Josie Becker
Major League Soccer
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Galaxy's Bradford Jamieson's making case for big 2018 role with strong play
CARSON, Calif. – With the LA Galaxy mathematically eliminated from contention for the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, results like the 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night don’t sting quite as much. At this point, players are playing for a spot on next year’s squad. With a goal in → Read More
Petke, RSL energized after comeback: "This is why I'm in this sport"
CARSON, Calif -- Soccer doesn’t always have to be complicated. Sometimes, it can be as simple as the joy across Kyle Beckerman’s face after he smashed in the goal that brought Real Salt Lake level with the LA Galaxy on the final kick of the game in Saturday's 1-1 draw. The point put RSL back → Read More
New locker room, familiar faces await in Sigi Schmid's Seattle return
CARSON, Calif – Sigi Schmid already made one homecoming this year, returning to Southern California to coach the Galaxy for the second time in his illustrious career. This weekend, he’ll make another. The Galaxy will take on the Sounders at CenturyLink Field on Sunday (9 pm ET; FS1 in the US, → Read More
Jones, Alessandrini set tone as LA Galaxy grab long-awaited home win
CARSON, Calif -- 148 Days. 213,120 minutes. That’s how long it has been since LA Galaxy fans have seen their team win at home in the StubHub Center. In past seasons the Galaxy away fixture has been a serious trial for opposing MLS teams, but with only one other home win in 2017 the mystique this → Read More
Galaxy's Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos looking ahead to Mexico duty
CARSON, Calif. – The 2017 season hasn’t gone as planned for the LA Galaxy. But for brothers Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos the dream of playing together for club and country is alive and well as they report for duty with the Mexican national team. Giovani bagged five goals and one assist in the → Read More
Wondolowski: Arena's compliments "kept me going" through tough Clasico test
CARSON, Calif. — For the San Jose Earthquakes, a night of milestones could end up being the night they turned into a playoff team. With the 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on Sunday night, the Quakes are now tied for the final Western Conference playoff spot — although FC Dallas → Read More
Can LA Galaxy reach MLS Cup Playoffs this year? They haven't given up
CARSON, Calif – Sigi Schmid inherited a struggling team when he took over as head coach of the LA Galaxy, and now with New York City FC on the horizon he continues the search for his first win with the club. Points at this point in the season are a precious commodity. The Galaxy have 12 games left → Read More
Galaxy thrilled to have secured "No. 1 target" Jonathan dos Santos
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy have finally gotten their man. Galaxy president Chris Klein and general manager Peter Vagenas wore wide grins as they introduced LA’s newest star, Jonathan dos Santos, at the StubHub Center on Friday. It took some maneuvering, such as paying down the contract of → Read More
In returning to LA Galaxy, Sigi Schmid's career comes full circle
Sigi Schmid took the long way home, but 15 years after winning MLS Cup 2002 with the LA Galaxy the Los Angeles resident once again finds himself head coach of his local club. Much has changed since he last coached the Galaxy in 2004, but what hasn’t is the title-driven culture he helped to create. → Read More
Mike Petke awes at Albert Rusnak-Jefferson Savarino pairing: "It was magic"
CARSON, Calif. -- Ever since Real Salt Lake signed 20-year-old Jefferson Savarino on loan in May, there has been excitement not just about his talent but how he can combine with fellow young attacker Albert Rusnak. In a 6-2 rout of the LA Galaxy on Tuesday, RSL head coach Mike Petke went with the → Read More
What road woes? First-place Sporting Kansas City revel in signature victory
CARSON, Calif — Results broke well for Sporting Kansas City over the weekend, and as a result they find themselves in first place in the Western Conference, as well as the first team out West to reach 30 points. That they were able to get that big win on the road, checking off another box in their → Read More
Shorthanded LA Galaxy "continue to grow" with dramatic draw vs. Houston
CARSON, Calif. – Against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night, the LA Galaxy drew a match that played out similarly to March’s season-opening home loss. The Galaxy began their 2017 with a 2-1 home loss to FC Dallas, a match that saw a last-second attempt in six minutes of stoppage time go → Read More
Gyasi Zardes still finding his footing with LA Galaxy on return from injury
CARSON, Calif. – The 2017 MLS season is one-third completed, but for Gyasi Zardes, it might as well just be getting started. Zardes has gone 607 game minutes without a goal for the LA Galaxy, a span of nearly nine months. But there’s been little consistency over that period, with Zardes → Read More
Joao Pedro's turnaround mirroring LA's recent revival: "He's bounced back"
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy have played better in their last 135 minutes than they have all season, erasing a 2-0 deficit to draw the Chicago Fire 2-2 on May 6 before smashing New York 3-1 at Red Bull Arena last Sunday. A big reason for their recent turnaround has been the greatly improved play → Read More
Tab Ramos sees plenty of talent in Real Salt Lake's five US U-20 players
MLS intrigue abounds in the US 21-man roster for upcoming the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, most notably the five players from Real Salt Lake’s system. Not that head coach Tab Ramos knows the secret to their success. He just knows it’s the place to go for talented players. “I really don’t know → Read More
LA Galaxy on brutal defeat to Seattle: "It's about the execution"
CARSON, Calif – The LA Galaxy’s 3-0 defeat to the Seattle Sounders on Sunday wasn’t just a demoralizing setback – it was one of the worst losses in club history. As the Galaxy have never lost by four goals at home in their 20-plus seasons, Sunday’s three-goal loss tied for the biggest → Read More
Clint Dempsey looks like old self in Sounders rout: "He is absolutely back"
CARSON, Calif — The Seattle Sounders have been waiting for Clint Dempsey, Nicolás Lodeiro, and Jordan Morris to all click at the same time. It happened against the LA Galaxy, and it included some flashes of brilliance from Dempsey too. Dempsey scored his first goal since the March international → Read More
Last year? Or one more? Either way, Ashley Cole aiming for trophies with LA
CARSON, Calif – Ashley Cole has won a pair of English Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League crown, but the 36-year-old defender has one more trophy he’s chasing before he hangs up his boots: MLS Cup. The road hasn’t exactly been smooth for the LA Galaxy left back so far in 2017, → Read More
LA Galaxy's in-form Alessandrini lives up to star billing: "He is quality"
CARSON, Calif. – Romain Alessandrini has been on a tear of late, managing three goals and two assists over his last three appearances. The LA Galaxy’s French Designated Player is starting to make a name for himself in MLS, and head coach Curt Onalfo believes he’s only going to continue to → Read More
Not just talent: Porter sees "right mentality" from "hungry" Timbers in LA
CARSON, Calif. – With Sunday’s 1-0 win over the LA Galaxy, the Portland Timbers grabbed three points on the road on their first opportunity of 2017, and it’s a historic moment for a number of reasons. It takes going back to 2005, long before the Timbers joined MLS, to find the last time this → Read More