The only other North American soccer facilities that come close in terms of atmosphere for my money are Red Bull Arena and the Home Depot Center.

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Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

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As I watched the L.A. Galaxy dismantle the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center , I was mesmerized by the interplay between 3 of the best players that MLS has to offer in Landon Donovan, David Beckham, and Robbie Keane.

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One morning last week, the man who once starred at Bayern Munich and Inter Milan trudged alone across an empty parking lot at the Home Depot Center near Los Angeles, lugging a backpack and a shoulder bag to lead practice for his team's second-tier players.

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Linda Franklin, 47, of Arlington was shot October 14 as she loaded packages into her car outside a Home Depot store at Seven Corners Shopping Center on U.S. Highway 50 in Falls Church.

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Home Depot is also slimming down, trimming 7, 000 jobs as it exits its Expo home design center business.

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