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A season that started slow picked up steam in second half only to see the Los Angeles Galaxy fell to Real Salt Lake last night in penalty kicks.

The Galaxy still have many things to be prouf of this season. Including but not limited to putting controversy to the side, Winning the west, Landon Donovan winning both the MVP and goal of the year, Omar Gonzalez getting the rookie of the year, The coach of the year Bruce Arena, a great run through the playoff’s, and making it to the MLS Cup Final.

Not bad for a team that seemed destined to have another sub par year.

I can’t wait until next year.

The Galaxy will be taking on the Houston Dynamo tonight at the Home Depot Center for the Western Conference Championship. The Galaxy are hoping to win their third MLS Championship, but they just might also be playing to keep Beckham.

You have to believe that if the Galaxy lose in thier quest for the championship, they will also be losing the most recognisable player ever to wear an MLS jersey. I just don’t see him sticking around for another year.

Love him or hate him. There’s no doubt that he breaks down defenses with incredible passes. He causes havoc. Which allows the Galaxy players to make runs whenever and wherever they please.

I will be at the game tonight and I hope it’s not the last for Beckham in a Galaxy jersey.

In case those in L.A. have missed it, the L.A. Galaxy have made the playoff’s.

And not only did they make it, they turned their entire season around from a dismal beginning to win the west.

Maybe this David Beckham deal wasn’t such a bad thing after all…

The Galaxy recieved no offer today from AC Milan and according to MLS commissioner Don Garber’s deadline, David Beckham will remain with the Galaxy.

Garber had given the deadline saying that if the two teams could not reach an offer by today that no future offers would be entertained. AC Milan had made an earlier offer which the Galaxy turned down saying they would not have recieved the right compensation for their loss. David Beckham does have a clause in his contract that will allow him to leave after next year.

Here’s my take on this whole situation, I think the Galaxy and MLS should have waited for a second offer. The Galaxy have not made the playoff’s the two years that David has been on the team. The MLS has not gained anymore respect from the rest of the world since David came into the league and he obviously does not want to be here anymore. He is not the savior the Galxy thought he was going to be.

I’m not saying David wasn’t a great player. Everytime he stepped on the field in a Galaxy uniform he showed he was the best player on the field. I just don’t think he ever really had his heart in it. He played like he was just going through the motions, especially in his second season. The Galaxy should really think about the future. A future without Beckham. I think that’s the best way to move forward for all involved.

On a cold frigid night in Columbus Ohio the U.S. Men’s National Team continued their home field dominance of Mexico. Behind a pair of goals by Michael Bradley the U.S. defeated Mexico 2 - 0 in World Cup Qualifying game. Since 199 the U.S. team is 9-0-02 agaisn’t Mexico at home. The U.S. is competing for 3 slots that will take them to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa

The U.S. were saved early on when Tim Howard thwarted what should have been a goal by Giovani Dos Santo of Mexico. After that the U.S. team settled down and started to control play in the mid-field. With quick crisp passes and using speed as a weapon the U.S. showed why they are no longer the pushovers they once were.

Landon Donovan continued his great play created chances for his teammates. It finally paid off when in the 43 minute Demarcus Beasley sent a curling corner kick that found Landon far post. Landon headed the ball to Onyewu who crushed the ball with his own header toward the goal that was initially saved by Oswaldo Sanchez. The rebound though found Bradley who volleyed the ball into the back of the net. The second goal came 2 minutes into stoppage time. Jozy Altidore collected the ball in midfield and made a pass to a streaking Donovan. Bradley then recieved a pass from Donovan and proceeded to drive the ball into the lower left corner passed a diving Sanchez.

The defense played well throughout the game. Except for a few times when it seemed like they couldn’t clear the ball. The midfield played well despite both Clint Dempsey and Sacha Kljestan having off games.I don’t expect that to last very long but you could tell that Pablo Mastroeni was missed in the midfield. Overall the U.S. deserved to win and showed that they continue to improe.

On a side note as a fan who remembers that the U.S. barely beat Trinidad & Tobago in 1989 to make it to the World Cup (Paul Caligiuri scored the winning goal) it is such an awesome sight to see the men’s team playing at such a high level. Well done boys.