MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (MLS)

The L.A. Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in overtime on Sunday to win the franchise's fifth MLS Cup in team history and helping the retiring Landon Donovan ride off into the sunset a champion.

"Don't we all wish to be able to leave what we do like Landon left today, as a winner?'' Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said after the game. "Can you write that any better, that script?"

Donovan won his sixth league title -- two with the San Jose Earthquakes (2001 and 2003) and four with the LA Galaxy (2005, 2011, 2012 and 2014) -- thanks to Major League Soccer's (MLS) league MVP and MLS Cup MVP Robbie Keane's goal in overtime, sending New England home empty-handed yet again, despite making their fifth appearance in an MLS Cup final.

Los Angeles struck first in the 52nd minute when Stefan Ishizaki found Gyasi Zardes wide open in the box. Zardes then broke down two defenders and drilled a shot past Bobby Shuttleworth to put the Galaxy ahead 1-0. New England defender Chris Tierney would equalize the game, blasting Patrick Mullins' pass past Galaxy keeper Jaime Penedo after Tierney beat Leonardo off the ball in the box in the 79th minute of the match to tie the game 1-1.

But Keane would save the day for the Galaxy after Marcelo Sarvas found the league MVP open with a long through-ball. Keane easily shot the ball past Shuttleworth in the 111st minute with four minutes left until the end of the overtime period, shutting down any chances of the game heading into penalty kicks.

"I'm going to miss him," Donovan said about Keane. "In these games, it takes a special play and the more players you have on the field that can make that special play, the better. There's no-one better than him at doing that and, when we needed him most, he came through."

While Donovan was a non-factor in the game, the fans at StubHub Center and his teammates clearly wanted to send off the retiring former United States national team captain out on a high note, especially after being snubbed from participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

"I'm in a little bit of a daze," Donovan said. "There's a lot going on. A lot of obvious excitement. There's sadness. Uncertainty. Just pure joy for this team and what we did. It just feels strange, but I'm so proud what this team accomplished this year."

LIGA MX

The finals of Liga MX's 2014 Liguilla postseason season are set with Club America and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) having earned the shot to decide the Mexican league championship later this week.

America, the top seed in the tournament, defeated sixth-ranked Monterrey 3-0 in the first leg of their semifinals series thanks to a pair of goals by midfielder Luis Mendoza in the 33rd minute and 83rd minute of their match last Thursday, as well as an own-goal by Monterrey defender Efrain Velarde. Monterrey could not cut into America's lead on Sunday, ending the day with a 0-0 draw that allowed America to advance into the finals.

The second-seeded Tigres of UANL played to two draws against fourth-ranked Toluca, but advanced on the basis of being the higher seed after two legs. Toluca failed to capitalized on UANL playing a man down after midfielder Egidio Arévalo Rios was sent off with a red card in the 76th minute of the first leg game at Estadio Nemesio Díez. The Tigres would hold on Sunday for another 0-0 draw, setting up their championship showdown this week against America, with the first leg taking place at Estadio Universitario on Thursday and the second leg at Estadio Azteca on Sunday.

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