifinal win Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park. The last time the Galaxy played in the MLS Western Conference final, Gabriel Pec was in elementary school, Joseph Paintsil was in junior high and …

Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig lead Galaxy to blowout win in playoff opener
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig lead Galaxy to blowout win in playoff opener

LA Times  

Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig controls the ball in front of Colorado Rapids defender Andreas Maxsø during the first half of a 5-0 win in the opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park. Because with Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig each scoring two goals and John Nelson adding his first MLS score, the Galaxy blew …

MLS Decision Day 2024: What’s at stake for the Galaxy and LAFC?
2 months ago

MLS Decision Day 2024: What’s at stake for the Galaxy and LAFC?

LA Times  

Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, left, celebrates with teammates Gabriel Pec, center, and Miguel Berry after scoring against Colorado on Oct. 2. Major League Soccer has dubbed the final match day of its regular season “Decision Day,” because that’s when the final places in the league’s 18-team playoff tournament are decided. For us, the important thing is doing what we can …

Galaxy beat Austin FC and move one point away from clinching Western Conference title
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Galaxy beat Austin FC and move one point away from clinching Western Conference title

LA Times  

The Galaxy typically celebrate fan appreciation night at their final home game of the regular season, though neither they nor their fans have had much to celebrate in recent years. Saturday’s win, just the Galaxy’s second on fan appreciation day since 2013, could help end that drought since it guaranteed the team no less than a share of the top …

Revived Galaxy aiming to beat LAFC and build momentum for a potential MLS Cup run
3 months, 1 week ago

Revived Galaxy aiming to beat LAFC and build momentum for a potential MLS Cup run

LA Times  

Galaxy midfielder Gastón Brugman celebrates a goal by Marco Reus, second left, during a win over the Atlanta United at Dignity Health Sports Park on Aug. 24. “I do it to try to position us to win championships.” The Galaxy can take a big step toward that goal Saturday when they play crosstown rival LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park. …

LAFC, Galaxy playoff showdown would be a dream come true for MLS
3 months, 3 weeks ago

LAFC, Galaxy playoff showdown would be a dream come true for MLS

LA Times  

What MLS commissioner Don Garber envisioned when he insisted on having two teams in Southern California was seeing both of them enter the final stretch of the season atop the conference table and fighting for the Supporters’ Shield. It has played in the last two MLS Cup finals, won the Supporters’ Shield in two of the last five seasons and …

Galaxy can’t keep pace with FC Dallas in shutout loss
5 months, 1 week ago

Galaxy can’t keep pace with FC Dallas in shutout loss

LA Times  

Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy watches a shot go wide during the first half of a 2-0 loss to FC Dallas on Saturday. Petar Musa and Logan Farrington each scored a goal to help FC Dallas beat the Galaxy 2-0 Saturday night. Farrington’s one-touch shot from the right side of the area was kick-saved by goalkeeper John McCarthy, but Musa was …

After 7 years of struggle, the Galaxy are soaring once again
8 months, 3 weeks ago

After 7 years of struggle, the Galaxy are soaring once again

LA Times  

The Galaxy have gotten their groove back. Attendance at Dignity Health Sports Park is averaging 25,184 through three games, higher than in any full season since 2008; striker Dejan Joveljic is second in the league in scoring; and only one team in MLS has more goals than the Galaxy’s 13. “All those things kind of fit together into a group …

Galaxy are out of excuses. After spending spree, they aim to rejoin MLS elite
10 months ago

Galaxy are out of excuses. After spending spree, they aim to rejoin MLS elite

LA Times  

Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, center, shoots over Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson, bottom, and United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane during a match in September. Now you’ve got to be the goal scorer that we know and we have seen you be.” Getting Paintsil across the finish line before the start of the season marked the end of the busy winter for …

Alexi Lalas and Landon Donovan lament Galaxy's long-standing woes
11 months, 1 week ago

Alexi Lalas and Landon Donovan lament Galaxy's long-standing woes

LA Times  

The surest sign a college football program is in trouble is when the alumni grow restless. Last week two of the biggest names from the franchise’ glory days — former captain Landon Donovan, who led it to four MLS titles, and Alexi Lalas, who played in the club’s first MLS Cup win, then went on to become its president — …

Galaxy promote Will Kuntz to GM, making him one of the few Black execs in MLS
1 year ago

Galaxy promote Will Kuntz to GM, making him one of the few Black execs in MLS

LA Times  

The Galaxy have shaken up their front office for the third time in eight months, announcing Tuesday that Will Kuntz has been elevated from senior vice president for player personnel to general manager, essentially leapfrogging coach Greg Vanney to take charge of all soccer operations, from the first team through the academy. Last May, a month after Kuntz joined the …

Coach Greg Vanney faces pressure to finally fix the Galaxy
1 year, 2 months ago

Coach Greg Vanney faces pressure to finally fix the Galaxy

LA Times  

When Greg Vanney came back to the Galaxy as its manager in 2021, he had a three-year plan to return MLS’s marquee team to prominence. “This is important because we’ve got to show real progress next season,” Vanney said of the winter ahead. “We need to put ourselves back into the discussion about being a capable championship-winning franchise.” Of course …

Galaxy hold off LAFC in front of record crowd at Rose Bowl
1 year, 5 months ago

Galaxy hold off LAFC in front of record crowd at Rose Bowl

LA Times  

The Galaxy’s Riqui Puig is fired up after he scored the go-ahead tally in the 73rd minute against LAFC goalkeeper John McCarthy at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday night. When the MLS schedule-makers gave the Galaxy a second home date with crosstown rival LAFC this season, the team decided to hold that game at the Rose Bowl, where the Galaxy …

Commentary: Galaxy finally winning, but boycotts and fallout from cheating scandal remain issues
1 year, 7 months ago

Commentary: Galaxy finally winning, but boycotts and fallout from cheating scandal remain issues

LA Times  

Galaxy coach Greg Vanney stands during the national anthem before a match against the Seattle Sounders on April 1. In the meantime, the Galaxy will celebrate Sunday’s 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes at a mostly empty Dignity Health Sports Park as a harbinger of hope, one that, astonishingly, moves the team to within three points of a Western …

Commentary: Galaxy’s new executives under pressure to fix dysfunctional front office
1 year, 8 months ago

Commentary: Galaxy’s new executives under pressure to fix dysfunctional front office

LA Times  

Will Kuntz, the new senior vice president of player personnel for the Galaxy, is accustomed to winning. It was a bad week for the Galaxy, one that began with their president writing an open letter to season-ticket holders promising to resign if the team didn’t advance in the playoffs followed, a day later, by the hiring of a chief content …

Galaxy face new challenges with expanded MLS playoffs, but help could be coming
1 year, 10 months ago

Galaxy face new challenges with expanded MLS playoffs, but help could be coming

LA Times  

Dejan Joveljic is among the players returning to the Galaxy this season after 11 players left the team in the offseason. The team’s thin depth could be tested early since Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, the Galaxy’s leading scorer the last two seasons, has been hobbled by a tender hamstring during the preseason. “Every game and all points matter,” said Vanney, who …

Galaxy coach Greg Vanney enters season with experienced roster
1 year, 11 months ago

Galaxy coach Greg Vanney enters season with experienced roster

LA Times  

Galaxy players celebrate their goal against LAFC during the second half of an MLS playoff match on Oct. 20, 2022, at Banc of California Stadium. In Greg Vanney’s first winter with the Galaxy, the coach brought in 14 new players, eight of whom started at least 17 games. the knowledge base is there, the foundation is there.” Vanney’s mission when …

Galaxy to feature statue of former star Landon Donovan at Dignity Health Sports Park
3 years, 4 months ago

Galaxy to feature statue of former star Landon Donovan at Dignity Health Sports Park

LA Times  

Landon Donovan and David Beckham will be forever linked in Galaxy history after bringing the team two MLS Cups during their six seasons together. Beginning this fall, the teammates will be forever linked outside the team’s stadium as well, with the Galaxy announcing plans Tuesday to place a statue of Donovan next to the bronze likeness of Beckham in Legends …

Galaxy, LAFC fans would be allowed to attend games under new coronavirus guidelines
3 years, 9 months ago

Galaxy, LAFC fans would be allowed to attend games under new coronavirus guidelines

LA Times  

Galaxy soccer players gather at an empty Banc of California Stadium before a game against LAFC in August. The Galaxy and LAFC moved a big step closer to welcoming a limited number of fans back into their stadiums for the start of the MLS season next month under new guidelines unveiled by state officials Friday. If L.A. County rises to …

LA Galaxy Beat LAFC 2-0; 2019 MLS MVP Carlos Vela Injured In Return
4 years, 4 months ago

LA Galaxy Beat LAFC 2-0; 2019 MLS MVP Carlos Vela Injured In Return

News 18  

Ethan Zubak scored his first MLS goal and the LA Galaxy beat Los Angeles 2-0 on Saturday in the short and, ultimately, disappointing return of 2019 MLS MVP Carlos Vela. Zubak, a 21-year-old Los Angeles native, headed home an entry by Julian Araujo in the 26th, and Sebastian Lletget added a goal in the 54th, bouncing a cross by Araujo …

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