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Soccer Ally May: Los Angeles Galaxy
05/07/12
Our first week of May was a big success. Four days. Four teams without Soccer Allies. And an average of four per team joined up last week.
And, if you want to compare that to the list as it stood a week ago, the player portion of our list grew by fifty percent in just those four days.
There are only two MLS teams left without an ally and today we go after the big Kahuna, the white whale, the LA Galaxy.
Over half the team’s roster is on Twitter, and they represent one of the most cosmopolitan, gay-friendly markets in the country, but yet they stand at zero. Their stadium even hosted an Equality Night last year, but it was a project of Chivas USA.
What gives, Galaxy?
Help us reach out to the many players listed below, asking them to be Allies. Have them tweet back to us or use the #soccerally hash tag.
CCL: Late LA Equalizer Costs Toronto
03/08/12
It only took 20 minutes for Toronto FC to put LA Galaxy in a position they had rarely experienced in their 2011 MLS Cup-winning campaign: On the wrong side of a two-goal differential.
Ryan Johnson and Luis Silva put away two confident strikes to give the hosts a commanding lead over the tournament favorites before a boisterous crowd of 47,568 at Rogers Centre last evening. The lead poised Toronto to head into next week’s away leg with firm control over their future.
But Los Angeles had other plans and would narrow the lead a little over ten minutes later from a Mike Magee finish. The visitors would equalize the score in the match’s dying minutes after Landon Donovan slotted home a loose ball left in the penalty area after a David Beckham corner kick.
Free Beer Movement’s Soccer Valentine
02/14/12
Frankie Hejduk
defender, Los Angeles Galaxy
Why is he FBM’s Soccer Valentine? Hejduk represents everything that is sacred to the FBM. Patriotism, soccer, and beer. A player who tailgates with fans when he’s suspended. A player who snags a beer from the supporters section after a victory. He served his National Team with heart and dedication and won the MLS Cup twice. There very little not to love about this guy. Frankie and I…the perfect Valentines “bro-mance”.
What would their Soccer Valentine date be? We’ll head down to the bar and take in any soccer that’s on the TV and then slam brews until we both pass out.
Our straight ally The Free Beer Movement is on Twitter at @freebeermovemnt and on the web at www.thefreebeermovement.com.
Jersey Review: Galaxy Unveil 2012 Kit
02/01/12
If there is one thing many of the MLS Original clubs have in common, it is a history of kit design with little continuity and even less tradition. Los Angeles shares the top spot on this unfortunate list – alongside Kansas City – with a radical departure in design coming every year or two since their inception.
But the beginning of the Bechkam era (MLS 2.0) coincided with a league-wide push for brand identity and as a result, in the years since, the casual fan can identify the teams around the league using only the clues provided by a color swatch.
And as far as brand identity goes, Los Angeles Galaxy has led the way. Their all-white home kit with accents of blue and gold is not only recognized by casual soccer fans the world over, but by American soccerphobes as well, an arguably bigger achievement. On top of that, the Galaxy’s #23 jersey is one of the most-sold jerseys in the world. In any sport. Ever.
The Beckham-era Galaxy jersey, love it or hate it, works.
So why does the 2012 version radically depart from it?
Getting Intimate…With LA Galaxy
01/06/12
One of the great things about MLS – and one of the things that has always been great about MLS – is the fan’s accessibility to their favorite players. These last couple of years have seen a rapid increase in players – both big-name stars and up-and-comers – take to social media to share their soccer-related thoughts as well as their day-to-day doings. It all comes together to create a product that fans not only support, but also identify with.
The Los Angeles Galaxy – arguably the biggest brand in the league – is no different. In addition to the hard-working social media folks in the front office whose updates are dispatched morning, day and night, several LA Galaxy players share the Twitterverse with their fans. This list of accessible players includes two Rookies of the Year and, perhaps leading by example, the team’s captain. A sublisting of my personal favorites are after the break. read more…
