Jones spent eleven years with the team. Nineteen ninety-eight was his best year in the MLS. He scored nineteen goals and assisted in thirteen more. He was named United States Soccer Athlete of the Year. He led the Galaxy to the MLS Cup Championships in two thousand two and two thousand five.
At the same time, Jones also played for the United States national team. He played on three World Cup teams, including the two thousand two team that reached the quarterfinals. In total, Jones played in one hundred sixty-four international games. That is the most of any American player.
Cobi Jones played his final game with the national team in two thousand four. He retired from Major League Soccer in two thousand seven. The Los Angeles Galaxy honored him by retiring his number. He is now an assistant coach with the Galaxy.
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DOUG JOHNSON: Next week, vampire fans across the United States will be racing to theaters to see the movie “Eclipse.” This is the third movie based on the “Twilight Saga” series of books written by Stephenie Meyer. Songs from the movie were recently released on a new album. It expresses the movie’s difficult love story between a young woman and a vampire and the battle they must prepare to fight. Faith Lapidus tells us more.
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FAITH LAPIDUS: That was the song “Let’s Get Lost” performed by Beck and Natasha Khan, also known as Bat for Lashes. It is one of fifteen songs on the best-selling album “Eclipse.”
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