CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane vividly remembers the first time he played at altitude, and it isn’t a particularly fond memory. It has nothing to do with winning or losing, either.
“I couldn’t breathe,” he said as the five-time MLS Cup champions prepared to play the Colorado Rapids on Saturday (4 p.m., Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Time Warner Cable Deportes) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. “It is what it is. You can’t make excuses.
“We just have to try and manage the game and be successful.