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Blue Notes: LA Galaxy Punished Heavily for Cheating, Comets Owner Buys Complex

Another day, another Blue Notes. Let’s get to that soccer coverage!

The LA Galaxy — Now Proven Cheaters

For years, the running ‘joke’ has been the Major League Soccer roster rules are a moving target that just change in ways to fit the LA Galaxy. Rules have literally changed during seasons to accommodate LA. It long felt like cheating. Now cheating has been confirmed, but it may not be one of the roster moves you’d have guessed.

Back in 2019, the Galaxy signed Cristian Pavon on loan from Boca Juniors. Initially the rumors had it being a Designated Player deal, but then later Pavon was listed as a Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) player.