It wasn't even a month ago that Steven Gerrard was the fresh face in town for the Galaxy, drawing in scores of media outlets and fans for his first practice and introductory news conference.
On Tuesday, even more media showed up. The number of fans had grown into the hundreds. And when Giovani dos Santos left the practice field, those fans chanted his name and swarmed for autographs and pictures.
Gerrard may have more caps and goals on the international stage than Dos Santos, but Tuesday confirmed what many suspected when the Galaxy announced Dos Santos's signing on July 14: the 26-year-old Mexican striker has a lot of star power in Southern California.