tl:dr version - The Galaxy are just being The Galaxy and that doesn't mean they got special favors or bent the rules / The USSF shot itself in the calendar / Maybe Pareja building a False 9 / Mark Cuban is investing in soccer, just not the kind you wanted him to
Is it evil, or is it just smart? - With the Galaxy announcing the hat trick signing of Nigel de Jong, Ashley Cole and Jelle van Damme many assumed the league mothership had yet again looked the other way, or created a new rule just for its prettiest child.