Get to know Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe at Macy’s Redondo Beach Saturday

LA Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe will make an in-store appearance at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Macy’s in the South Bay Galleria, 1801 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach along with the club’s cheerleading squad.

Snapping a selfie with Rowe is free, but anyone making a purchase of $75 or more in any Men’s or Locker Room by LIDS gets priority access and two tickets to the June 24 game against Sporting KC at StubHub Center.

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Giovani dos Santos selected to Mexico’s Confederations Cup roster

Galaxy midfielder Giovani dos Santos will be on quite the international run coming up.

It was announced Thursday that Dos Santos, who is already with Mexico for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, including Sunday’s tilt with the U.S. at Azteca Stadium, will remain with El Tri for the upcoming Confederations Cup tournament.

Mexico opens the tournament June 18 against Portugal in Russia. The finals are set for July 2. That would take dos Santos out of action for the Galaxy until early July.

MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM 23-MAN ROSTER FOR 2017 CONFEDERATIONS CUP:

Goalkeepers (3): Rodolfo Cota (Guadalajara), Guillermo Ochoa (Granada), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)

Defenders (7): Oswaldo Alanís (Guadalajara), Néstor Araujo (Santos Laguna), Rafael Márquez (Atlas), Héctor Moreno (PSV Eindhoven), Diego Reyes (Espanyol), Luis Reyes (Atlas), Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina)

Midfielders (4): Jonathan Dos Santos (Villarreal), Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven), Héctor Herrera (Porto FC), Miguel Layún (Porto FC)

Forwards (9): Javier Aquino (Tigres), Jesús Manuel Corona (Porto FC), Giovani Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Marco Fabián (Eintracht Frankfurt), Javier Hernández (Bayer Leverkusen), Raúl Jiménez (Benfica), Hirving Lozano (Pachuca), Oribe Peralta (América), Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)

Head Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio

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UEFA Champions League finale tops 3 million viewers on FOX

Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Juventus in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League finale was viewed by more than 3 million viewers across Fox platforms.

The match drew 1,762,000 viewers on FOX, which was up 5 percent from last year’s final between Madrid and rival Atletico Madrid.

The game on FOX Deportes had 1,241,000 viewers. Also the game drew 56,116 viewers on FOX Sports GO.

That adds up to 3,059,116 total viewers.

Real Madrid’s victory gives the club 12 total European titles and their second consecutive.

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Manchester United ranked as Most Valuable Soccer club according to Forbes

Manchester United sits atop the list of the World’s Most Valuable Soccer teams, according to Forbes Magazine.

This is the first time that the club has reached the top spot. According to Forbes, Manchester United is worth $3.69 billion and generated revenues of $765 million during the 2015-16 season.

Barcelona is second with a current value of $3.64 million, followed by Real Madrid at $3.58 million. Real Madrid, winners of the last two UEFA Champions League titles, held the No. 1 spot for the previous four years (2013-16).

Bayern Munich ($2.71 billion) and Manchester City ($2.08 billion) round out the top five.

Both Barcelona and Real Madrid generated $688 million.

The second half of the top 10 is predominately English Premier League teams: Arsenal ($1.93), Chelsea ($1.85) and Liverpool ($1.49) are sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Tottenham Hotspur is 10th at $1.06 billion.

Juventus from Italy’s Serie A is ninth at $1.26 billion.

From Forbes: The 20 most valuable soccer teams this year are worth an average of $1.48 billion, 3% more than one year ago. The U.S. dollar rose in value relative to the euro during the past year. As a result, although not a single team declined in value year-over-year when measured in euros, 9 of the 20 teams decreased when valued in U.S. dollars.

 

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Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe out up to eight weeks with injury as LA’s injury woes worsen

FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe can’t stop a goal by Real Salt Lake’s Juan Martinez during the second half of an MLS soccer match, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

First-choice Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe (groin) has joined starters Sebastian Lletget (out until end of regular season), Robbie Rogers (out for season), Baggio Husdic (out up to eight weeks), and Daniel Steres (hamstring), on the long-term injury list although midfielder Jermaine Jones is getting close to returning after missing most of May with injury.

Rowe suffered the injury in training, Galaxy officials said.

It’s another ghastly blow for a club that has clawed its way back to Western Conference mid-table respectability with a string of road wins after a terrible run that had some fans suggesting coach Curt Onalfo needed to be replaced.

After the club’s longest road trip of the year, the Galaxy return home to face D.C. United at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at StubHub Center.

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Galaxy wrap: Another three points picked up on the road

For the third consecutive game, the Galaxy went on the road and scored another road victory.

Saturday night, thanks to a pair of goals from Giovani dos Santos the Galaxy took down in-state rivals San Jose, 4-2 in the latest edition of the Cali Clasico.

The Galaxy improved to 5-5-2, now with 17 points, moving them into sixth place in the Western Conference. The victory also gave the Galaxy their fourth on the road, tying their total of road victories from last year.

Galaxy coach Curt Onalfo: “Nothing phases us. We’ve dealt with a lot of adversity early on and that’s made us a better group and a better team. I like how we grew as the game progressed because obviously I was a little concerned that we conceded twice in the first half, I think we just locked it up and had a very good second half.”

What’s next: The Galaxy conclude a stretch of four consecutive road games, June 3 at D.C. United.

 

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Jermaine Jones updates his injury status on Instagram stories

Jermaine Jones has been sidelined for the last two games with a sprained MCL after suffering the injury against the Chicago Fire, May 6.

In a brief Instagram story, Jones appears to be heading back toward fitness.

“Finished training,” Jones said in the video. “Llooking good so far with my knee, it is getting better and better. running today. I’m happy.”

The Galaxy is off to San Jose and next week they face D.C. United on June 3. Following that, they get a week off before returning home June 17.

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