Weekend rewind: Ridiculous Ruiz goal & more
While we await the delayed U.S. Gold Cup squad announcement there's time to note that;
*MLS now has serious competition in this part of the world - on Saturday Tijuana made history. Can you say road trip?
*Former Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz may have forced the cancellation of not only the MLS Goal of the Week award, but the MLS Goal of the Season award, too. Even though he scored 50-plus Galaxy goals this may be his best ever:
What's more, the Union now lead the Eastern Conference.
*And check out how the Galaxy's next opponent - the Houston Dynamo, which meets LA at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Home Depot Center - performed on the weekend:
*Finally, your early reminder: Machester United and Barcelona play at 11 a.m. Saturday in the UEFA European Champions League final from Wembley on Fox.
About 100 Percent Soccer
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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