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| Year founded | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hollywood FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA |
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| Coach |  Ruud Gullit [1] |
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| Owner |  Philip Anschutz (AEG) |
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| First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) |
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| Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June 4, 1998) |
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| Worst Defeat MetroStars 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy (Giants Stadium; June 15, 2002) |
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| All-time Top Scorer Cobi Jones (70) |
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| Supporter Groups Galaxians, L.A. Riot Squad [5], Ultimate Fan Organization (UFO), Galaxy Ambassadors |
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The Los Angeles Galaxy 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".[2] 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 yellow. The new home strip is white kit, shorts, and socks, with yellow and navy accents. The away strip is navy kit, shorts, and socks, with yellow 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.
The Galaxy were 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, $25 million will be paid by Galaxy owner Philip Anschutz through his company, AEG, and the rest of the $225 million will be paid by sponsors .[3][4]
- Further information: Los Angeles Soccer History
The Los Angeles Galaxy were an inaugural team of the MLS. They appeared in the first MLS Cup in 1996 losing to D.C. United. They appeared in it 2 more times in 1999 and 2001 before finally winning it in 2002. They were regular season champions of the Western Conference in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002, winning the league's Supporters' Shield for best record in 1998 and 2002. They won the U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and 2005 and won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000. After losing to Landon Donovan and the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2001 and 2003 MLS Cup playoffs, AEG orchestrated the transfer of Donovan to the Galaxy in 2005, and the Galaxy won the MLS Cup a second time in 2005 to cap off their first decade. They made the playoffs all ten seasons, the only team to make this claim.
The 2006 season began tragically on March 16 with the sudden death of Doug Hamilton, the team's 43-year-old general manager, who suffered a heart attack on board a plane carrying the team back from Costa Rica after where they were playing Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The season is considered 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. The team did manage to make a run to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final, but lost 1-0 against the Chicago Fire.
On 11 January 2007, Reuters reported that former England captain David Beckham would leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and enter into a five-year deal with the Galaxy. The transfer to the American league made international headlines.
In March 2007 it was announced that Herbalife would be the primary shirt sponsor of the Galaxy in a five-year deal worth between $350 million and $500 million a year through 2011.[5]
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.[citation needed]
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 brought unprecedented TV coverage from ESPN, who used 19 cameras to cover 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.
The Galaxy played to good results in the Superliga competion, which featured four MLS teams and four Mexican league teams. The Galaxy advanced to the Superliga finals, facing Pachuca, which the Galaxy had defeated in first round play. The Galaxy lost after overtime in penalty kicks.
Beckham missed the Galaxy's next four matches, against Mexican champion Pachuca, Chivas, and F.C. Dallas in the SuperLiga tournament and the MLS match against Toronto F.C., because of the ankle injury.
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.[6]
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.[7] It was announced that Donovan handed Beckham the captaincy on a permanent basis prior to the SuperLiga semifinal match. [8]
Beckham's first start in league play then came on 18 August, in an away match versus the New York Red Bulls in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.[9] Within the first nine minutes of the match, the Galaxy scored two goals off set pieces, with Beckham assisting Carlos Pavón on both.[10] 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.[11]
In August, following five successive league defeats, pressure mounted on the club, especially head coach, Frank Yallop, and there were widespread rumors that he would be sacked. 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 came as a massive blow to the struggling Galaxy, England, and Beckham, as he missed several key matches for the Galaxy and England. However, some believed that there was a silver lining, as it forced Beckham to rest until his problematic left ankle was fully healed before returning to the pitch.[12]
As the result of a season-high five straight league victories, the Galaxy's post-season hopes were still alive. On October 3, the news got even better as Beckham returned to training with the club.[13] On October 18, Beckham returned to the pitch against the New York Red Bulls at the HDC, playing 20 minutes in a 1-1 draw, that all but eliminated the Galaxy from the playoffs. [14]
The Galaxy were officially eliminated from the playoffs on October 21, in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire. With a final season record of 9-14-7, both general manager Alexi Lalas and head coach Frank Yallop were rumored to be in danger of being sacked by owner Philip Anschutz, after a second consecutive losing season in which the club failed to reach the postseason.
After the 2007 season Cobi Jones retired. In addition, several players are expected to leave the club in the offseason. Former Germany manager and Orange County, California resident, Jurgen Klinsmann, was rumored to be the favorite to replace Yallop as head coach.[15]
Amidst rumors that he was going to be sacked, Yallop resigned as head coach on November 4, 2007, following a friendly postseason match at the HDC. MLS expansion club, the San Jose Earthquakes, bought out his contract and offered a 3rd round draft pick to the Galaxy to make Yallop their new head coach.[16]
On November 7, rumors spread that former Chelsea F.C. and Newcastle United F.C. manager, Ruud Gullit, had accepted an offer to be the Galaxy's new head coach.[17] On November 9, Gullit was officially unveiled as the Galaxy's head coach, signing a three-year contract with the club.[18] Newly-retired Galaxy and international star Cobi Jones was brought on as assistant coach.
On November 21, 2007, in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft to stock the returning San Jose Earthquakes, the Galaxy lost forward Gavin Glinton with the ninth pick.
The Galaxy then went to Australia and New Zealand to play a series of friendlies with teams of the new top-level A-League. In a match against Sydney FC on November 27, David Beckham scored via his trade mark free kick, but the Galaxy lost, 5-3.
The Galaxy recorded a 4-1 win over Wellington Phoenix on December 1. David Beckham scored from the penalty spot in the second half. The attendance of 31,853 was a record for any football match in New Zealand.
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.
 LA Galaxy Logo (1996-2002) |
 LA Galaxy Logo (2003-2006) |
 LA Galaxy Logo (April 2006-July 2007) |
 Current LA Galaxy Logo (July 2007-Present) |
The Galaxy's traditional rival was the San Jose Earthquakes until they were relocated to Houston, Texas following the 2005 season, becoming the Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy and Earthquakes/Dynamo combined to win six of the last seven MLS Cup titles (from 2001-07), although just two of those titles were won by the Galaxy. San Jose's victory over the Galaxy for the title in 2001 was carried out under the leadership of Frank Yallop, with Joe Cannon in goal and Landon Donovan scoring for the Quakes in a 2-1 victory. The two clubs also had epic playoff battles in 2003 and 2005. Following the former Earthquakes' departure to Houston, the Galaxy failed to make the playoffs for the first time in club history in 2006, and repeated the feat in 2007. Luckily, the Earthquakes will return under new ownership as a MLS team for the 2008 season. This new version of the Earthquakes will return to the Galaxy's list of closest rivals.[19]
The Galaxy's biggest rival in the 1990s was D.C. United, where the two squads met in MLS Cup 1996 and MLS Cup 1999. The Galaxy lost 3-2, in overtime, and 2-0, respectively. This rivalry remains strong.
The Galaxy's chief rival for the past two years has been Chivas USA, with whom they share a home stadium. The Galaxy–Chivas USA game is the league's first and (thus far) only derby, known as the Honda SuperClassico. Although the Galaxy won all four games the first year of the rivalry, in 2006 a more competitive Chivas side increased the popularity of the SuperClassico, which features sell-out crowds and great atmosphere. The Galaxy won 3 of 4 Classico games in 2006. In the 2007 inaugural tournament Superliga, a new much-anticipated rivalry was formed. The Galaxy took on Chivas USA's parent team Club Deportivo Guadalajara at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and lost 2-1, however they still advanced to the next round leaving their rivals behind.
The rivalry between the Galaxy and Chivas USA heated up during a match on August 23, 2007 when Chivas USA player Jesse Marsch applied a high kick from behind to Galaxy captain David Beckham's upper right hip (some believe he was attempting to kick Beckham in the groin), at the end of the first half. This led to a tense confrontation between Beckham and Marsch, during which Beckham was restrained by teammate Edson Buddle. A shoving match occurred, and Galaxy's midfielder Kevin Harmse threw a punch towards Chivas USA player Alex Zotinca who retaliated by headbutting Harmse. Both players received red cards, and Chivas USA went on to win the match 3-0. However, Marsch surprisingly only received a yellow card, when the recommended punishment for a tackle from behind is actually a red card.
Miss LA Galaxy 2007 is Candice Hansard, a senior communications major at Biola University and a native of Palmdale, California. Candice is the official club representative to the Southern California community and along with Galaxy players, regularly participates in various charitable work along with appearing at every home match at the Home Depot Center.
The Los Angeles Galaxy's mascot is "Cozmo", a frog-like extraterrestrial. It is said that Cozmo was beamed down to The Home Depot Center from his intergalactic spaceship on June 7, 2003. He is known for entertaining fans and teaching kids in the Los Angeles area the basics of football. Cozmo mainly wows spectators with his goalkeeping prowess, but claims he is able to play forward for any team on the planet.
The team anthem is called “We Are The Galaxy” and is performed by electronica group Kinky. [20]
Galaxy matches are televised locally by FSN West. Max Bretos and Allen Hopkins are the English language announcers, while Jaime Motta and Elmer Polanco announce in Spanish.
Matches are broadcast on radio by "San Diego 1700 AM" in English and in Spanish on "AM 830." Joe Tutino does the English play-by-play while Troy Santiago does the same in Spanish. Sometimes, the games are broadcast in English on 1700 AM's sister station "XX Sports Radio 1090 AM / 105.7 FM" when 1700 AM doesn't air a game.
It is rumored that one of two expansion teams awarded to Gold Coast in Australia's A-League will be named the Gold Coast Galaxy FC and will be a formal sister-team to the LA Galaxy. [21]
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup:
- Winner (1): 2000
- Runner-up (1): 1997
- MLS Cup:
- Winner (2): 2002, 2005
- Runner-up (3): 1996, 1999, 2001
- MLS Supporters' Shield:
- Winner (2): 1998, 2002
- Runner-up (2): 1996, 1999
- US Open Cup:
- Winner (2): 2001, 2005
- Runner-up (2): 2002, 2006
- SuperLiga:
- Runner-up (1): 2007
As of November 26, 2007. Players in bold have senior international caps.
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In
Clint Mathis Traded From Red Bull New York for a third round SuperDraft pick
Out
- Cobi Jones Retired
Gavin Glinton Traded To San Jose Earthquakes in Expansion Draft- Mike Caso Waived
- Lance Friesz Waived
Carlos Pavon Waived- Kyle Veris Waived
13 – Cobi Jones (1996–2007)
Austria:
Andreas Herzog (2004)
Brazil:
Welton (1997–1999)
Ecuador:
Eduardo Hurtado (1996–1998)
El Salvador:
Mauricio Cienfuegos(1996–2003)
Guatemala
Carlos Ruíz (2002–2004)
Mexico:
Jorge Campos (1996–1997)- Carlos Hermosillo (1998–1999)
- Luis Hernández (2000–2001)
South Korea:
Hong Myung-Bo (2003–2004)
United States:
- Chris Armas (1996–1997)
- Paul Caligiuri (1997–2001)
- Danny Califf (2000–2004)
- Robin Fraser (1996–2000)
- Cobi Jones (1996–2007)
- Kevin Hartman (1997–2006)
- Herculez Gomez (2003–2006)
- Alexi Lalas (2001–2003)
- Curt Onalfo (1996)
| Year | Name | Country |
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| 2007 | Chris Klein | United States |
| 2006 | Landon Donovan | United States |
| 2005 | Herculez Gomez | United States |
| 2004 | Kevin Hartman | United States |
| 2003 | Kevin Hartman | United States |
| 2002 | Carlos Ruiz |  Guatemala |
| 2001 | Ezra Hendrickson |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000 | Simon Elliott |  New Zealand |
| 1999 | Kevin Hartman | United States |
| 1998 | Cobi Jones | United States |
| 1997 | Mauricio Cienfuegos |  El Salvador |
| 1996 | Eduardo Hurtado |  Ecuador |
The Golden Boot Winner is the leading goal scorer at the end of the season (only goals in MLS count).
| Year | Name | Country | Goals |
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| 2007 | Landon Donovan | United States |
8 |
| 2006 | Landon Donovan | United States |
12 |
| 2005 | Landon Donovan | United States |
12 |
| 2004 | Carlos Ruiz | Guatemala |
11 |
| 2003 | Carlos Ruiz | Guatemala |
15 |
| 2002 | Carlos Ruiz | Guatemala |
24 |
| 2001 | Luis Hernandez |  Mexico |
8 |
| 2000 | Cobi Jones | United States |
7 |
| 1999 | Cobi Jones | United States |
8 |
| 1998 | Cobi Jones | United States |
19 |
| 1997 | Welton |  Brazil |
11 |
| 1996 | Eduardo Hurtado | Ecuador |
21 |
| Year | Name | Country |
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| 2007 | Ty Harden | United States |
| 2006 | Chris Albright | United States |
| 2005 | Tyrone Marshall |  Jamaica |
| 2004 | Tyrone Marshall | Jamaica |
| 2003 | Danny Califf | United States |
| 2002 | Alexi Lalas | United States |
| 2001 | Greg Vanney | United States |
| 2000 | Danny Califf | United States |
| 1999 | Robin Fraser | United States |
| 1998 | Robin Fraser | United States |
| 1997 | Robin Fraser | United States |
| 1996 | Jorge Campos | Mexico |
Lothar Osiander (1996–1997)- Octavio Zambrano (1997–1999)
- Sigi Schmid (1999–2004)
- Steve Sampson (2004–2006)
Frank Yallop (2006–2007)
Ruud Gullit [23] (2007-present)
- Games: Cobi Jones, 300
- Goals: Cobi Jones, 70
- Assists: Cobi Jones, 86
- Shutouts: Kevin Hartman, 62
MLS regular season only, through 2006 season
- Rose Bowl (1996–2002)
- The Home Depot Center (2003–present)
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
SuperLiga |
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| 1996 | 1st, West | Finals | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 2007 |
| 1997 | 2nd, West | Quarterfinals | Did not enter | Final | |
| 1998 | 1st, West* | Semifinals | Did not enter | Did not qualify | |
| 1999 | 1st, West | Finals | Quarterfinal | Did not qualify | |
| 2000 | 2nd, West | Semifinals | Semifinals | Champions | |
| 2001 | 1st, West | Finals | Champions | Not held | |
| 2002 | 1st, West* | Champions | Finals | Did not qualify | |
| 2003 | 4th, West | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Quarterfinal | |
| 2004 | 2nd, West | Semifinals | Fourth Round | Did not qualify | |
| 2005 | 4th, West | Champions | Champions | Did not qualify | |
| 2006 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Final | Quarterfinal | |
| 2007 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Third Round | Did not qualify | Final |
* Won MLS Supporters' Shield
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| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | Name | G | |
| 1996 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 49 | Eduardo Hurtado | 21 |
| 1997 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 44 | 44 | Welton | 11 |
| 1998 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 44 | 68 | Cobi Jones | 19 |
| 1999 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 54 | Cobi Jones/Carlos Hermosillo | 8 |
| 2000 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | 50 | Cobi Jones | 7 |
| 2001 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 47 | Luis Hernandez | 8 |
| 2002 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 51 | Carlos Ruiz | 24 |
| 2003 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 36 | Carlos Ruiz | 15 |
| 2004 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 43 | Carlos Ruiz | 11 |
| 2005 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 45 | 45 | Landon Donovan | 12 |
| 2006 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 39 | Landon Donovan | 12 |
| 2007 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | 34 | Landon Donovan | 8 |
| Total | 368 | 176 | 138 | 54 | 587 | 476 | 560 | Cobi Jones | 70 |
- 1997 Champions' Cup
- Qualifying Playoff v. Santos Laguna -- 4:1
- Quarterfinals v. Luis Angel Firpo -- 2:0
- Semifinals v. D.C. United -- 1:0
- Final v. Cruz Azul -- 3:5
- Qualifying Playoff v.
- 2000 Champions' Cup
- Quarterfinals v. Real España -- 0:0 (Galaxy advance 5:3 on penalties)
- Semifinals v. D.C. United -- 1:1 (Galaxy advance 4:2 on penalties)
- Final v. CD Olimpia -- 3:2
- Quarterfinals v.
- 2003 La Manga Cup
- Group Stage v.
Lyn Oslo -- 5:0 - Group Stage v.
Torpedo Moskva -- 3:0 - Group Stage v. Odd Grenland -- 0:1
- Third Place Match v. Viking Stavanger -- 3:0
- Group Stage v.
- 2003 Champions' Cup
- 2003 Peace Cup
- Group Stage v.
Nacional -- 0:0 - Group Stage v. 1860 München -- 0:0
- Group Stage v. PSV Eindhoven -- 1:4
- Group Stage v.
- 2006 Champions' Cup
- Quarterfinals v.
Saprissa -- 0:0, 2:3AET (Saprissa advance 3:2 on aggregate)
- Quarterfinals v.
- 2007 SuperLiga
- Group Stage v. Pachuca -- 2:1
- Group Stage v. Guadalajara -- 1:2
- Group Stage v. FC Dallas -- 6:5
- Semifinals v. D.C. United -- 2:0
- Final v. Pachuca -- 1:1 (Pachuca wins 4:3 on penalties)
- Group Stage v.
regular season/playoffs
- 1996: 30,129/29,883
- 1997: 23,626/26,703
- 1998: 21,784/13,175
- 1999: 17,632/21,039
- 2000: 20,400/25,033
- 2001: 17,387/28,462
- 2002: 19,047/24,596
- 2003: 21,983/20,201
- 2004: 23,809/20,206
- 2005: 24,204/17,466
- 2006: 20,814/ Missed Playoffs
- 2007: 24,252/ Missed Playoffs
- All-Time: 21,892/22,676
- In a 2007 episode of Saturday Night Live, during the Weekend Update segment, Amy Poehler commented that David Beckham would be joining "the Los Angeles Galaxy which, apparently, exists".
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480317&cc=5901
- ^ Meaning of the Galaxy name. Sports Ecyclopedia. Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
- ^ Entertainment value. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 11 January 2007.
- ^ Chang, Jen. Debunking the myths behind Beckham's contract. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on 12 January 2007.
- ^ "Galaxy, Herbalife ink five-year deal to sponsor shirts", http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/, 23 March 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ http://www.superliga2007.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=120
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=448376&cc=5901
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453915&cc=5901
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070817&content_id=112159&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
- ^ http://www.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08182007_LANY
- ^ On the Beckham Watch...
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ http://ww2.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20071105&content_id=127774&vkey=news_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480003&cc=5901
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- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070718&content_id=106314&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp
- ^ http://www.adidas.com/us/campaigns/mls/content/site.asp
- ^ Gold Coast Galaxy? - Australian A-League side to be branded after Beckham Boys.. MLS Rumors (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Jones, Grahame. "Impressed Donovan hands Becks armband", ESPN, August 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480317&cc=5901
- Official Website
- Los Angeles Riot Squad
- Galaxy Ambassadors
- The Galaxians Fan Club
- L.A. Galaxy Best Goals
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