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Galaxy, The G's, Los Galacticos<br>de Los Angeles, The Goatbusters
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The Home Depot Center (HDC) <br> Carson , CA {Link without Title}
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27,000+
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Frank Yallop
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Philip Anschutz ( AEG )
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Alexi Lalas
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Los Angeles Galaxy 2&ndash1 MetroStars <br>''( Rose Bowl April 13 , 1996 )''
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Dallas Burn 1&ndash8 Los Angeles Galaxy<br>''( Cotton Bowl June 4 , 1998 )''
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Cobi Jones (70)
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Galaxians, LA Riot Squad {Link without Title} , <br>Ultimate Fan Organization (UFO), <br>Galaxy Ambassadors
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1998 , 2002
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2002 , 2005
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The are a professional
Football (soccer) team based in
Carson, California that participates in
Major League Soccer . The name "Galaxy" refers to Los Angeles being the home of many Hollywood "
Stars ".
1 The team's original colors were teal and gold; however the teal was changed to green from 2003 until mid 2007. In July 2007, to coincide with the arrival of
David Beckham , the Galaxy unveiled a new "rebranded" logo, and a new color scheme of white, navy, and gold. The new home strip is white kit, shorts, and socks, with gold and navy accents. The away strip is navy kit, shorts, and socks, with gold accents. It was rumored that Beckham helped design the new logo and kits.
The Galaxy were one of the ten founding members of Major League Soccer, that began play in
1996 . The club played their home games at the
Rose Bowl from 1996–2002 until they moved into their own
Soccer-specific Stadium ,
The Home Depot Center in
Carson, California , in 2003. Since the 2005 season, The Home Depot Center has been shared with
Chivas USA .
The Galaxy have the highest all-time attendance in league history and are the first MLS team to make a profit in a season.
The Galaxy have two main supporters clubs known as ''The Galaxians'', and ''The Los Angeles Riot Squad''. Their mascot is known as "
Cozmo ," a frog-like
Extraterrestrial .
Recently, the Galaxy have attracted extensive media attention for being the first MLS team to take advantage of the
Designated Player Rule , also known as the "Beckham Rule," by signing the rule's namesake
David Beckham to a contract worth $50 million over five years, although with outside endorsements and profit sharing, Beckham will likely make up to $250 million, primarily paid by Galaxy owner
Philip Anschutz through his company,
AEG .
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The Galaxy advanced to the
MLS Cup final five times in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005—winning in 2002 and 2005. In 2000 they won the
CONCACAF Champions Cup and in 2001 the
US Open Cup . They won the Open Cup again in 2005 as part of winning the domestic double, the third time a team has done so in MLS history. Their 2005 MLS Cup victory was the first time that the team with the worst record entering the playoffs won the championship. In
2005 , after an unsuccessful stint in
Germany's Bundesliga ,
Landon Donovan returned to the
MLS to play for the Galaxy. In his first season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored 12 league goals and 10 assists and added four goals and an assist in the playoffs, leading the Galaxy to a victory in the 2005 MLS Cup.
The 2006 season was considered as the worst in the Galaxy's history as the team finished fifth in the Western Conference, eliminating them from playoff contention for the first time since the league's inception. Midway through the season,
Steve Sampson was sacked as head coach, replaced by
Frank Yallop . It was also the season where
Doug Hamilton , the team's general manager, died of a
Heart Attack on board the plane carrying the team back from
Costa Rica after their loss to
Saprissa in the
CONCACAF Champions Cup on
March 16 which eliminated the Galaxy prematurely from the Concacaf tournament. Hamilton, who was only 43 years old, was also the GM of the
Los Angeles Riptide of
Major League Lacrosse . Despite the early exit from the Concacaf Champions Cup and the elimination of the team from playoff contention in MLS league play, the team did manage to make a run to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final which the team lost 1-0 agaisnt the Chicago Fire, ruining the opportunity for the team to win a throphy and salvage some pride for the year.
On since 2005; (b) the football Academies he founded in London and California; and (c) charity fundraising, such as the 'World Cup 06 Party - Full Length and Fabulous' at his Hertfordshire mansion.
In
March 2007 it was announced that
Herbalife would be the primary shirt sponsor of the Galaxy in a five-year deal worth between $3.5 million and $5 million a year through 2011.
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On
18 April 2007 ,
Rangers manager,
Walter Smith announced that talks between the two clubs were underway, with regards to a player link deal. This deal would allow Galaxy to use Rangers' world class training facility,
Murray Park . Rangers would be able to take Galaxy youngsters on trial, and allow them a greater exposure to the US market.
On
13 July 2007,
David Beckham was officially unveiled as a Galaxy player in a ceremony gala at the
Home Depot Center attended by 5000 invited season-ticket holders and hundreds of international media. In a surprise move, he was handed the number 23 shirt he wore while at
Real Madrid . He was expected to return to his favored number 7 shirt he wore while at
Manchester United (he has a "VII" tattooed on his arm). It is thought that Beckham opted for 23 again because of the popularity of
NBA legend
Michael Jordan , who also wore 23. Prior to Beckham's debut, his Galaxy jersey sales had already reached a record figure of over 250,000. It is believed that Beckham has already paid his initial fee back to the club through ticket sales, jersey sales, and promotions.
On
21 July ,
David Beckham made his long-awaited debut before a record crowd of nearly 30,000 at the
Home Depot Center , coming on in the 78th minute in a 1-0 loss to
Chelsea F.C. in a match during the
World Series Of Football tournament. The match saw unprecendented TV coverage from
ESPN , who used 19 cameras to cover the it, including one trained only on Beckham, even when he was on the bench, and several used for interviewing and showing some of the many celebrities and dignitaries on hand, including California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger . The match set an all-time record high for TV ratings for MLS on ESPN, and was the most-watched program on all of TV that night among young adult males in the U.S.
Beckham did not start the match because of a nagging injury to his left ankle, sustained while playing for England in June. Beckham spent just over 16 minutes on the field, including stoppage time, and was greeted with applause from the crowd after the match and shared a hug with the man who succeeded him as England captain and scored the winning goal,
John Terry .
Beckham missed the Galaxy's next 4 matches, against Mexican champion
Pachuca ,
Chivas , and
F.C. Dallas in the
SuperLiga tournament and the MLS match against
Toronto F.C. , because of his ankle injury. Club officials wanted him to fully recover from his ankle injury before he plays again. In the
SuperLiga match versus
F.C. Dallas on
31 July , a total of 11 goals were scored, with the final 6-5 in favor of Galaxy. This match tied the all-time record for number of goals scored in a match between two MLS sides, and the win guaranteed the Galaxy a spot in the tournament's semifinals.http://www.superliga2007.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=120
Beckham made his regular-season Galaxy debut on
9 August against
D.C. United . He did not start the match, but came on as a substitute in the second half in a 1-0 loss. Beckham then missed the Galaxy's next MLS match against
New England Revolution because he re-aggravated his injury against D.C. United and did not want to risk further injury on New England's
FieldTurf Pitch .
Beckham returned to the pitch against D.C. United in the SuperLiga semifinal match at the HDC on August 15, where in his first start (and match as captain) for the Galaxy, he scored his first goal for the club off a trademark free kick in the first half. In the second half, Beckham provided an assist to Landon Donovan to seal a 2-0 win, advancing LA to the SuperLiga championship match against Pachuca. Although substituted in the 63rd minute, Beckham was named Man of the Match.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=448376&cc=5901 It was announced that Donovan handed Beckham the captaincy on a permanent basis prior to the SuperLiga semifinal match. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453915&cc=5901
Beckham's first start in league play then came on on both.http://www.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08182007_LANY Beckham tallied the two assists in a 5-4 loss. At over 66,000, the game set an all-time attendance record for a regular-season MLS match at Giants Stadium, and many people believe the match was one of the greatest in MLS history.
On the Beckham Watch...
On August 28, following five successive league defeats, it was incorrectly announced on
Fox Soccer Channel 's "Fox Football Fone-In" that coach
Frank Yallop had been
Sacked as manager of the Galaxy and that former Germany manager and
Orange County, California resident,
Jurgen Klinsmann was believed to be the favorite to replace Yallop as head coach. However, FSC's comments proved to be premature, as there was no official comment about Yallop's sacking the next day and Yallop coached the side in the SuperLiga final. There is little question though that Yallop is under intense pressure and that his position as head coach is very unstable.
During the SuperLiga final match against Pachuca on August 29, Beckham seriously injured his right knee in a challenge with
Fernando Salazar in the 30th minute. The Galaxy went on to lose the match in penalties. An
MRI scan the following day revealed that Beckham had sprained his medial collateral ligament (
MCL ) and that he would be out for six weeks. A Galaxy spokesman refuted an earlier report that Beckham had also undergone arthroscopic surgery. The news comes as a massive blow to the struggling Galaxy, England, and Beckham, as he will now miss several key matches for the Galaxy and England. However, some believe that there may be a silver lining, as it will force Beckham to rest until his problematic left ankle is fully healed before returning to the pitch.
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The original Galaxy logo reflected a gold galaxy and the words "GALAXY" written horizontally. After rebranding themselves in 2007, the logo changed to a crest with a star and the words "LA GALAXY". Additionally, after each
MLS Cup the club added a star for each championship.
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