This is not your typical Milky Way! For an out of this world experience, take your Los Angeles car rental and come watch the Los Angeles Galaxy play a great game of soccer! Whether you take your family or friends, watching a soccer game live the huge Home Depot Stadium is fun for all ages! Look out the team mascot "Cosmo"!
Before heading to see the Los Angeles Galaxy in action, here are some interesting facts about the team itself. The Galaxy is currently one of two professional soccer clubs based in Carson, California. They are part of the Major League Soccer (MLS) and are one of the 10 founding members of the league where is began to play in 1996. Originally, they played all of their homegames at the Rose Bowl from 1996-2002 before moving into their own soccer stadium "Home Depot Center" in Carson, California. The Galaxy has the highest of all time attendance in the league's history and was the 1st MLS team to make profit in one season! They made the MLS Cup five times in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005 (they won in 2002 and 2005)! The 2005 MLS Cup victory was the 1st time that a team with the worst record entering the playoffs won the championships!
Once you get to the Home Depot Center in your Los Angeles car rental to watch the Galaxies play, it's good to know some of the most notable players in the team's history and look out for the most current ones! Landon Donovan is one of the most talented and best known American soccer players! In this 1st season with Galaxy, he scored 12 league goals and 10 assists! As well, he added 4 goals and an assist in the playoffs as the Galaxy won the MLS Cup. This made him the MLS all time leading scorer in the playoffs. Carlos Hermositio was one of the top all-time goal scorers for the Mexican national team. He joined Galaxy for 2 seasons starting in 1998 and scored 14 goals and 15 assists in 2 regular seasons and 5 goals and an assist in the playoffs. Mauricia Cienfuegos is one of the premier playmakers in the league's history. This Salvadorian soccer player played for the Galaxy for 8 years until he retired after the 2002 season. Under his watch, Galaxy won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2001 US Open Cup and the 2005 MLS Cup. Other great players include Cobi Jones, Alexi Lalas (now President and General Manager of Galaxy), Carlos Ruiz and Chris Armas.
Take some time and read up on some facts about the stadium before taking your Los Angeles car rental there! Home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, there are 27,000 seats in this state-of-the-art soccer stadium! The stadium has hosted a number of major national and international events such as the 2003 MLS Cup game, the 2003 MLS All-Star Game and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup games. The Home Depot Center also serves as a soccer training headquarters for the US Soccer Federation National Teams with its 9 practice fields for training purposes!
Buy your tickets ahead of time before heading over to the game in your Los Angeles car rental. A season ticket for adults range from $300-664, while youth (3-16) range from $240-664 depending on location. Sidelines are the most expensive! There are also family packages, party packages as well as single game tickets available. Order your tickets online at Ticket Master or call 1-877-3GALAXY for more information.
Are you 16 and under and your favorite thing is to cheer for the Los Angeles Galaxy? There is a fan club just for you! As a member of the Galaxy Stars, you will receive gifts for attending specified Galaxy home games, invitations to events with Galaxy players, and much more! Standard member is free, but for $25/year you can be a Premium member and receive benefits such as 2 buy-one, get-one-free coupons for Galaxy regular season home games and an invitation to an autograph session/event with club spokesplayers!