Carlos Vela is 2019 MLS Most Valuable Player
After a record-breaking year, LAFC forward Carlos Vela is the 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player. Vela beat out the competition in a landslide, taking over 69 percent of the weighted vote to capture the top individual prize in MLS among players. The 30-year-old, in his second season in…
Transfer Talk: LAFC trying to bring Mandzukic to MLS
Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic is edging closer to a potential move to join LAFC in Major League Soccer, Calciomercato reports. The Croatian veteran has been heavily linked with a move away from the Italian champions — including a return to Bayern Munich — but a deal never seemed to…
Jennifer Lopez Gives Lap Dance to US Soccer Star Carli Lloyd Following World Cup Win
During Jennifer Lopez’s concert at Madison Square Garden on July 12, Lloyd was asked to come up onstage by the singer, who congratulated her on her team’s World Cup victory. “I’ve got a little present for you. Are you ready for this? I don’t know…
LAFC show their depth in impressive win over Houston
Los Angeles FC cruised to a 3-1 victory over a playoff-bound Houston Dynamo side, on the road, and extended their lead in the Supporters’ Shield race to a cool 10 points. The LAFC is no one-man team. They even had to overcome an early deficit…
LAFC gets its long-awaited rematch with Real Salt Lake
“We underachieved in terms of how we finished,” defender Walker Zimmerman said. “We probably left at the end of the season with a little bit of a bitter taste in our mouth.” Defender Steven Beitashour experienced a different flavor. “We still have a sour taste…
Vela’s second goal gives LAFC 2-2 draw at NYCFC
Carlos Vela had two game-tying goals to help Los Angeles FC tie New York City FC 2-2 on Sunday.Vela tied the score at 1-1 in the 43rd minute for LAFC (2-0-1) by running onto Latif Blessing’s through ball and poking it into the back of…
HIGHLIGHTS: Week 30 of the 2018 MLS season
When it comes to MLS, things can change on a dime. Since we all spent the weekend undoubtedly recovering from the hellish hangover of Minnesota United FC attacker Darwin Quintero, who had two assists in a 3-2 home win against the Portland Timbers, on Saturday. That performance garnered him the Audi Player…
LAFC Looking Playoff Bound With Today’s Win
About halfway through the season, with the playoffs looking like a likely destination for the Los Angeles Football Club, coach Bob Bradley held a team meeting in which he raised the bar for his players. “We talked about 60 [points] as a goal,” Bradley said….
Ronaldo at Juventus: The Beginning of a New Era?
Yes, the great Cristiano Ronaldo, he of the five Ballon d’Ors, is now with Juventus, a full decade after showcasing his prodigious talents in a Real Madrid kit. It didn’t even take much to pry Ronaldo from his former club: just a €100 million ($116.5…
Champions League 2018 Recap
The Champions League treated us with an upset and a red card to one of the world’s best players Matchday 1 of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League group stage is in the books after eight matches on Wednesday, and there was no shortage of wild…