Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff photographer

Forward Robbie Keane was named the MLS Player of the Week on Tuesday after notching two goals and two assists in the Galaxy’s 5-1 win over New York City FC on Sunday.

It’s the third time the reigning MLS MVP has won the honor this season. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week on Monday, along with Robbie Rogers and Sebastian Lletget.

You can watch Keane’s two goals and two assists in the Galaxy’s highlight video of the match:

Other Galaxy links:

• The Galaxy top MLSsoccer.com’s power rankings this week for yet another week.
• Also another No. 1 ranking for L.A. in Sports Illustrated power rankings.
• The Galaxy have a new smartphone/tablet partner in ALCATEL ONETOUCH.

Robbie Rogers celebrates with teammates after Giovani dos Santos scores against NYCFC. Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff photographer

After a 5-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday, forward Robbie Keane, midfielder Sebastian Lletget and defender Robbie Rogers were named to the MLS Team of the Week.

Keane scored twice and tallied two assists in the win, while Lletget scored and got the hockey assist on Keane’s final goal of the game. Keane, the league’s reigning MVP, has a team-leading 15 goals in MLS play with 13 of them coming in the past nine games. Continue reading “Keane, Lletget, Rogers named to MLS Team of the Week” »

Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff photographer

The L.A. Galaxy took over the top spot in the Western Conference and first in the race for the Supporters’ Shield with a clinical dissection of New York City FC at StubHub Center. The defending champs continued their hot streak Sunday and have a trip to San Jose on the horizon this week. Here are some links and thoughts to wrap up the Sunday’s victory:

Continue reading “The morning after: Wrapping up the Galaxy’s 5-1 win over New York City FC” »

Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff photographer

Here’s the quote sheet provided by the L.A. Galaxy after the team’s 5-1 win over NYCFC. On the Galaxy side, we have Bruce Arena, Robbie Keane, Steven Gerrard and Giovani dos Santos. For NYC, there’s head coach Jason Kreis, forward David Villa and midfielder Kwadwo Poku.

Continue reading “Quote sheet: L.A. Galaxy’s 5-1 over NYCFC” »

Get the popcorn ready: Sunday’s showdown of superstars is finally almost here. The game between the L.A. Galaxy and New York City FC has been sold out for two weeks. With the MLS game of the year less than 24 hours away, here are some links, graphs and notes to get you ready for Sunday:

Continue reading “L.A. Galaxy vs. New York City FC preview” »