SOCCER: GALAXY LETS ONE IN, LOSES TO NEXACA.Byline: Staff and Wire Services The Galaxy allowed its first goal in almost a month Wednesday night, but nobody seemed to mind. After all, it happened in an international friendly and didn't count. The 1-0 loss to Mexican club Necaxa
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 was not Galaxy soccer at its best. But that's why they're called exhibitions. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. featured a lineup that included only two regular starters, defenders Nathan Sturgis Nathan Sturgis (born July 6, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Nathan Sturgis grew up playing for a club called First Coast Kyx which is not that far from where he lived in St. Augustine, Florida. and Ugo Ihemelu Ugochukwu (Ugo) Ihemelu (born April 3, 1983 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American soccer defender, who is currently with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Ugo attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. . There also were two new faces -- defender Stefani Miglioranzi Stefani Miglioranzi (born September 20 1977 in Brazil) is a football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Born in Brazil, his family moved to the USA when he was 12. Miglioranzi attended St. , who came in last week for a tryout, and midfielder Evans Wise, a former teammate of Galaxy coach Frank Yallop at Tampa Bay and was signed as a guest player for Wednesday's game. More Galaxy: The Galaxy's Landon Donovan and Chris Albright were named to the Major League Soccer All-Star First XI, it was announced Wednesday. Donovan, Albright and the rest of the All-Stars will play English Premier League champion Chelsea FC in the MLS See multilevel security. All-Star Game on Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. at Toyota Park, the new home of the Chicago Fire, in Bridgeview, Ill. -- Larry Morgan Chivas loses: Chivas USA lost to Roma FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF) affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way up to the top professional clubs of Major League Soccer. at UC Santa Barbara. After 120 minutes of scoreless play, Roma FC won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Chivas' Ante Razov was ejected in the 57th minute for a foul. Saying goodbye: Juergen Klinsmann walked away from the German national team, carrying a backpack with two soccer balls for his children and leaving trusted assistant Joachim Loew in charge. ``I feel burned out,'' Klinsmann said at a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, while fighting back tears. ``I have a great wish to be back with my family and my children and to get back into normal life.'' Klinsmann dismissed reports that he had been approached to take over the U.S. national team. ``There is absolutely no interest on my side and no contact,'' he said. Saying goodbye, part two: Italy coach Marcello Lippi resigned, three days after guiding the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup title. ``At the end of an extraordinary professional and human experience, experienced as the head of an exceptional group of players ... I believe my role is over as the guide of the Italian national team,'' Lippi said. U.S., Mexico tumble in rankings: Brazil remained No.1 in FIFA's redesigned world soccer rankings, with World Cup champion Italy moving up to No. 2. The United States dropped from fifth to 16th. Mexico, which reached the second round, fell from No. 4 to 18. |
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