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For Los Angeles goalkeeper Josh Saunders, the 2009 MLS Cup Final didn't have the fairytale ending, as the Galaxy fell 5-4 to Real Salt Lake in a penalty shootout after the teams had slogged through 120 minutes tied 1-1.
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Take one look at Sunday's MLS Cup Final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, and it's likely that the center of the park is where the match will be decided.
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Long, strange trips are part and parcel of a soccer player's existence. They can take a performer to the pinnacles of the sport, as well as down some blind alleys. The Los Angeles Galaxy can thank the latter of those two possibilities for having goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in their midst.
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With the 2009 season in the rearview mirror, here are the answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding the San Jose Earthquakes as the club prepares for 2010.
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A dreadful 2-7-2 start put the Quakes in a hole from which they never recovered, and despite a modest revival in the second half of the campaign, San Jose finished last in the Western Conference.
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Manager Frank Yallop believes that keeping the team together is the approach that will bring the Quakes closer to a playoff spot in 2010
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For the last month, the San Jose Earthquakes have made life miserable for the league's presumed playoff contenders.
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For Brad Ring, a hip injury wiped out what he had hoped would be his inaugural season in MLS, and only now has he been cleared to resume training with his San Jose Earthquakes teammates.
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Sports teams in the San Francisco Bay Area love nothing better than to "Beat L.A.", and with two games remaining against Los Angeles-area teams, the San Jose Earthquakes will get a chance to do just that.
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Nothing kills a team's momentum faster than the one-two punch of injuries and international commitments. It throws all semblance of continuity out the window.
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