President Barack Obama called Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena, currently with the Carson-based Major League Soccer club in Indonesia, to congratulate him on winning MLS Cup earlier this month.
The President said, as a soccer fan, he wanted to let Coach Arena know that the team inspired a lot of young soccer players, including his kids. The President congratulated Coach Arena on all that the team has done for the game of soccer and asked him to pass along his congratulations to Landon Donovan, David Beckham and the rest of the team.
The White House visit is expected to occur sometime next year.
Incidentally, the Galaxy won the first game of its Asian tour in the wee hours of this morning Pacific time.
And if you're a soccer fan who can't wait for next season to start in the spring, here's an appetizer in an ad featuring Galaxy players at what will be the new home of MLS:
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