With his goal in the 75th minute Saturday night, Juan Pablo Angel moved into a three-way tie for the MLS Golden Boot and is now within two goals of the New York Red Bulls all-time record for goals scored in a season, set by fellow Colombian international Adolfo Valencia in 2000.
When the New York Red Bulls were last home, they beat David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 in front of 66,000 at Giants Stadium. Any momentum they thought would come from that thrilling victory went out the window with back-to-back road losses to D.C. United and New England.
Louis Saha scores on his season debut to give Manchester victory a second victory at home (1 - 0 ) against Sunderland. Highlights include post-match extras.
Months of anticipation for the Los Angeles Galaxy seemed to have ended when David Beckham joined the club on July 13. But when a lingering ankle injury grew more worrisome than had apparently been expected, the anticipation commenced yet again.
When FC Dallas and D.C. United first played on July 14 at RFK Stadium, it was certainly one of the top games in MLS this year. United had built a 3-0 lead by the 47th minute, with two goals from Luciano Emilio, but the Hoops chipped away with three second-half goals, including two by all-star midfielder Juan Toja, and left the nation’s capital with a point.
It’s not hard to make an argument that the Los Angeles Galaxy has been a bit bipolar this season. In league play they have managed just three wins in 18 games and have the worst overall point total in MLS.
Coming off a perfect 5-0 August in league play, D.C. United might be the hottest squad in Major League Soccer. But the Black-and-Red are knuckling down even further as they prepare for a crucial stretch featuring showdowns with FC Dallas, Chivas USA and the New England Revolution, three fellow contenders for the MLS Supporters’ Shield, awarded to the league’s top regular-season performer.
After two disheartening road losses against Eastern Conference foes, the New York Red Bulls needed three points in the worst way from their game against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Giants Stadium.
If either the Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake are to begin the climb back into contention for a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs, they will look at their meeting Saturday evening at The Home Depot Center as a must-win confrontation, as the teams are a dozen points out of the final postseason spot entering the final third of the season.
England manager,Steve McLaren has to decide whether to retain goalkeeper Paul Robinson for the next European Championship qualifying games or turn to David James.
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