MLS Cup 2009-- Real Salt Lake 1 - LA Galaxy 1 (5-4 on penalties)

The new champions of the MLS are Real Salt Lake, who beat the LA Galaxy last night in the MLS Cup in Seattle on penalty kicks.

Above: Real Salt Lake fans on their way to the MLS Cup

To celebrate the victory, the King of Utah has declared a two day holiday of thanksgiving for later this week. He has also announced a general amnesty for all political prisoners in the kingdom of Utah.

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Below: Waiting for the match to begin

One half of next weekend's MLS Cup final pairing has been set

The LA Galaxy defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 in extra-time last night and will be coming to Seattle for next weekend's MLS Cup. Los Angeles will face the winner of tonight's match between the Chicago Fire and Real Salt Lake.

Last night I rooted for the Dynamo, mostly because of their long-standing association with the Soviet secret police. Unfortunately, due to an inaccurately disallowed second-half goal, Houston lost.

Below: Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts leaves the field during one of the two power outages that halted the game.

Picture of the Day - Gattuso rides a bicycle

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AC Milan were recently in Los Angeles to play a friendly against the LA Galaxy.