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MLS Cup Thoughts: Did I Really Get it Right or Just Get Lucky?
Before the season, I picked Real Salt Lake to win the Western Conference and play in MLS Cup. Along with DuNord’s Bruce McGuire and a few other bloggers who made this prediction, I looked worse and... More
Astroturf On Full Display For MLS Cup
After 120 minutes of play, a few things are expected on the pitch from players competing at a high level; fatigue, sweat, determination and things of that nature. But watching the a bouncing ball... More
The Cost vs Quality Conumdrum
The 2009 MLS season is now in the books, and a final long on quantity (120 minutes plus penalties), but short on quality has crowned Real Salt Lake the champions. I'm sure the streets of Salt Lake... More
RSL notes: Findley shows off quickness
Robbie Findley scored the majority of his 12 goals during the season by running past defenders. As he converted his first MLS Cup goal to draw RSL level in the 64th minute, Findley displayed his... More
Galaxy notebook: Ricketts breaks hand
The disappointment was clear on the face of Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts after Sunday's loss to Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup Final. More
Take Me Out to the Playoffs – Final
The playoff numbers look like this… 5 year comparison Quarterfinals Totals(both legs) Avg +/- Teams 2005 13,273 NA CHI, COL, DAL, DCU, LA, NE, RBNY,... More
Saunders puts in remarkable effort in MLS Cup 2009
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... More
Beckham promises to return to MLS, buy franchise
A young woman in the first row behind the far corner flag was savoring prime views of the world's most recognizable player. More
RSL shuffles midfield on fly in Cup win
The seeds of Real Salt Lake's MLS Cup midfield shuffling were sown early on Sunday morning when the usually indefatigable Will Johnson finally met his match. More
The Best Sign at the MLS Cup
The best sign at the MLS Cup (sorry for the blur): More
Galarcep: Donovan's season ends on a low note
After missing a critical kick in the penalty shootout, Landon Donovan's season ended on a low note, writes Ives Galarcep. More
Beckham promises to return to MLS, buy franchise
David Beckham promised he will be indeed be back in MLS next season -- and that he will eventually exercise his option to own one of the league's teams. More
MLS Cup 2009 notes & facts
It was the sixth MLS Cup Final to go into extra time. The LA Galaxy have played in five of them -- their record is now 2-3 (losing the first two, then winning the next two, before tonight). More
Dissappointment tinges pride for Galaxy
The Galaxy had done a lot of that this season, and Landon Donovan and his teammates said they were proud with what they accomplished. More
Real Salt Lake defy odds to lift MLS Cup
Real Salt Lake ended the season where they began -- at Qwest Field. Only this time, instead of suffering defeat, they raised the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy in front of a packed house as the 2009 MLS... More
Getting down to Sounders FC biz -- expansion draft tomorrow
Totally forgot, but Nick Rimando was voted game MVP. I voted for Russell. Also, I get the impression that Seattle will get the MLS All-Star Game before it gets another MLS Cup, but the impression... More
Carlisle: RSL outlasts Galaxy to snare MLS Cup
In a game where injuries and fatigue threatened to derail both teams, RSL dug deeper to overcome L.A. 5-4 on penalties, writes Jeff Carlisle. More
RSL's Rimando named MLS Cup MVP
With two big saves in the penalty kick shootout, Nick Rimando claimed the Volkswagen MLS Cup MVP award. The Real Salt Lake goalkeeper denied Jovan Kirovski and Edson Buddle to pave the way for... More
Real Salt Lake are Champions of Major League Soccer after penalty...
Real Salt Lake are the new Champions of Major League Soccer after winning a penalty kick shootout over the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday night at Qwest Field before over 46,000 fans.We'll have... More
These photos says it all
I know many of you wish it was your team down there. But what a moment for Real Salt Lake. Here's what it looked like from the press box. More
Davis: Rimando denies Galaxy in penalty shootout to earn MVP
Just as it did in the Eastern Conference final, RSL rode Nick Rimando's shot-stopping heroics in a penalty shootout to defeat the Galaxy in the MLS Cup final, writes Steve Davis. More
Postgame, Real Salt Lake 1, Galaxy 1 (5-4 RSL on PKs)
The tunnel outside RSL's locker room was crazy with fans yelling and trying to see the players. I saw someone walk by with the Cup, and then I saw Marcia Williams, wife of RSL's Andy Williams.... More
Beckham, Galaxy Outplayed – MLS Cup Goes to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake may have had a middling season. They may have sneaked into the playoffs on the last day of the campaign. They may have a team of names that would never go on the MLS marquee. None... More
Beckham promises return to MLS, buy franchise
The world's most recognizable player did all he could to win a title in a third country. More
Steve Kelley: A fantastic finish to first MLS season in Seattle
Short of Sounders FC making it to the MLS Cup, won by Real Salt Lake over the L.A. Galaxy on Sunday at Qwest Field, soccer fans couldn't have asked for a much better ending to this first season. More
Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
Fitting, somehow, that on the last night of pro soccer in soccer-crazy Seattle, the fight for the right to be called champion of Major League... More
Sounders FC coach Schmid remains hospitalized
Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid remained at Overlake Hospital Medical Center on Sunday receiving treatment for pneumonia. More
Real Salt Lake Wins MLS Cup in Seventh Round of Penalty Kicks!
Real Salt Lake wins the MLS Cup in the seventh round of penalty kicks! Once again, Nick Rimando proved the value of a goalkeeper with catlike reflexes in carrying his team through the penalty kick... More
Real Salt Lake deny Beckham, L.A. an MLS Cup title
Real Salt Lake upset David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy 5-4 in a shootout to win the club's first-ever MLS Cup title. More
Jason Kreis SuperStar
Congratulations to Real Salt Lake head coach and former FCD all-time great Jason Kreis on winning the 2009 MLS Cup. A long time 3rd Degree favorite and class individual, this is a well deserved... More
RSL tops Galaxy in PKs for MLS Cup title
Goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves and Robbie Russell buried the winning kick in the seventh round of the penalty kick shootout, and Real Salt Lake won the first trophy in club history,... More
Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup on seventh penalty kick
Robbie Russell scored in the seventh round of penalty kicks and underdog, overlooked Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties for its first Major League Soccer... More
Real Salt Lake wins first-ever MLS Cup in shootout
Real Salt Lake upset the L.A. Galaxy 5-4 in a shootout to win the club's first-ever MLS Cup title. More
Galaxy Fall on Penalties in MLS Cup
LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 1 (Real Salt Lake Wins 5-4 on Penalty Kicks)MLS Cup 2009Sunday, November 22, 2009Qwest Field — Seattle, Wash. Scoring Summary:LA – Mike Magee 2 (Landon Donovan 1, David ... More
