Drogba Drops Galaxy II; Orange County SC Grab Draw At The Death
USL is now in the business end of the season, with teams fighting to get into the playoff reckoning or jockeying for position in the Top 8. LA Galaxy II were on a four-game unbeaten streak heading into Saturday’s game at home against Phoenix Rising FC. Then Didier Drogba happened. The 39-year-old legend torched Galaxy […]
LA Galaxy II Win Final 405 Derby Ahead of Weekend USL Action
It’s a busy week for the Southern California USL teams, as they played each other midweek and then have another game this weekend. Jon Kempin led the way in Wednesday’s match between LA Galaxy II and Orange County SC, which LA won 1-0 at StubHub Center. Kempin, the Galaxy II goalkeeper, made eight saves, including […]
Fresno FC Officially Unveiled by United Soccer League
The United Soccer League has officially grown by one more team, as Fresno FC was announced today at an event in Fresno. The Fresno Bee first reported in March of this year that an ownership group led by local businessman Ray Beshoff had submitted a “strong application” for USL’s current, Division 2 league. The Bee […]
Orange County SC Return to USL Play, LA Galaxy II Host Republic FC
The weekend is almost here, and that means USL regular season action is right around the corner. For the first time in three weeks, both Southern California teams are playing. Orange County SC did have a U.S. Open Cup game about 10 days ago, but they’ve been on a three-week bye in league play. The […]
LA Galaxy II Gear Up For Rio Grande Valley FC Rematch
Orange County SC is on break in USL play yet again this weekend, but the other local USL side, LA Galaxy II, keep plugging along. On Saturday, they’ll be in Texas once again to play Rio Grande Valley FC for the second time in the 2017 season. In the teams’ previous meeting, just under a […]
Orange County SC, LA Galaxy II take on MLS2 opposition this weekend
Orange County SC came off their USL bye midweek, winning 1-0 in the U.S. Open Cup against LA Wolves FC, and now turn their attention back to league play, as they’ll host just their second game of the season against one of the in-form sides right now, Real Salt Lake’s USL side, Real Monarchs. Monarchs […]
LA Galaxy II aim to continue momentum as they host Phoenix Rising FC
Orange County SC have yet another bye week this weekend in regular season play, but USL is returning to Southern California this weekend. LA Galaxy II look like they have perhaps turned a corner the past two games, and return from their road trip with a home date on Saturday against Phoenix Rising FC. It’s […]
3 Things: Big weekend for Galaxy(s), Pugh joins NWSL, and Toronto FC cruise
The weekend in American soccer was extremely busy once again, but we’ve gone through the games and have three convenient things for you to focus on. Enjoy! One stadium, six points for LA Who would have guessed, but a cross-country trip was just what the doctor ordered for the LA Galaxy organization this weekend, as […]
LA Galaxy II break winless run, Orange County SC falter on the road
We’ve hit the point in the USL regular season where teams are settling into a rhythm, where you can start to draw conclusions about a team’s performances stacking up over a number of weeks. And then this weekend happened. Both of the Southern California USL teams hit out on long road trips this weekend, and […]
LA Galaxy II, Orange County SC take long road trips this weekend
LA Galaxy II’s slump continued this week, as they failed to rebound from their 4-0 405 Derby loss to Orange County SC at the weekend, losing 3-0 to Real Monarchs at StubHub Center on Wednesday. Galaxy II defender Jean Engola, rested on the weekend, conceded a first-half penalty and LA found no answers for the […]
Orange County SC opens new home with 405 Derby rematch
Orange County SC become the last team in USL this season to host a home game, on Saturday when they play 405 Derby rivals LA Galaxy II at Orange County Great Park in Irvine. Orange County have moved to Orange County from UC Irvine, and will be looking for a good turnout as they settle […]
LA Galaxy II, Orange County SC square off in first 405 Derby of 2017
USL is roughly a month into the season at this point, and with teams settling into the groove, comes a local rivalry clash in Southern California. LA Galaxy II will host Orange County SC on Saturday in the first competitive 405 Derby of 2017. Yes, the teams technically have met already this year, in preseason, […]
Phoenix Rising 2, LA Galaxy II 1
Phoenix Rising FC notched its first win of 2017 Saturday night, defeating LA Galaxy II by a score of 2-1. An announced crowd of 6,330 saw Rising come back from 1-0 down in the second half, behind a brace from midfielder Luke Rooney. Alessandro Riggi, so active in his previous substitute appearances, got the start […]
Phoenix Rising FC Faces Rival LA Galaxy II
In search of their first points of 2017 after a 2-0 defeat in Salt Lake City last weekend, Phoenix Rising FC will be happy to return to the desert, where they will take on LA Galaxy II this Saturday. “Los Dos”, as the USL side of the LA Galaxy are known, have a new look […]
LA Galaxy II, Orange County SC Stumble in Second Week of USL Season
After a perfect opening week, reality came in Week 2 for the Southern California USL teams, as both LA Galaxy II and Orange County SC lost their respective games on Saturday. LA dropped their first road game of the season 3-0 to San Antonio FC. While they had a couple close looks, including a Jaime […]
LA Galaxy II Enter Preseason with New Head Coach, Same Mission
Soccer is in the air in Southern California, as the LA Galaxy organization is currently in the midst of preseason preparations. That includes LA Galaxy II, the MLS team’s USL side. Entering its fourth season, the team popularly known as Los Dos is arguably going through the biggest changes yet in its short existence. Most […]