MLS is Back! What You Need to Know about the Orlando Tournament
Major League Soccer has released details about their “MLS is Back Tournament.” Games begin July 8th Games will begin Wednesday July 8th at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Teams can begin arriving on June 24th. Teams must arrive in Florida no later than seven days before their first match. Start times will be […]
Carlos Vela brilliance sees LAFC past David Beckhams Inter Miami FC
On opening day at the Banc of California Stadium the reigning MLS MVP conjured up a goal worthy of that title. After getting past 4 Inter Miami defenders Vela had the wherewithal to lift the ball over the Inter Miami goalkeeper. The 18 yard chip proved to be the games only goal. Chants of MVP […]
MLS is back! LAFC wallpaper and Pics for You
The 2020 MLS season is off and running! American soccer fans got a very satisfying appetizer last week with Concacaf Champions League play. Four of the eight remaining teams in CCL are Major League Soccer clubs. NYCFC, Montreal Impact, Atlanta United, and LAFC in CCL quarter-finals This is good news for American soccer. MLS is […]
ICC Futures Update: LAFC Slammers to Face Barcelona in Semi-Final Sat Dec14
The ICC Futures tournament is rolling into Semi-Finals on December 14th at the IMG Academy in Florida In a re-match of last year’s ECNL championship match, LAFC Slammers faced off against East Coast powerhouse PDA on Thursday December 12th during ICC Futures group play. PDA topped LAFC Slammers in the ECNL final 3-2 earlier this […]
OPINION: Playoffs are American. Promotion Relegation can stay away.
A few months ago, I was meeting our newest team member here at SoccerNation. Richard Nightengale and I sat across the Soccerloco conference table from each other and (duh) started talking soccer. He loves the Wolves of Wolverhampton. I’m Chelsea blue when it comes to English football. So, with relief, we agreed that we could […]
Making history. LAFC and Carlos Vela’s Left Foot Rewrite the Record Books
LAFC October 6, 2019: A photo album It would have been presumptuous to assume Vela would break the MLS single-season scoring record. Last week, with one game left, Vela was tied at the top of the record chart with Josef Martinez. It’s no surprise however, especially to LAFC fans, that Vela not only broke the […]
Chasing History: Carlos Vela has one game left to break the MLS scoring record
Last year, Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez set a new single-season scoring record for Major League Soccer. With his 28th goal on August 24th 2018, Martinez broke the old record of 27 goals in a single season. The previous record was held by Roy Lassiter (1996) and Chris Wondolowski (2012). Martinez went on to set the […]
“One of the greatest games in MLS history.” A LAFC vs Galaxy photo album
After the final whistle of the latest installment of “El Traffico,”, Alexi Lalas made a bold statement: Love him or hate him for it, Lalas doesn’t shy away from bold opinions. In fact, he may love his haters more than he loves his devoted fans. But calling the LA Rivalry the “#1 rivalry in MLS” […]
El Traffico is coming. And LAFC’s young influencers are all over it.
Meet the “Tekker Squad.” The team of enterprising social media experts behind LAFC’s viral fandom culture. USL San Diego is ramping up, with name/colors/crest announcements coming soon. San Diego soccer fans can use LAFC’s fan culture as a blueprint for a successful and passionate supporters’ culture. Follow these young soccer fans for a fun El […]
After years of Development, LAFC is Ready for Its First DA Playoffs
Back in 2016, LAFC didn’t have a stadium. Or a head coach. Or Carlos Vela. MLS had awarded a franchise to Los Angeles, but they wouldn’t play their first game in the league until 2018. They did, however, have an Under-12 US Soccer Development Academy team. From the ground up LAFC ownership had decided to […]
EPL & MLS Champs in San Diego, Youth Edition #ManCityCup
Manchester City are the reigning English Premier League champions.Atlanta United are the reigning Major League Soccer champions.Both teams, as well as a host of other top international clubs, are sending their 2005 boys’ teams to compete in the 2019 Nexen Man City Cup International Super Group in San Diego over Memorial Day weekend. Games to […]
Heart and Soul: Latif (Sharing the) Blessing
The sky was cloudy, and there was a chill in the air. But as soon as Latif Blessing sat down across from me alongside the LAFC training pitch, he brought the sunshine. If you’ve watched Latif play, you’ve seen his smile. He plays with youthful exuberance and joy that are impossible to ignore. His club […]
LAFC: A Fan Experience Worthy of the Entertainment Capital of the World
Southern California is somewhat notorious for fickle and apathetic sports fans. SoCal boasts sparkling beaches and mountains within hours of each other and near-perfect weather year-round. It’s easy to understand why the population’s attention doesn’t need the distraction that other American cities’ sports teams provide. But when families and fans enter the Banc of California […]
New LAFC Head Coach Bob Bradley Discusses Player Development Approach
Bob Bradley was fully unveiled as MLS expansion team LAFC’s new head coach on Friday, in a press conference at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. During the event, which also included a stadium tour of LAFC’s new venue, Banc of California Stadium, within walking distance at Exposition Park, Bradley discussed a wide number […]
Sigi Schmid, Bob Bradley Return To Coaching Ranks In Los Angeles
Thursday was a monumental day in Los Angeles soccer, with both MLS teams busy dropping news. All told, there were two coaching announcements and a major player signing. Let’s pick up the scene in chronological order. First, the Los Angeles Times’ Kevin Baxter reported the LA Galaxy had fired Curt Onalfo as head coach and […]
NASL coming to Orange County – how will they stand out locally?
NASL made it official this week, announcing an expansion team is coming to Orange County to begin play in 2018. The announcement is significant, not only for confirming previous reports from this year that an expansion announcement to Southern California was imminent, but because it finally happened. NASL-to-Southern California has been a rumored proposition since […]