35 posts tagged abel xavier

Over the weekend I watched the Superclasico - the legendary name usually given to the clash between arch rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors, a powder keg derby of passion and excitement. Even though the score was 5-2, the match that I watched didn't live up to its grand title and was a very long way from Buenos Aires.

David Beckham has recorded an appearance on the children’s TV show Sesame Street accoring to PopCrunch.com. They say that in his appearance he teaches a new word to Elmo. In a totally different type of show, Big Bird comes to a Galaxy practice and teaches Abel Xavier how to defend against the Chivas USA attack.

(4:28) Official highlights: An amazing Saturday night at the Home Depot Center included a total of seven goals from both teams in the L.A. "Superclasico" derby, the first of 3 this season. --- Landon Donovan scored a hat trick, bringing his season-to-date goals tally to eight - in only 5 games, far more than any other player in Major League Soccer.

LA Galaxy: 2 Houston Dynamo: 2 April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Galaxy & Soccer Talk | No Comments » I went with my dad to the Houston Dynamo/LA Galaxy game on Saturday and let me tell you, the Galaxy played a horrific game the first half.

Half of A-list Hollywood came out to celebrate Victoria Beckham's 34th birthday last night. The wide-ranging group of stars was at Via Veneto in Santa Monica to take part in the festivities. Here's the guest list ... David and Victoria Beckham; Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale; Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, P.

April 19 --- MLSNet.com: Landon Donovan and David Beckham combined for a pair of goals over the final quarter of the match to pull the Los Angeles Galaxy back into a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo Saturday night at The Home Depot Center. --- Donovan scored twice, set up each time by Beckham, as the Galaxy twice came back...

(3:38) Official highlights: Landon Donovan and David Beckham once again worked together for two goals; Becks is now tied for the lead in the league this season for assists (with 3 in four matches). --- Dynamo was no slouch in goal scoring, but failure to get an away victory at the Home Depot Center leaves them still winless - and at the bottom of the Western Conference table.

For most of the sports fans I know, March Madness refers to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. For those of you who might not know what this is, I will attempt a judgmental and cynical description. (Why pretend that I find the condition college sports programs acceptable?): Most universities and

March 10: It has been an enjoyable three weeks on the road but all the players and staff (including us) are happy to be heading back to LA on Monday morning. --- Life on the road can be taxing and difficult, especially when you've been away for as long as we have been, so there will surely be some happy faces once we touch down at LAX.

(posted by TheLAGalaxy) Asia Tour 2008, versus Hong Kong-Shanghai United. Official video review of the friendly match by the team, with music; Player and coach interview audio interspersed with match action. --- Carlos Ruiz interview clip from halftime included; in the end, he scored all 3 goals here.