MLS

Sean Franklin played at Highland High in Palmdale then won two MLS Cups, two Supporters’ Shield, was named the MLS rookie of the year and made an all-star team with the Galaxy.

He is the only coach in MLS history to win the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in his first season.

But others have managed to overcome that too: Three teams in the last eight seasons have won the MLS Cup one season and made it back to the final the next year.

Giroud, in his second season in MLS, has yet to score a goal in league play and has started just once in the last six weeks.

Yoshida, who led MLS in minutes played while guiding the Galaxy to their sixth league title last season, went down behind the play in the 29th minute and immediately grabbed at his leg.