The LA Galaxy Gazette
Match19 Aug 2026
LA Galaxy through in the cup
A 2‑0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Match22 Aug 2026
LA Galaxy cannot stop winning
5 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at LA Galaxy
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Sanabria was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at LA Galaxy
John Nelson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match22 Aug 2026
LA Galaxy see off Austin FC
Three points for LA Galaxy, 2‑1 the final word against Austin FC in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Joseph Paintsil was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.58. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Riqui Puig was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.41. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Match22 Aug 2026
No time for Austin FC to settle
The goal that put Austin FC ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when LA Galaxy equalised, 4 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” John Tillman, on a 2‑1 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
In brief
- The dugout Lucas Sanabria gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Chris Rindov gets it from the manager
- The dugout The form table has caught Kyogo Furuhashi