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The Los Angeles Football Club, still riding at the top of the 2019 Supporters' Shield standings in quest for Major League Soccer's best record, will host its 2nd Annual Pride Night on this Friday, May 24. Montreal Impact, currently third place in the MLS Eastern Conference, will be visiting the Black and Gold at Banc of California Stadium at 7:30 p.m. LAFC, with 9-1-4 record and 31 points, hopes to extend its home unbeaten streak to eight this season. They won their first five matches at home,...
Los Angeles Football Club, currently with the best record in Major League Soccer (8-1-3), looks to improve its standard by taking on FC Dallas twice this week in a pair of Western Conference clashes. With an MLS schedule break coming soon due to the Concacaf Gold Cup from June 15 – July 7, this is the second time this season the team has had to play an opponent sequentially. FC Dallas (5-4-2), respectably in fifth place with 17 points, has lost its last two games and was held to a scoreless d...
The rest of Major League Soccer is finally starting to counter LAFC's high-scoring offense with almost a third of the 2019 season already completed. Los Angeles Football Club still has the best record in league with 24 points despite an unexpected 0-0 draw at home with Chicago Fire SC last Saturday night. A match at Columbus Crew SC this weekend could restore their mojo. The Crew began the season near the top of the Eastern Conference standings with four wins, one tie and only one loss in their...
Off to one of the quickest starts in MLS history, LAFC (6-0-1) will test its mettle in a home-and-away series versus the hot Seattle Sounders FC (5-0-1) starting this Sunday. The highly anticipated matches comes on the heels of LAFC's third consecutive shutout, a well-earned 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati last Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium. LAFC is leading the highly competitive Western Conference with 19 points, followed by Seattle with 16. City-rival L.A. Galaxy, with five wins in...
LAFC reaffirmed its flying start in the 2019 MLS season with a very credible 4-0 shutout over D.C. United last Saturday afternoon at Audi Field. Even with an unsatisfying second half, first place Black and Gold registered its second consecutive shutout on the road as well as another hat-trick, this time by forward Diego Rossi. "It's great to win 4-0 away from home," said head coach Bob Bradley. "We scored some really good goals. Today is a choppy game. So it's not exactly a game where there's...
The artistry of Carlos Vela was on full display Saturday afternoon during LAFC's 5-0 thrashing of the San Jose Earthquakes. The shutout placed LAFC at the top of the MLS Western Conference standings with 13 points at 4-0-1. And a golden opportunity looms on the horizon: an early-season matchup at Eastern Conference leader D.C. United this Sunday afternoon. Carlos Vela, who scored his first career MLS hat trick at San Jose, has taken his game to another level. He leads the league with six goals...
LAFC’s Achilles’ heel in its successful 2018 inaugural season was the inability to finish a number of games, notably at home. The ultimate blow was a bitter first round MLS Playoff loss in Banc of California Stadium before a loyal yet stunned fan base. Two matches into the 2019 season the Black and Gold are making amends while still entertaining with their expected flair. A second-half blitzkrieg rolled visiting Portland Timber, 4-1, compounded by a rocking “3252” fan base. Led by forward...
Culver City High girls soccer has come of age. The current two-time Ocean League Champion Centaurs set a new standard by reaching the Finals of the 2019 CIF Division III Regional Championships. Despite falling 3-0 to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on a rainy Saturday afternoon, the girls completed the best year of any soccer program in the school's history. "I'm immensely proud of what the girls accomplished. One mistake in the first half cost us the goal. We had shots from the outside but we d...
Fred Altieri How do you spell Thriller in Los Angeles? LAFC! One year after setting an MLS record for most points by a franchise in its inaugural season with 57, the Los Angeles Football Club produced their most exciting victory to date in their 2019 home opener. This season promises to be even better with 18 players returning including all but two starters from last season. The Black and Gold rallied from a one-goal deficit when substitute forward Adama Diomande blasted his only shot into the...
The Lady Centaurs move on to the CIF State D III Regional Semifinals after a nail-biting 1-0 win against Mission Oaks High. Emily de los Santos scored the winning goal in the 71st minute of play. Her goal came off a free kick from freshmen Grace Weil that bounced off a Mission Oaks defender, straight onto Emily's feet and she put it in the lower right corner of net. De los Santos, a sophomore, is the Lady Centaurs' top scorer with 11 Goals and 6 Assists. She was injured in the first half but...
A blessing in disguise is always welcome. The sparkling new Banc of California Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles has quickly evolved into one of the best home-field advantages in Major League Soccer. The Los Angeles Football Club recently lost their very first soccer match ever inside their beloved state-of-the-art venue, but the bitter taste was soon washed away. LAFC took control in the second half and blanked the struggling yet competitive Colorado Rapids, 2-0, on Sunday night, Aug. 19....
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Los Angeles Football Club has yet to lose at home in its inaugural MLS season. Thanks to goalkeeper Tyler Miller and a focused transition defense LAFC fought visiting Portland Timbers to a 0-0 draw on a hot Sunday afternoon before another sold-out crowd, July 15 at Banc of California Stadium. “Tight, hard game. They played with five in the back, and then obviously, three midfielders in front,” said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley. “Our ability to then break them...
It was night and bright lights for the Los Angeles Football Club's 4-1 entertaining win over visiting Orlando City SC to remain unbeaten at Banc of California Stadium. Goalkeeper Tyler Miller received game-player accolades as he spearheaded an effective defense, allowing the offense to continually strike for a 2-0 halftime lead. In what's becoming a recent norm, LAFC forward Adama Diomande scored two goals and had another denied on a referee's call. "A good win here today. We're doing a great...
LAFC is on its way to enjoying the most successful inaugural season of any Los Angeles professional franchise in the city's long history. Also clearly emerging is a star named Dio, the 28-year old from Oslo, Norway who scored the very first hat-trick in the team's short history. Adama Diomande scored three goals as LAFC powered its way through Philadelphia Union, 4-1, on Saturday evening, June 30 at Banc of California Stadium. The forward has scored seven goals in his first five games for the...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter While the sporting nation is intently focused on World Cup 2018 in Russia, the Los Angeles Football Club has already resumed its winning ways. Following a short hiatus in the schedule by Major League Soccer to allow roster adjustments for players representing their national teams, LAFC swift-boated Columbus Crew SC, 2-0, scoring both goals in the opening minutes. LAFC defender and captain Laurent Ciman powered a low, swerving, 30-yard free-kick inside the right...
The christening was so Los Angeles with a classic Hollywood ending. The inaugural unveiling of the Banc of California Stadium exploded in black and gold ecstasy when defender Laurent Ciman's last minute free kick found the back of the goal, giving first-year wonder LAFC a stunning 1-0 victory over crestfallen Seattle Sounders FC. "It was a good chance for me to go to goal. Based on the last game, I felt that I had to go for it, and I didn't question it too much," stated Ciman. "Defensively, I...
The City of Los Angeles celebrated a major venue opening like only this city can. Major League Soccer's newest franchise, the Los Angeles Football Club, unveiled its brand new home: The Banc of California Stadium on Wednesday, April 18. The inaugural match takes place at 6:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 29, when LAFC hosts the Seattle Sounders The late-morning ceremony was awash in sunshine greeting the packed audience, eager to welcome the city's latest sports and entertainment facility....
Abel Lezcano, of Culver City is a member of the Colgate University men's soccer team advancing to the NCAA Division I Sweet 16 after defeating No. 13 Michigan. Lezcano, a graduate of Culver City High, is part of the first Colgate men's soccer team to advance to the Sweet 16 in program history. The team will face No. 4 Louisville on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. In addition to success on the field Colgate student-athletes posted a 98-percent Graduation Success Rate for the sixth consecutive year,...
