MLS Thursday Night Special

David Beckham's return to the Galaxy had all the makings of a multi-million dollar drama flick, angry friends (the Galaxy), people with money (AC Milan), and a dream (Beckham). All the story needed was a good ending. Well that ending came to fruition when the LA Galaxy trumped the New York Red Bulls 3-1 on goals from Alecko Eskandarian, Landon Donovan, and Eddie Lewis. Beckham played started and played the first half and was active throughout. The Galaxy are currently sitting on a four game winning streak and have only lost two of their last eighteen games. The team which struggled last season so much has now found a solid core of players in Beckham, Donovan, Buddle, Eskandarian, Lewis, Ricketts, and Berhalter. They're getting better as fast as NYRB is getting worse, who, with tonight's loss, have lost five straight and haven't won since May 8 vs San Jose. With MLS preparing to take its All-Star Break (more on that soon), I'll break down the All-Star game vs. Everton FC and discuss the first half of the season. Major international friendlies involving MLS teams vs. the heavyweights of Europe are coming soon including:

Chelsea FC @ Seattle Sounders FC- July 18, 3pm EST on ESPN2
AC Milan @ LA Galaxy- July 19, 10pm EST
FC Barcelona @ LA Galaxy- August 1, 11pm EST on FSC
FC Barcelona @ Seattle Sounders FC- August 5, 10:30pm EST on ESPN
Real Madrid @ Toronto FC- August 7, 7:30pm EST
Real Madrid @ DC United- August 9, 3pm EST on FSC

Stay tuned for more on MLS to come shortly.