L.A. Galaxy is in town today to play the Sounders…which means David Beckham is in the “206”. We think he needs to unwind after the game and head to Hill for a little Halloween fun. He can change into his costume at SGS’s Top Secret Hidden Lair. We promise not to videotape him while he does so…
WHAT: Sunday’s opener in a home-and-home, first-round Major League Soccer playoff series between the L.A. Galaxy (18-7-5) — the Western Conference champion, top-seeded team and winner of the Supporters’ Shield for best regular-season record in the league — and Seattle Sounders FC (14-10-6), the West’s No. 4-seeded team.
WHERE: Qwest Field in Seattle, with about 40,000 fans expected.
WATCH: ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes at 5 p.m.
HISTORY: The series is even, at 2-2-1 in all meetings, since the Sounders joined MLS last season — there also were two U.S. Open Cup meetings with Sounders-related teams, both Galaxy victories, when Seattle was in the second-tier league. The Galaxy twice won this season in league matches (4-0 on May 8 in Seattle, 3-1 on July 4 in Carson). Seattle captured a U.S. Open Cup showdown (2-0 on July 7 in Tukwila, Wash.), with both teams fielding largely reserve lineups.
– Michael Strangeways
