Galaxy Hamstrung

It's hard to determine the severity of the injury that Landon Donovan suffered while warming up for the Galaxy's 4-1 exhibition loss to Mexican side Cruz Azul, but Landon is the first major casualty of an MLS team playing exhibition games in the midst of its regular season schedule. This ought to add punch to the argument that the exposure and marketing of MLS isn't worth risking the health of its top players.

Feel free to let me know how you feel on that issue. Are these exhibition matches sensible or just plain hazardous? Does the good outweigh the bad?

Looking ahead for the Galaxy, Los Angeles will have to take on Roma F.C., the amateur side that is riding high after a win over Chivas, in the U.S. Open Cup on August 1. It's not like the Galaxy lit up MLS while Landon was in Germany, so could the Roma rampage continue?