MLS Cup Schedule
If you're going to be in the L.A. area beginning Wednesday, here's what you need to know:
Wednesday:
*At about 2 p.m. the MLS Goal of the Year will be announced.
*At 4:25 p.m. the Columbus Crew arrive at LAX on Delta Flight 945 from Atlanta.
*From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Dolphin Park, 21205 Water St., Carson the Galaxy and Volkswagon host a pick-up soccer tournament with the Galaxy's Chris Klein and Chivas USA's Panchito Mendoza. Fans can have their photo taken with the new Phillip F. Anschutz Trophy.
Thursday:
*From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the Columbus Crew train at Field No. 1 at Home Depot Center.
*At about 1:45 p.m. on ESPNews the MLS MVP - either Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire), Landon Donovan (Galaxy) or Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) - will be announced.
*From 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Road to MLS Cup Block Party at The Block at Orange with the MLS Cup championship trophy on display.
Friday
*From 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the Columbus Crew train at Field No. 1 at Home Depot Center.
*From 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the New York Red Bulls train on Field No. 6.
*Noon to 3 p.m. the Road to MLS Cup Block Party at the Third Street Promenade with the MLS Cup championship trophy on display.
Saturday:
*From 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the Supporter's Summit at the Home Depot Center Stadium Club with special guest MLS Commish Don Garber. Breakfast will be served. To attend call Mike Breton at footballermichaelbreton@yahoo.com or at 714-893-8312.
*8 a.m. to 5 p.m. adidas MLS 7v7 Soccer Challenge at Home Depot Center with MLS Players available for autographs and photo opportunities with fans and 7 v 7 Under-14 soccer tournament.
*Comeback Player of the Year and MLS Best XI announced at the Gala Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles.
Sunday:
*10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. MLS Cup Soccer Celebration at Home Depot Center with interactive games and live t-shirt screening.
*12:30 p.m. MLS Cup from the Home Depot Center live on ABC.
Note: The teams train Saturday inside Home Depot Center, sessions that are not open to the public, although the Supporters Summit is being held in the bar overlooking the field while the Crew train in the morning. Specific flight information for New York's arrival at LAX was unavailable,
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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