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M ARK S TEWART
Chicago, Illinois
FIRST T UCH SOCCER
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L OS A NGELES
G ALAXY
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L IBRARY OF C ONGRESS C ATALOGING - IN -P UBLICATION D ATA
Names: Stewart, Mark, 1960 July 7- author.
Title: Los Angeles Galaxy / By Mark Stewart.
Description: Chicago Illinois : Norwood House Press, 2017. | Series: First
Touch Soccer | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience:
Age 5-8. | Audience: K to Grade 3.
Identiers: LCCN 2016058202 (print) | LCCN 2017005787 (ebook) | ISBN
9781599538648 (library edition : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781684520633 (eBook)
Subjects: LCSH: Los Angeles Galaxy (Soccer team)--History--Juvenile
literature.
Classication: LCC GV943.6.L68 S74 2017 (print) | LCC GV943.6.L68 (ebook) |
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Meet the Galaxy ........................................................................................ 5
Time Machine
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Best Seat in the House
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Collectors Corner
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Worthy Opponents
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Club Ways
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On the Map
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Kit and Crest
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We Won!
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For the Record
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Soccer Words
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Index
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About the Author
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Words in bold type are dened on page 24.
In soccer, star players often go by a one-word
nickname. In this book, we use the nickname
followed by the players ( full name ).
C ONTENTS
Robbie Keane and Landon
Donovantwo of the worlds top
playerscelebrate after winning
the 2012 Major League Soccer
championship game.
M EET T HE G ALAXY
Los Angeles has been home to
championship soccer teams for more
than years . Californians from many
dierent backgrounds played in the
city long before that . Now the game is
part of everyday life .
The Los Angeles Galaxy have taken
soccer to a whole new level . The club
has put some of the worlds best
players on the eld . They are proud to
carry on L.A.s great soccer tradition .
T IME M ACHINE
The Galaxy began play in 1996 . They
were one of teams that made up
Major League Soccer ( MLS ) that year .
The Galaxy played in the MLS Cup for
the league title three times before they
nally won it . In 2014 ,
they became the rst
club to win the MLS Cup
ve times . The Galaxys
great players include
Mauricio Cienfuegos ,
Cobi Jones , and
Carlos Ruiz .
Cobi Jones leads the team
cheer after the Galaxy won the
CONCACAF championship in
2000. L.A. beat a club from
Honduras in the nal.
Fans at Galaxy matches can watch
from their seats or relax on a grassy
bank near the top of the stadium.