Weekend TV soccer schedule: MLS, premier League and more

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Nick Green

Feast your eyes as the run-in begins on @NBCSportsSoccer (there are NO MORE International breaks this season ) pic.twitter.com/zBpQSBaRbI

— Arlo White (@arlowhite) March 31, 2017

Bitter rivals Schalke and Dortmund meet for the 150th time on Saturday (9:20am ET, FS2). #GoalMania #S04BVB https://t.co/3Vg1QWkIjs

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 31, 2017

Never miss #LosDos.

Catch them on the at this weekend's Watch Party! https://t.co/Hr20lxBFxv

— LA Galaxy II (@LAGalaxyII) March 31, 2017

Ambitious @LFC and @Everton battle in Merseyside Derby this weekend. @JPW_NBCSports takes a look at the matchup! pic.twitter.com/FBefrs8Xcf

— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) March 30, 2017

100 Percent Soccer column: Bruce is back (and so are the U.S. 2018 World Cup chances)

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Nick Green

Read this week’s 100 Percent column here.

Markhus Lacroix scores a pair to lead Orange County SC to victory

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Damian Calhoun

Newly-branded Orange County Soccer Club opened the 2017 USL season in style with a 2-0 victory over Reno 1868 FC, Saturday.

Markhus “Duke” Lacroix scored in the 30th minute and added another in the 45th to seal the victory. This is Lacroix’s first year in Orange County, having spent the previous two years with Indy Eleven of the NASL.

.@MDukeLacroix strikes again! @orangecountysc takes a 2-0 lead at the half. pic.twitter.com/9FpAo2eM8s

— USL (@USL) March 26, 2017

Galaxy II opens 2017 with 2-0 victory over Vancouver

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Damian Calhoun

Galaxy II opened the 2017 USL season with a 2-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at StubHub Center.

Los Dos opened the scoring in the fifth minute with what was ruled as an own goal. In the 67th minute, Ethan Zubak added another goal as new coach Mike Munoz picked up his first victory, replacing Curt Onalfo.

https://twitter.com/LAGalaxyII/status/845766116118974464

Jon Kempin started in goal and recorded three saves.

Six players made their debut for Galaxy II: Kempin, Ian Lonergan, Jean Engola, Tyler Turner and Miguel Aguilar and Justin Dhillon came on as a second-half sub.

Galaxy II will return to action Saturday at San Antonio FC.

Leap of Faith USAvHON WCQualifiers Gameday live at 7:55 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 and UniMas

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Nick Green

We've got a @ussoccer MATCHDAY at @AvayaStadium!

Here's everything you need to know about #USAvHON: https://t.co/CoD0apxaUs | #Get3 pic.twitter.com/x5CwpLsbzc

— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) March 24, 2017

USA v Honduras kickoff Friday just got a few mins later: 7:55 pm local, 10:55 on East Coast #usmnt

— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) March 23, 2017

Tonight's Hex matches:#TRIvPAN (Port of Spain)#MEXvCRC (Mexico City)#USAvHON (San Jose, California) pic.twitter.com/BvVVVojujg

— Nathan Carr (@caribbeanftbl) March 24, 2017

It's game day everyone and it's time to #get3 !

If your not in San Jose, come to our watch party. https://t.co/P25HSosW2K pic.twitter.com/dfoaUpX4G6

— AO Inland Empire (@AOInlandEmpire) March 24, 2017

Tonight is a massive night in our @ussoccer history. Let's all get out of our comfort zone, take a leap of faith… https://t.co/4DZr8TQNUd

— Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) March 24, 2017

Galaxy II opens 2017 USL season Saturday afternoon

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Damian Calhoun

The first team might have the week off, but the Galaxy II will kick off the 2017 USL season, Saturday against Vancouver Whitecaps 2 FC at the StubHub Center’s Track and Field Stadium at 2 p.m.

Former Galaxy player Mike Munoz replaces Curt Onalfo as coach of the club.

13 players are signed to USL contracts with Galaxy II. Seven of those players return from the 2016 roster and six are former Galaxy Academy members: midfielders Ryo Fujii and Adrian Vera, forwards Ethan Zubak and Adonis Amaya and goalkeeper Bennett Sneddon and Eric Liopez.

Here is the roster ahead of the season opener:

GOALKEEPERS (2): Bennett Sneddon, Eric Lopez

DEFENDERS (4): Tyler Turner, Robert Castellanos, Jean Engola, Josh Turnley

MIDFIELDERS (4): Ryo Fujii, Adrian Vera, Miguel Aguilar, Andre Zanga

FORWARDS (3): Ethan Zubak, Adonis Amaya, Justin Dhillon

Per USL rules, a total of 30 players are allowed on a USL team’s roster at any time. In addition to those 30 roster spots, five Academy players are permitted to be members of that roster, for a total of 35.

With 13 players currently signed to USL contracts with Galaxy II, Galaxy and Galaxy Academy players will fill out the remaining space on the Galaxy II roster.

At any point in the season, the Galaxy’s MLS and Academy players are allowed to be made inactive or active on Galaxy II’s roster, with USL rules allowing the club to fluidly move players in and out of the 30-man roster throughout the season.

100 Percent Soccer: Real Madrid, Manchester United and ICC return to U.S. to exploit fans yet again

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Nick Green

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Manchester United play the LA Galaxy, Real Madrid face Manchester City in Los Angeles this summer

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Nick Green

BIG NEWS! @ManCity VS @realmadrid match up in the @IntChampionsCup on July 26th at the Coliseum. Presale on March 28th pic.twitter.com/XaQESBTLOH

— LA Memorial Coliseum (@lacoliseum) March 21, 2017

NEWS: The #LAGalaxy will host @ManUtd at @StubHubCenter on Saturday, July 15: https://t.co/cIu4BSPEuS pic.twitter.com/0SiFb41Zbx

— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) March 21, 2017

Weekend recap: Galaxy take advantage of 10-man RSL to record first victory

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Damian Calhoun

The Galaxy is winless no more.

Thanks to a pair of second-half goals (Dave Romney and Emmanuel Boateng), the Galaxy defeated Real Salt Lake, 2-1, Saturday night for their first victory of the year.

RSL jumped ahead 1-0 in the 11th minute. Romney tied the game in the 69th and then Boateng sealed it his tap in on a nice cross from Romain Alessandrini.

RSL went down to 10 men after Kyle Beckerman picked up two yellow cards (34th and 44th minutes).

You'll want to watch these highlights all the way through. #RSLvLA pic.twitter.com/EDLddzGNYR

— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) March 19, 2017

They said it:

Curt Onalfo on fight from the team:

“You could see the character of the team in the first two games of the year… It took strength of character to get back in it. I thought we showed enormous grit. I thought we pressed and we used the space of the extra player, and that doesn’t always happen, so easier said than done, especially when you’re on the road. Credit to the guys for a great effort and more importantly being intelligent tactically in the way we played.”

Jermaine Jones on the victory:

“I say it always. The team is young. It’s a process. We have to build something and we’re building. Of course, wins help building. It helps people to believe and it helps to keep the outside quiet.”

up next: The Galaxy is off until Aug. 1. The time away should help Gyasi Zardes, Ashley Cole and Giovani dos Santos heal up from their injuries.

100 Percent Soccer column: LA Galaxy in driver’s seat with new free StubHub Center MLS gameday shuttle

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Nick Green

All aboard: Lots of seats available last weekend on the new free Galaxy Express (Photos by Nick Green).