Kayla's Salute: Mike Magee of LA Galaxy

I love football as much as the next guy, but at the base level, I'm still a woman. I appreciate the after-game shirt exchange just as much as the game itself. Kayla's salute is a recurring piece spotlighting the best footballers that also happen to be the best looking. After his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes this past Saturday, Mike Magee has without a doubt earned the first Kayla's Salute crown. Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy.

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Unless you are a Galaxy fan or a follower of the MLS, you may not know much about Mike Magee.  Hell, you may not have heard of Mike Magee before this article.  But after the Galaxy's match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, Mike Magee is the name on everyone's twitter lips.  Most of these tweets have come in the form of a trending topic called #MikeMageefacts (personal favorite: Mike Magee once made the Most Interesting Man in the World drink a Budweiser).  In short, Magee is now a certified badass.

A 0-0 draw seems like an uneventful match on first hearing, but the match was far from it.  In the 23rd minute, Donovan Ricketts was injured and replaced by Josh Saunders.  Unfortunately, Saunders was red-carded in the 43rd minute for elbowing Steven Lenhart in the face.  The elbow does not look intentional, but let's face it: Lenhart had that coming. 

That's when Magee heroically stepped up and volunteered to go in between the posts.

Mike Magee's keeper efforts in Saturday's game earned him the honor of being named MLS Player of the Week.  Magee made four saves during the game, the last three coming in the last 10 minutes of the game.

Not bad for a guy who has never played as keeper before.

Congratulations to Mike Magee.  I can imagine it's only a matter of time before he pops up again for saving an old lady from a burning building or convincing a kidnapper to let go of the school bus full of children he's holding hostage.