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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
LAFC Linked to Superstar Quartet as Rumors Start to Heat Up

LAFC are entering a crowded sporting market, and know that a big player or three will likely be needed for off-field reasons as much as those on the field. And that’s why they are being linked to some very big names. A report from ESPNFC noted LAFC, which will enter MLS for the 2018 season, […]
US Soccer Release 2016/17 Academy Schedule With 3 California Divisions For U-12 Age Group

As the 2015/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season comes to a close it is never too early to look ahead at the upcoming season which will showcase some new changes made by U.S. Soccer. From the 2007 to 2012/13 season, the only two age groups were U-15/16 and U-17/18. That changed prior to the […]
LAFC Stadium Granted Final Approval To Build From LA City Council

Los Angeles Football Club’s (LAFC) dreams of building a new stadium took a massive step towards reality on Friday. The LA City Council unanimously approved the Final Environmental Impact Report along with other environmental and entitlement agreements for LAFC. The bottom line is that these approvals give LAFC consent to take possession of the site […]
Baseball star Nomar Garciaparra still fulfilling dreams, now with LAFC

Back when Nomar Garciaparra was playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the infielder would get the biggest cheers at Dodger Stadium. He may have made his name and played his best baseball with the Boston Red Sox earlier in his career, but Garciaparra was a local boy, and Dodgers fans never forgot that. Now retired […]
Supporters get a chance to mingle with owners at LAFC crest party

They crisscrossed the crowd multiple times on Thursday night. Dressed in black, wearing the new LAFC hats with the winged LA logo that were ubiquitous in the crowd, Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra were easy to spot if you were looking, but they also blended in well at the party to celebrate the unveiling of […]
LAFC go local in making their first soccer operations hire with John Thorrington

Los Angeles Football Club embarked on a new step in their history on Tuesday, as they announced the hiring of John Thorrington as Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations. The addition is the very first on the soccer side for the club, as Thorrington will be tasked with taking charge of building the soccer side […]