CARSON, California -- As the LA Galaxy players waited to hoist their sixth MLS Cup trophy, midfielders Gastón Brugman, Edwin Cerrillo and Mark Delgado met on the field and engaged in a group hug. Such was their exhaustion -- both physical and mental -- that it was about all the energy they could muster.
The celebration was well earned. The Galaxy have bigger stars certainly. The trio weren't even among the goal-scorers on Saturday. That honor fell to Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic, though Brugman and Delgado did deliver assists.