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2012 record and finish: 16-12-6 (4th place in Western Conference; MLS Cup champions) Additions: G Carlo Cudicini, M Colin Clark, F Gyasi Zardes, D Oscar Sorto, D Greg Cochrane, M Rafael Garcia, D Kofi Opare, F Charlie Rugg Losses: M David Beckh...

It used to be that fans of an MLS Cup champion had ample time to bask in the reflected glory of their team's success. In the early days of the league, the MLS Cup final was held in October. Training camps didn't begin in earnest until February -- ple...

As Saturday's MLS Cup final approaches, the similarities to last year's match are borderline uncanny. For the second year running, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo will face off in the same venue, the Home Depot Center. Once again there ...

As much as Saturday's MLS Cup final is being hailed as the swan song of David Beckham -- and perhaps Landon Donovan, as well -- these MLS playoffs have largely been the domain of the Los Angeles Galaxy's other designated player, Robbie Keane. Aft...

Saturday's MLS Cup final will be Ricardo Clark's third trip to the league's championship match, but it will be the first time he'll get to play. Given how infrequently second -- or, in this case, third -- chances come around in life, Clark has every ...

CARSON, Calif. -- What happens in a soccer match is often held up as a metaphor for what occurs off the field. But as the scene unfolded in the Los Angeles Galaxy locker room last Sunday, the opposite was true. The Galaxy had just completed their ...

Thursday's second-leg encounter between D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls wasn't the first time that Bizarro World met the MLS playoffs. In fact, such visits are practically an annual occurrence. But United's unfathomable 1-0 victory over the Re...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After shooting blanks in the first leg of its Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Earthquakes, the Los Angeles Galaxy's big guns delivered when it mattered. And it was enough -- barely -- to subdue a game S...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- It had been a little over an hour since the San Jose Earthquakes' season had ended in a 3-1 playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Galaxy. But already the Quakes' locker room was empty, save for the forlorn figure of Jon Busch. T...

The MLS Cup playoffs have produced all manner of champions over the years. There have been teams like the 2008 Columbus Crew, whose regular-season dominance translated seamlessly into a championship. Then there was the 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy, who fr...

Five takeaways from the MLS season so far, including the candidates for the race for the Golden Boot.

With an embarassment of riches, the Galaxy should win MLS Cup again, writes Jeff Carlisle.

It didn't take a leap of faith for the Colorado Rapids to hire former FC Dallas assistant Oscar Pareja, but it is a step into the unknown for a team a year removed from a league title, writes Jeff Carlisle.

MLS finally had its "David Beckham moment," but there's one problem -- it's being accompanied by an airbrushing of his history in the league, writes Jeff Carlisle.

With another MLS campaign done and dusted, we take a closer look at five things we learned from MLS Cup, writes Jeff Carlisle.

Dominating play throughout the match, the Galaxy defeated the Dynamo 1-0 on a second-half goal from Landon Donovan to claim the 2011 MLS Cup. They are worthy champions, writes Jeff Carlisle.