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For the first half hour or so, it looked like San Jose was going to spoil the party for Steven Gerrard and the LA Galaxy.

But, led by Gerrard and Robbie Keane, the Galaxy rallied behind the former Liverpool teammates to erase a 2-0 defecit and eventually win 5-2.

Gerrard scored his first MLS goal, added an assist and drew a penalty. Robbie Keane scored a hat trick, including two penalties.

This was one of the more exciting designated player league debuts we've seen. Now, the question is ifl Gerrard's good form will continue.

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FIFA recently released it’s updated Men’s World Rankings and they did not go easy on Mexico, United States, and Costa Rica.

The rankings showcase who are the best teams in the world, and take into account friendly fixtures and competitive fixtures. Teams accumulate points throughout.

After announcing yet another new club to join the MLS, David Beckham and his partners were halted by a very large obstacle. Where would they house their team?

The Miami club was expected to be in full operation by 2014, after Beckham was granted permission to own an expansion club upon signing for the Galaxy in 2007, but with no where to play the clubs future has been delayed. 

Freddy Adu is coming home.

Ther former savior of American soccer, Adu was capped by the USMNT at 16-years-old and was the number one pick in the MLS Superdraft at age 14.

According to the New York Post, former Minnesota United player Mozesh "Mozzi" Gyorio is suing the team over a lack of playing time.

The Post reported that Gyorio is suing United because of an agreement reached while he was playing in England to come to the United States. The agreement supposedly promised Gyorio an abundance of playing time should he promise Minnesota his services.

A draw against Panama has pushed USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann to revise his current roster in the Gold Cup and bring in players who he believes is best fit for the job. Jozy Altidore, Greg Garza, and Alfredo Morales have been exchanged for DaMarcus Beasley, Joe Corona, and Alan Gordon. 

The first match of the International Champions Cup has concluded with the LA Galaxy walking away with a 2-1 victory over Club America. Not only was it the first match of the tournament, it was the first appearance for Steven Gerrard at his new Californian club. Seeing him outside of Anfield in a white, blue and yellow shirt was a little hard on the eye and will take more than forty-five minutes to become accustomed to.     

There are trophies to be won all over the place in soccer, but no prominent belts. Until now.

A group of supporters of three MLS teams, Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids, have created the Midwestia Belt, to be awarded to the best-performing team in head-to-head matchups between the three.

The season-within-the-season is formally known as the Midwestia Championship. It's modeled after the Cascadia Championship, a competition among the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers.

The United States Men’s National Team was always supposed to beat Haiti, the 79th ranked nation in the world. They should have beat Haiti like they should have beat Honduras, except even more so. 

So when Friday night’s match in Foxborough, Massachusetts finished 1-0, it was hard to not feel a little let down. The result was a mediocrity, but luckily for us, the result was not the only thing that mattered. 

Every season MLS puts together a squad of the best players in the league, as well as a group of homegrown players to take on some of the worlds best clubs. In the hodgepodge mixture of players from around the country, it is their opportunity to showoff their talents on a national stage.