They have won the most titles and the most games. They fielded the best players, from Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones and Carlos Ruiz to David Beckham, Robbie Keane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
No longer. With Monday’s announcement that Sigi Schmid is out as coach with six games remaining in the regular season, the Galaxy’s two decades of unparalleled dominance have given way to the disarray of two midseason coaching changes in as many seasons.
Schmid’s assistant, Dominic Kinnear, will take over the team, which is three points out a playoff spot. Kinnear is the team’s third coach in 14 months and the second appointed in midseason.