Beckham's Galaxy vie for the title of the MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham as the star, played the odds, won 3-1 at Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference finals and will play the league title Dynamo Houston.

The Texas team that were champions of the Eastern Conference by winning the final by 0-2 to Kansas City sportings, land travel to California, where in the Home Depot Center, Carson, the field of the Galaxy, will play 20 November the championship game of Major League Soccer USA (MLS).

The victory allowed the Galaxy to play the championship title and also avenge the defeat in the final of 2009 when Real Salt Lake won it in overtime.

The Galaxy were always ahead in the score from that at 22 minutes, the match referee, Jorge Gonzalez, said a Landon Donovan penalty and deceived the Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who jumped to the opposite side where it entered the ball.

However, the Real Salt Lake responded and 25 minutes getting the equalizer via the Costa Rican striker Alvaro Saborio, who headed in a ball had touched before Colombian defender Jamison Olave.

Both teams could have gone into the break with the advantage, if first a powerful shot of Irish Robbie Keane had not hit the left post of the goal defended by Rimando when they met 32 ​​minutes.

The bad luck of the Galaxy also going to take time off for Real Salt Lake after the midfielder Kyle Beckerman powerful shot and the ball hit the right post of the goal defended by goalkeeper Josh Saunders.

With the tie the score 1-1 at 45 minutes and concluded once again going to be a masterful touch Beckham makes the difference, when on 58 minutes put a perfect ball from the right striker and striker Mike Magee , who got the head of the Galaxy 2-1.

Once again, Real Salt Lake looked for the equalizer and may have reached 60 minutes if another shot left of the Argentine striker Fabian Espindola had not crashed into the crossbar marking advocated by Saunders, and shake.

The luck factor again be back on the side of the Galaxy, which was to kill the game and the victory when the 68 minutes, Keane, Beckham that went along with the key players of the Lakers in individual play area entered the Royal Salt Lake to address the marking of Olave and low beat Rimando.

Delirium seized the 23,437 spectators filled the stands at the Home Depot Center and Keane ran to one side to celebrate with them.

The third goal weight and as a slab in the mood and play Real Salt Lake, which once again demonstrated its high level of play, but this time I was lucky winners on their side and the Galaxy, two years later he took it out one of the greatest frustration that he had since Beckham joined the team in 2007.

The Galaxy reached the final as the favorite to take home-field advantage and the best record during the regular season, while the Dynamo is somehow the big surprise at the irregularity remained in his game, but eventually became one of the strongest teams on defense.

The Dynamo, who returns to the end of the MLS for the first time since 2007 when he won his second consecutive title, will have already secured substantial fall in their best player, midfielder Brad Davis, who was injured in the second half against the sportings and may not be recovered on 20 November.

Beckham's MLS move to the NBA as the third game in the U.S.

The NBA, once example of organization and marketing, are seeing as the 'lockout' affects not only owners and players, but also to the popularity of the league. While negotiations continue to resolve the conflict and profit-sharing talks, the NBA has seen other sports you win the game in the preference of the fans.

This is the case of football. A growing sport that has not enjoyed great popularity has placed third in the hearts of fans. At least in stadium attendance is concerned. MLS attendance has grown by 6.6% and is placed just behind the NFL and baseball as a third sport in the United States, leaving the NBA in fourth place.

An average of 17,870 fans attended MLS games during last season, representing 3% more than in the NBA and 4.1% more than the NHL.