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  • ALL 11 PRO SPORTS TEAMS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES UNITE AS ALLIES IN NEW COLLABORATIO: Los Angeles – TO UTILIZE SPORT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICEN – THE ALLIANCE

    Jul 23, 2020

    – In a collaboration to pursue change in communities of color and develop meaningful programs, the 11 professional sports organizations in greater Los Angeles have joined together to launch The ALLIANCE: Los Angeles, a comprehensive five-year commitment to drive investment and impact for social justice through sport. Following the recent protests nationwide, the 11 teams have united to address racial injustice, develop educational opportunities, and support other important issues facing communities of color, particularly Black communities. T...

  • Los Angeles Football Club 2020 Game 03 vs Houston Dynamo Monday, July 13, 2020

    Fred Altieri|Jul 23, 2020

    The MLS is back and so is LAFC. Thanks to a two-goal deficit comeback in the second half, the Black and Gold were able to tie the Houston Dynamo, 3-3, in the Group Stage F, Round 1 match of the MLS Is Back Tournament. 24 Major League Soccer clubs are competing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex outside of Orlando, Florida in Bay Lake, ending with the Championship Match scheduled on August 11. Playing without the services of league MVP Carlos Vela, the Black and Gold were still knocking off...

  • LAFC Routs Galaxy - Equalizes El Trafico Derby

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Jul 23, 2020

    El Trafico 7 did not disappoint... certainly not Los Angeles Football Club as they turned a 2-2 halftime struggle into a 6-2 rout over rival L.A. Galaxy on Saturday, July 18. LAFC secured three points in the Group F match and a spot in the Round of 16 stage in the MLS is Back Tournament taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, near Orlando, Florida. It was forward Diego Rossi who spearheaded LAFC's second consecutive dominant win over the Galaxy with four goals and one assist. The...

  • Angel City To Begin NWSL in 2020

    Fred Altieri|Jul 23, 2020

    Please make some room, LAFC and the LA Galaxy, there's a new team in town. And it's called: Angel City. The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced that a majority woman-founded group has secured the exclusive right to bring a professional women's soccer team to Los Angeles beginning in Spring 2022. The group is led by media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, Academy Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, and tech entrepreneur...

  • LAFC Advances to Quarterfinals vs Orlando

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Jul 23, 2020

    The final score read LAFC 4, Seattle 1. It easily could have been 6-1 or perhaps 7-2. The Black and Gold erased most of the demons from last season's 3-1 MLS Playoff loss to the Sounders to advance to the Quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament near Orlando, Florida. LAFC will now tackle local-favored but underdog Orlando City SC this Friday, July 30 at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Orlando City qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing first in Group A and then beat the Montreal Impact on a goal by Tesho...