Galaxy soar from worst to first

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy will have a home field playoff edge all the way to the Major League Soccer final after winning the club's first Western Conference crown since 2002.

The Galaxy had failed to make the playoffs in the previous two seasons since the English star midfielder arrived in the US league in 2007, finishing with the worst record in MLS last season.

But Beckham, expected to return to AC Milan after the Galaxy's title quest concludes next month, was adamant the job is not over despite the club's rise from the worst record in MLS last year to the West title.