Galaxy Fall 3-1 to Seattle in Friendly

Eddie Lewis scored the Galaxy's only goal as they fell 3-1 to Seattle Sounders FC in a closed door friendly this afternoon at The Home Depot Center.

Because the match was closed we cannot post lineups, but here is a short match report.

Tim Leiweke Address the David Beckham Situation

AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke addressed the David Beckham situation on Friday when he spoke with Grahame Jones of the Los Angeles Times.

Here is what he had to say.

Lending A Helping Hand

Hoping to find a donor match for Real Salt Lake midfielder Andy Williams' wife, Marcia, who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia last year, LA Galaxy midfielder Chris Klein and Chivas USA defender Carey Talley rallied their teammates as well as the Galaxy, Chivas USA and The Home Depot Center staff to organize and participate in a Bone Marrow Donation Drive at The Home Depot Center on Tuesday.

The drive was a success as players, coaches, staff and fans from both teams as well as members of the US Women's National Team stopped by to get tested. After getting tested, Carey and Chris, former teammates of Andy in Salt Lake, talked about the importance of the drive and donating.

Under A Dark Gray Sky

It has been a busy 24-48 hours here at The Home Depot Center, but the players were unfazed as they headed back out onto the field for training this morning. Thick clouds covered the field throughout the session, keeping the temperatures down and the intensity up.
As far as the situation with David Beckham, the club did not have any comment on the story on Wednesday as the players and coaches were on the field training when the story broke, but here is what Bruce Arena had to say this afternoon about Becks, the Pan-Pacific Championship and his first preseason in charge of the Galaxy.


Additionally, he spoke to Larry Morgan of MLSnet.com and lagalaxy.com. Check out Larry's story here. Also be sure to catch all of Larry's past pieces from throughout the preseason. So far he has caught up with players like Tristan Bowen, Dema Kovalenko, Leo Bautista and many more as the Galaxy's 2009 roster continues to take shape.

Duni Rejoins the Galaxy

The Galaxy finalized a trade today that sees the club acquire Todd Dunivent from Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money. Todd was in Carson today, wearing the #4 shirt, and joined the team as they took their headshots and went through their bone marrow testing.

Here is the full press release announcing the acquisition.

Galaxy, Chivas USA and The Home Depot Center to Host Bone Marrow Donor Drive

The Galaxy, Chivas USA and The Home Depot Center are joining forces to assist Marcia Williams, the wife of Real Salt Lake and Jamaican National Team midfielder Andy Williams, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and has been unable to find a match through the national donor registry.

Fans are asked to come to Event Suite #1 The Home Depot Center between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to complete a donor questionnaire and get tested by giving a swab of cheek cells. Please note, while we are seeking to find a match for Marcia, all donors will be entered into the NATIONAL BONE MARROW REGISTRY and may be contacted if they are a match for someone in need.

If you have more questions about this, please contact the Galaxy at 310-630-2200.

Super Bowl Soothsayers [UPDATED]

Before all of the guys left for the weekend on Friday, we made sure to ask them what their predictions were for the tonight's Super Bowl. Here's how their picks broke down.

• 19 players picked the Cardinals to win while 13 chose the Steelers.
• Ian Feuer was the only coach to pick the Cardinals, but every member of the team staff (equipment managers and medical team) picked Arizona.
• Kyle Patterson had the lowest scoring game (14-3 Steelers) and Brandon McDonald had the highest scoring game (35-28 Cardinals).
• Three of the Galaxy's players were raised in Arizona, Mike Gavin, Alan Gordon and Brandon McDonald. All three picked Arizona to win the game.
• Donovan Ricketts said that he doesn't follow the NFL and he'd been in the country for just a few days, but that did not stop him from giving his vote to the Steelers.
• Most of the guys who picked Pittsburgh went with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be the MVP, with Santonio Holmes, Troy Polamalu, Willie Parker, Heath Miller and the entire Pittsburgh Defense all getting single votes.
• For those who picked the Cardinals, 11 said that Kurt Warner would be the MVP while 10 went with Larry Fitzgerald. One person gave the award to Steve Breaston and one said that Dominique Rogers-Cromartie would claim the MVP award.

The game kicks off in just a little while, so let's see who might have a future career in sports prognostication.

While nobody picked the exact score, plaudits have to go out to a few different people.

• Congrats to Mike Magee who was the only one top say that Santonio Holmes would win the MVP award.
• Congrats to Trevor James who was the closest to hitting the exact number of points scored in the game. Trev predicted a 36-13 Steeler win, leaving him one point off of the 50 points scored in the game.
• Ian Feuer, Eddie Lewis, Dema Kovalenko, Dave Sarachan and Josh Wicks all predicted a four-point margin of victory, with Eddie, Dema and Dave all calling the game for Pittsburgh.
• Lastly, we'll give credit to Chris Klein for calling a 26-21 Steeler win, leaving him just one point off the Steelers final score and two off of Arizona's. Additionally, he guessed that the MVP award would go to the Steelers Defense, which it very well could have following James Harrison's Super Bowl record 100-yard interception return.