To get that first championship, to start that run, that first-of-five run that everyone was talking about over the past few years. I think that championship -- The Galaxy had been known as a quality club and one of the leaders -- but that first championship really solidified it.

Cobi Jones

Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former soccer player and analyst for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He can also be seen on Fox Sports, BeIN Sports, the Pac-12 Network and as the host of the Totally Football Show: American Edition. As a player, Jones was a midfielder from 1994 until 2007, starting his career in England with Premier League club Coventry City, before playing for Brazilian side Vasco da Gama. He is one of a significant group of American national team stars who returned from overseas to aid the then new Major League Soccer in 1996, beginning an 11-year spell with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Jones is the all-time leader in caps for the United States national team and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Following retirement, Jones served as an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy for two seasons. In 2017, he joined City Of Angels FC as Director Of Football.

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