GALAXY NOTEBOOK: FIRST PRIORITY ISN'T REAL.Byline: Larry Morgan Staff Writer CARSON - Monday's game against Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center is all but officially a sellout, but that's not the only big game in the next week for the Galaxy. There also is a match Saturday night against fellow Home Depot Center tenant Chivas USA, and the buildup to the Real Madrid showdown can wait, as far as Galaxy coaches and players are concerned. ``We're focusing on (the game against Chivas) and nothing more,'' Galaxy coach Steve Sampson Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach and the former head coach of the United States men's national team and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. said. ``There might be a lot of hype about the game on Monday, but we're focusing on Saturday.'' ``We've been struggling in MLS See multilevel security. ,'' added right back Chris Albright Christopher John "Chris" Albright (born January 14, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American international soccer defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Albright attended William Penn Charter School. , who is expected to return to the lineup Saturday after missing nine games with a torn knee ligament. ``Our priority is to get three points against Chivas.'' The Galaxy (7-6-4, 25 points), riding a six-game winless streak, is in third place in the Western Conference, nine points behind FC Dallas FC Dallas is a professional soccer (football) club based in Frisco, Texas, that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was known as the Dallas Burn from 1996 to 2004. The initials "FC" stand for Football Club. (10-2-4) and three behind San Jose (7-3-7). It is 7-0-3 at Home Depot Center, with 2-0 and 2-1 victories over Chivas. --Getting healthy: Albright, Peter Vagenas (hip flexor flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser) 1. causing flexion. 2. a muscle that flexes a joint. flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum. strain), Jovan Kirovski (strained groin) and Joseph Ngwenya (sports hernia) went full speed in practice Tuesday and should be available this weekend. --No suspension: Midfielder Guillermo Ramirez's one-game Gold Cup suspension, of course, will not affect his playing time with the Galaxy. Ramirez, captain of Guatemala's national team, was ejected late in the second half of Sunday's 4-0 loss to Mexico at the Coliseum. Guatemala, without Ramirez, finishes its Gold Cup run today in Houston against South Africa. Larry Morgan, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2272 larry.morgan(at)sgvn.com |
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