Ready for Kickoff in D.C.

It is a very hot and sticky 92 degrees in the nation’s capital as the Galaxy are ready to take on D.C. United at RFK Stadium. The Galaxy will continue their search for the club’s 12th win of the season, matching their total from 2009 when they won the Western Conference and Bruce Arena will make four changes to the team that lost to New England 2-0 in their last league game in order to achieve that feat. Omar Gonzalez returns from suspension and Landon Donovan is back as well following a little time off to rest, they are joined by Alan Gordon and A.J. DeLaGarza in the starting eleven.

Here is the complete Galaxy lineup...

--------------Buddle-----------Gordon-----------------

Donovan-------------Juninho---------------Franklin

-------------------------Birchall----------------------------

Dunivant----Berhalter----Gonzalez----DeLaGarza

-------------------------Ricketts---------------------------

Subs: Saunders, Cazumba, Leonardo, Kovalenko, Lewis, Stephens, Kirovski

And here is how the host D.C. United lineup...

--------------Quaranta--------Hernandez--------------

Pontius-------Simms----------King--------------Najar

Graye--------James--------Jakovic--------McTavish

--------------------------Perkins----------------------------

Subs: Hamid, Talley, Boskovic, Morsink, Khumalo, Moreno, Allsopp

In the Nation's Capital, Final Preparations

On a balmy afternoon in Washington, D.C., the Galaxy took the field for the final time before tomorrow's match against D.C. United at RFK Stadium. The heat and humidity were high as expected with the temperature hovering around the low 90s during the training session.

Assistant Coach Cobi Jones led the players on a warm up that increased in intensity in order to slowly warm up the players' muscles despite the heat. Then, it was on to 5v2 with two groups featuring the Serie A and Ghanaian Third Division.

Next, the players split up into two teams of eight for a possession game that featured Juninho and Chris Birchall each taking turns as the neutral player. In spite of the weather, the players were able to maintain a high level through the exercise.

Finally, it was the finishing touches reviewing freekicks and cornerkicks before the team headed to RFK Stadium for a quick walk through on the match field. It was in good condition considering there was a game on Thursday night. In fact, the field will have one last mowing tomorrow morning before the game.

For a preview for tomorrow's game be sure to check out TWIG below and LAGalaxy.com.

This Week Inside the Galaxy: 2010 - Episode 13

In this week's episode, we take a behind the scenes look at the THINK Together field trip to a Galaxy where the kids got to see a training session at The Home Depot Center. Bruce Arena, Sean Franklin and Omar Gonzalez preview tomorrow's road match against DC United.