Sometimes it's pretty easy to bash MLS. Attendance is sparse at times. There are still fields with American football lines. The play can be downright awful. And now the champion is a team that has never compiled a winning record. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

Harry How/Getty ImagesFormer Red Bull Clint Mathis, left, reacts to a foul by David Beckham the Galaxy during the MLS Cup final on Sunday.Red Bulls fans had to feel good for Clint Mathis and Andy Williams as they celebrated Real Salt Lake’s MLS Cup... Full Article at NJ.com

Strike One: Artificial Turf Strike Two: I hate both these teams (soccer hate – not real life, evil, wish-you-would-die hate.) Strike Three: Dema Kovalenko. There is so much to hate about this game, yet, I have to watch it. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

If I had bumped into Matt Fry on Sunday at Sainsburys I would have asked him one simple, one word question: “Why?”, and it appeared to me that Simon Royce was asking him much the same as the referee pointed to the spot. Full Article at Gills365

SEATTLE -- Real Salt Lake manager Jason Kreis waved off credit for midseason tactical realignments that seemed to put his team on better footing. Full Article at MLSnet - Major League Soccer

Special Guest Post by Zach Woosley - cross-posted to Ginge Talks the Footy I'm not feeling particularly inspired this morning. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

Defender Sam Sodje is out of Charlton's squad after his dismissal on Saturday. Right-back Frazer Richardson is still missing (hamstring), so Kelly Youga will swap flanks again, with Grant Basey filling in on the left. Full Article at Teletext

Guest Post by Matt - US Soccer Daily To be completely honest, I was pulling for the Galaxy last night, even though I have no connection to the team or the city of Los Angeles. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

Watching Andy Williams fall to the ground in utter exhaustion after coming within a turn of scoring the winning goal in the MLS Cup Final I was just heartbroken for him. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

SEATTLE -- The disappointment was clear on the face of Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts after Sunday's loss to Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup Final. Full Article at MLSnet - Major League Soccer

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- It took 120 minutes and 14 penalties but Real Salt Lake won the 2009 MLS Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy. Full Article at Goal.com

Kyle Beckerman holds the The Philip F. Anschutz MLS Cup trophy as Real Salt Lake celebrates their win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup final at Qwest Field on Sunday in Seattle. Full Article at USA Today

Kyle Beckerman vs. David Beckham. David Beckham is nursing an injured right ankle, and is expected to take a pain-killing injection to play tonight. Full Article at Soccer Blogs

The Gills' away woes continued as they were harshly beaten by a controversial penalty at Bristol Rovers. Full Article at Vital Football

SEATTLE — Real Salt Lake's midfield has been playing extremely well lately, and it will likely be the key again today against the L.A. Galaxy. Full Article at Deseret News

Real Salt Lake midfielder Andy Williams will be starting in his second career MLS Cup today, his first since losing with the Chicago Fire back in 2003. Full Article at Deseret News

SEATTLE -- On the long and winding road to his first MLS Cup Final, Real Salt Lake midfielder Andy Williams faced two significant obstacles. Full Article at MLSnet - Major League Soccer

SEATTLE -- One school of soccer thought contends that games are won and lost in the midfield. Another insists that the respective penalty areas are where the key battles will be fought. Full Article at MLSnet - Major League Soccer

So. On Sunday we will see MLS Cup set, hopefully, another viewership record, thanks to the star power of the Galaxy. Wow, it's only been four years. Feels like four hundred. But now, the Galaxy are back. Full Article at BigSoccer