Posted on 05/24/2007 10:00:11 AM PDT by the scotsman
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -Kris Boyd scored in the 56th minute to give Glasgow Rangers a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in a soccer friendly Wednesday.
Chris Burke passed from the right edge of the penalty area to Alan Hutton, who found Boyd from the right flank. Boyd, who led the Scottish Premier League with 20 goals, beat his defender and scored from 13 meters.
"They held the ball in spots and got us running a little bit,'' said Galaxy defender Tyrone Marshall. "When we get back to (Major League Soccer), we can use that to our advantage in terms of how we play.''
The Galaxy had its best chance to score in the 17th minute. Santino Quaranta intercepted Hutton's back pass and started off on a breakaway, but goalkeeper Allan McGregor made a sliding tackle to deflect the ball.
McGregor also dived to parry Nathan Sturgis' shot with both hands in the 68th minute.
The game was the first of a heavy exhibition schedule against international opponents for the Galaxy, who later this season will be joined by former England captain David Beckham.'
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And how many of them in the country LEGALLY?
I think the more interesting stat of that “game” would be the fake injuries...
You WOULD probably enjoy the version played in Scotland and Britain actually.
Fast paced and more exciting with much less of the diving and petulance of the European game.Perhaps not as skilful but more watchable.
No...not really.
I posted this news PURELY for those Americans at FR who like football/soccer.
Sad that some here have used to ridicule a sport we already know they dislike(which is fine,their choice).Just sad they cant let it go...
Wake me up when mlak mlak mlak it’s yawnn over zzz
Look, someone is hurt...no, wait...
And I am glad you did.
What I wish more people at FR would realize is that business types do not share their views about real football (as played with the feet). As I'm sure you know, Malcolm Glazer owns the largest sporting endeavor on the planet in Manchester United, and Americans now own Aston Villa and Liverpool as well. American ownership won the English Premier League this year and almost won the European Cup. From a purely xenophobic standpoint Americans nearly controlled European football this season.
That said, I was glad to see Rangers come to America and happier still to see they won. I'm a passionate Minnesota sports fan for every sport except the NBA but one reason I like the beautiful game so much is that SCORING MEANS SOMETHING.
Would love to see the Govan Stand someday.
Get him a Capri Sun and he’ll be fine.
And what is a “soccer friendly”? A restaraunt where people trade ‘soccer” cards? :)
Must of been a great day out ‘party songs’ in the sun.
LOL
A game where there is no league championship or knock-out cup at stake.
That a comment or a dig?....lol
Thanks! :)
Keep posting this stuff. Some of us like to follow it. Of course, with me, it helps that my other half is a Brit. So I don’t have much choice!
There were some good World Cup threads last year, so there are more soccer/footy fans on FR.
Orange slices will do the trick...
I think of it as a form of penis-envy. They don’t understand the sport, they understand that we (the U.S.) are still not very good at it, so therefore it “sucks” and is “boring.” It’s a grade-school playground mentality.
Most definately a dig, only team worth watching play at the Leith San Siro :-)
One thing I’ve find amusing about the implication that soccer is “ghey” is that possibly the most homoerotic sport on the face of the planet is NFL football. Skin-tight spandex, pads, four-point stances . . . I mean, even the MLB moved away from stretch pants . . . what’s football’s excuse?
It's a popular drinking game in the UK.
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