2009 Preseason
The Season Begins (and other bits and pieces)
By: jen |
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It’s Thursday and First Kick starts off tonight when Laurie’s Sounders host Dave’s Red Bulls. You can catch the game on ESPN2 at 6pm PT.
Our Galaxy, however, doesn’t play until Sunday. Zzzzzzz. I hate being amidst the hype of the season start and then not playing until Sunday, almost as if the [...]
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Tags: 2009 Preseason, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, MLS First Kick, New York Red Bulls, Seattle SoundersThoughts 10 Days Out From The Galaxy Season Opener
By: NathanHJ | 14 Comments
If you are like me, then you have March 22nd circled in red on your calendar, are making plans for a brunch of gumbo at the Creole restaurant in one of the strip malls by the the Home Depot Center, and turning down offers of a free weekend birthday/wedding anniversary combo getaway to Ojai all [...]
Beckham Completes AC Milan Switch. No, Really. I Swear.
By: NathanHJ | 13 Comments
Everyone’s favorite biggest star in the world of futbol, David Beckham has finally, officially, completed the switch to AC Milan, ending the soap opera in which millions of electrons were killed to provide up-to-the second speculation, rumor, and (mis)information. As about a trillion futbol and so-called news sites are reporting, Becks, AEG, AC Milan, the [...]
2009 Salaries Are In
By: jen | 10 Comments
You can see a complete list of MLS salaries here. In the interest of time (read: I’m lazy tonight) I am listing Nick Green’s salaries roster from high to low. This is the players’ guaranteed salary after nonperformance bonuses.
David Beckham $6.5 million
Landon Donovan $900,000
Edson Buddle $179,950
Chris Klein $175,000
Eddie Lewis $165,722.29
Donovan Ricketts $150,000
Omar Gonzalez [...]
Beckham Completes AC Milan Switch
By: NathanHJ | 26 Comments
So.
After three years (including the 2009 season) David Beckham leaves the Galaxy and MLS for the greener pastures of AC Milan and Serie A. As numerous sources are reporting (but my favorite is the crusty reportage coming from LA Times futbol guru Grahame Jones – see today’s story here, which has lots of details, along [...]
UPDATE: Roster Compliance
By: NathanHJ | 22 Comments
March 2nd is the day for roster compliance in MLS, in advance of the season opener on March 19 (featuring ex-Galaxy blogger Laurie’s new team, Seattle Sounders FC). Teams must cut their rosters to 24: 20 senior players and 4 developmental ones.
If I were someone with the access and skill of say an Ives Galarcep [...]
Observations From Saturday’s PanPacific “Championship” Title Match
By: NathanHJ | 16 Comments
There is something about the PanPacific “Championship” that is the epitome of AEG’s management of the Galaxy since the death of Doug Hamilton. It’s a trumped-up tournament featuring clubs from mostly secondary Asian leagues, some of whom, at least, _are_ actual champions, and the LA Galaxy who is involved because… we own David Beckham. Who [...]
Preseason Prognostication: Line-Ups With And Without David Beckham
By: NathanHJ | 19 Comments
If you guys are like me you are getting weary of the Beckham transfer saga and are looking for something else to talk about for a season that starts in about five weeks.
So I thought I’d give us something to have fun with. Let’s predict opening day lineups for our clash with DC United. I’m [...]
Category: 2009 PreseasonDavid Beckham Edges Closer To Galaxy Exit
By: NathanHJ | 31 Comments
(Quick edit to add that the Galaxy rejected a $10 million offer today, 2/7/09)
Well, kids, it looks like we are going from rumor to reality in the Becks-to-AC Milan sweepstakes. David Beckham has now said publicly that he wants to stay at AC Milan and has directed his lawyers to work out a deal between [...]
Beckham to AC Milan Rumors Heat Up
By: NathanHJ | 31 Comments
So here we are, just the 3rd day of February, more than a month before David Beckham is due back into the fold with the Galaxy and there is just a passel of rumors from US-based media (I just don’t count stories from Euro-based sources as being anything other than completely fabricated).
Let’s see…Grahame [...]
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