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Craig HillDavid Beckham's LA Galaxy in strife
August 12th 2008 02:35
Ruud Gullit, pictured here with David Beckham, has quit the LA Galaxy.
If a seven-match winless streak wasn't enough trouble, MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy now has to contend with having an inexperienced 37 year-old ex-player, Cobi Jones, as an interim coach after the shock resignation of Ruud Gullit.
In a double whammy for the glamour club of US soccer, general manager Alexi Lalas has been sacked by the club despite having just months left before his contract was due to expire.
The Dutch legend and former manager of English Premier League sides Chelsea and Newcastle cited 'personal reasons' - his family had problems settling down in LA - for leaving the club just 7 months into a three-year contract.
Tim Leiweke, president of the AEG Group that owns the Galaxy, said both parties had agreed on mutually-agreeable terms to part company and paid tribute to the Dutchman's contribution. In the case of GM Alexi Lalas, however, the club chose to dismiss the ex-US international rather than wait for his contract to expire at the end of the season - a move that is part of 'sweeping changes' made by Leiweke throughout the organisation.
The Galaxy, led by football icon David Beckham and US star Landon Donovan, were in good form earlier this season but their current winless streak has left them languishing in fourth spot on the Western Conference.
Will the club turn around its fortunes? With Beckham set to join up with the England squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic on August 26 and the World Cup qualifier in early September, how will the Galaxy cope without their star player?
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