Galaxy Friday gameday
8 p.m. Galaxy-D.C. United at Home Depot Center (live on Fox Soccer Channel).
The blog is essentially on hiatus, but in an effort to keep it ticking over in my absence:
*Read Phil Collins' game notes.
Tonight is Military Appreciation Night, which means those serving in the armed forces get 50 percent off tickets here.
From the Galaxy press release:
Prior to the start of the game, each branch of the United States Armed Forces -- U.S. Air Force, U.S Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy-- will be recognized. Additionally, 30 recruits from the Air Force will take their Oath of Enrollment prior to the game on main field of The Home Depot Center.Furthermore, the 1st Marine Division Band, based out of Camp Pendleton in Oceanside , Calif. , will perform at the top of the Main Entrance from 7-7:20 p.m. as well as the National Anthem prior to kickoff.
Hopefully, if this sort of recognition is repeated next year the Galaxy can coordinate things better with the annual Torrance Armed Forces Day parade that was held last month and is the only Pentagon-sanctioned event in the nation.
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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.
I'm counting on another big Charlie Davies dive tonight. Hope it won't change the outcome this time.
No need for a dive when Carpetbagger Beckham goes in for another of his patented injury causing, yet miracoulsly unpunished, "tackles".j