Archives: David Beckham
LA Galaxy – Chivas USA Preview
When Don Garber finally assented to allowing the Chivas USA franchise to call Los Angeles its home in 2004, it was a sacrifice. The MLS cares about geographic expansion, and was looking to grow into Canada, the Northwest, and back … Continue reading
After A Bumpy Season The Houston Dynamo Finish Second in the MLS West
The Houston Dynamo’s 2009 regular season came to an end on Sunday as they beat Chivas USA 3-2 at the Home Depot Center. Coming into Sunday’s match, both teams had secured playoff berths, but the outcome would decide the seeding … Continue reading
Final MLS Table
The season is over and, after a wild weekend, we have our playoff teams. The first round of playoffs looks like this: West LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders East Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake … Continue reading
Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 21
An abbreviated post due to my just returning from the road. After week 21 the numbers look like this…
MLS Talk Podcast #98: Post Match Audio from Beckham’s Return, Red Bull and Quakes Misery, PR Islanders Interviews
David Beckham is back in MLS. We hear from Beckham, Landon Donovan, Bruce Arena, Juan Carlos Osorio and Juan Pablo Angel after LA’s 3-1 win over Red Bull. Daniel Feuerstein joins us to break down the match and talk about … Continue reading
Beckham Was The Main Attraction, But Donovan Stole The Show
On Thursday night at Giants Stadium the return of David Beckham to Major League Soccer was the major attraction of the night and to see over 23,000+ coming to get a glance of him. Every single time he would touch … Continue reading
RBNY 1-3 LA: Becks in The Big Apple, Big Show for MLS
A busy period here at MLS Talk thanks to the USMNT and CONCACAF Gold Cup hits a new level tonight with the return of the world’s most famous athlete to the New York Metropolitan Area. Tonight and tomorrow we’ll have … Continue reading
Grant Wahl’s The Beckham Experiment: A Review
Excellent sports’ writing is not simply about analyzing players, teams or organizations. It’s largely about painting a picture that fits into society’s perceptions of the surrounding world. It’s about writing a narrative and properly explaining the parts. It’s about playing … Continue reading
Spain 0: USA 2- ONE FOR THE AGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Periodic updates here during the game and remember our post game show available at about 8pm ET via ITunes and this website: Final Player Ratings Howard 8 Spect0r 7 DeMerit 9 Onyewu 10 Bocanegra 7 Clark 8 Bradley 6 Donovan … Continue reading
Egypt 0:3 USA: Bradley’s Changes Pay Off
FIFA.com Photo We’ve complained about the lack of character and urgency from the US team when compared to their predecessors. Previous US teams rose to the occasion against perceived world powers Italy and Brazil. This team did not. But when … Continue reading
