Tuesday's Column: Trash talking ignites Galaxy-Red Bulls series
Back to Southern California: David Beckham and the Galaxy and Thierry Henry and the New York Red Bulls play the second leg of their Western Conference Semifinal Thursday in Carson (AP Photo).
Landon Donovan has never been afraid to criticize anyone, even David Beckham (who incidentally is listed as questionable for Thursday's game in Carson with back spasms).
Now the Galaxy playmaker has slammed Thierry Henry and the Red Bulls ahead of Thursday's winner takes all playoff decider; in response New York striker Luke Rodgers launched an expletive-laden atttack on Donovan, too.
The war of words is racheting up the anticipation for the clash. At stake for the victor is a one-off game for the Western Conference championship against the winner of the Real Salt Lake-Seattle Sounders series.
Read more on Thursday's game and the rest of the MLS playoffs in today's column.
Also, DirecTV suscribers will be able to see these games on Fox-affiliated channels after all.
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Theis game is going to be incredible. They do not have many tickets left so grab your seats now so we can pack the place!!
Should be an awesome match with some great players on show... I am English and I have to say the mls is really rising up the ranks and it's matches like this that grabs the attention worldwide... Good stuff
Henry is a sneaky and dirty player who does not have the guts to fight like a man. He only stabs you in the back when the ref is not looking. He kicked at Beckham's back while on the ground and poked somebody in the face earlier - may have been Dunivent.
PD - Donovan whines a lot.
the capacity limit has been increased to 20,000 for the Thursday night game with free shuttle service from 2 locations. Go to the Galaxy web cite for info.