CARSON, Calif. - The LA Galaxy will wrap up the 2007 World Series of Football presented by Samsung in association with adidas when they host Chelsea FC live on ESPN this Saturday, July 21 in a sold out doubleheader at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy lost their opener in the tournament, falling 3-0 to Tigres UANL, on Tuesday night, but can still win the competition. If Suwon defeats Tigres earlier in the day and LA knocks off Chelsea, all four teams will finish with three points. If this happens, the first tiebreaker is goal differential, followed by goals scored and goals allowed with a coin flip being the final deciding factor if teams remain tied.
Following the World Series of Football, the Galaxy will shift their focus to the inaugural SuperLiga, which will see the Galaxy host on Mexican clubs Pachuca and CD Guadalajara on July 24 and July 28 respectively, before traveling to Dallas for the final game of group play at Pizza Hut Park on July 31.
Galaxy Injury Report
OUT - Chris Albright (R-Hamstring), Kyle Veris (R-Quad)
DOUBTFUL - None
QUESTIONABLE - None
PROBABLE - Alan Gordon (L-Foot Stress Fracture), Troy Roberts (R-Hip)
Galaxy Team Notes
GALAXY SIGN CASO: The Galaxy have added former University of San Diego forward Mike Caso to their developmental roster. Caso, who turned 23 on Friday, appeared in and started all five of the Galaxy's Reserve Division games this season, scoring once and adding an assist in 423 minutes of action.
A native of Newhall, Calif. Caso, played fours years with the Toreros registering 22 goals in his collegiate career, including a career-high eight in 2006. He was named to the First Team All-WCC in 2005 and 2006 and was the Offensive Player of the Year at USD in 2003, scoring a team-high five goals.
GALAXY RIOS FALL IN SEMIFINALS: The Galaxy Rios U-17 team fell one step short of reaching the Finals of the inaugural SUM U-17 Cup at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, falling 3-1 to D.C. United in the semifinals on Tuesday. Galaxy Rios defeated Colorado (B) and Chicago while drawing with Houston to win Group C and earn a semifinal date with D.C. United. United, who won Group A, got two late goals in the semifinal to earn the win and set up a date with Kansas City in the U-17 Cup Final on Thursday night prior to the Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game.
DONOVAN CLAIMS ESPY AWARD: Last week Galaxy forward Landon Donovan was named the Best MLS Player at the 15th annual ESPY Awards. The show, which was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and LeBron James, aired on ESPN on Sunday evening.
DONOVAN AND JONES READY FOR ALL-STAR GAME: Landon Donovan and Cobi Jones are in Colorado for the Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game. Both players appeared for the Galaxy against Tigres UANL on Tuesday and then flew to Colorado on Wednesday ahead of Thursday night's game. Both will be available to come off the bench for Steve Nicol's squad against Scottish champions Celtic FC. The game can be seen live from Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. on ESPN2, starting at 6 p.m.
SUPERLIGA TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Tickets are now on sale for each of the Galaxy's home matches at this summer's inaugural SuperLiga tournament. SuperLiga is an eight-team tournament for North American supremacy featuring four teams from each the United States and Mexico. The Galaxy will open group play on Tuesday, July 24 when they host Pachuca at 8 p.m. at The Home Depot Center. LA then takes on CD Guadalajara on Saturday, July 28 at the L.A. Coliseum at 7 p.m. before closing out Group A on Tuesday, July 31 against FC Dallas as Pizza Hut Park. Tickets for the Galaxy's game against Pachuca are on sale now through the club at 877-3GALAXY while tickets for the game against Chivas are available only through Ticketmaster.
DON'T MISS GALAXY DEPORTIVO EVERY SATURDAY: Galaxy Deportivo, the Galaxy's official weekly half tour show, is back live every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on KWHY Channel 22. Elmer Polanco and Alejandro Navarro present the latest news surrounding the club with special features and interviews, as well interacting with Galaxy fans throughout the Los Angeles area.
MAS GALAXY RETURNS ON KLAA AM 830: Mas Galaxy, the Galaxy's weekly Spanish language radio show can be found every Saturday at 1 p.m. on KLAA AM 830. Hosted by Francisco Rivera and Jose "Pepe" Mantilla, the Spanish language radio voices of the Galaxy, Mas Galaxy gets you up to date with all the latest news surrounding the club through interviews, player profiles and expert analysis.
