Carlos Vela

In hindsight, Major League Soccer changed forever when LAFC joined the party in 2018. Before that, soccer aficionados believed there wasn’t room for another soccer team in the LA market, a city that was recently selected as the top city for soccer fans in the country. Prior to LAFC’s arrival, the only other time there were two teams in...

The 2022 MLS Cup Final might be the most anticipated matchup in history. It’s a matchup of titans. Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) brings the league’s best offense against the league’s best defense in the Philadelphia Union. The face-off features both conferences No. 1 overall seeds, the first time the top two teams in the East and West have...

The Los Angeles Football Club is headed to to the MLS Cup. LAFC advanced to their first championship game in club history when they defeated the upstart Austin Football Club 3-0 at the Banc of California Stadium on Sunday. Cristian “Chicho” Arango scored the go-ahead goal for the second straight game and Kwadwo Opoku scored a third goal in the...

Playing in front of a loud and boisterous crowd at the Banc of California Stadium, the second-ever postseason meeting between inter-city rivals Los Angeles Football Club and LA Galaxy carried an importance that struck far beyond the pitch. This wasn’t just another match this, was personal. Entering Saturday’s contest, the two teams have played 16 times in LAFC’s five-year...

 Los Angeles FC spent most of this year reigning atop the Major League Soccer standings. eventually claiming the Supporters’ Shield as the league’s regular season champions for the second time in four years. And because this star-studded club plays in MLS, a dominant season and a half-decade of remarkable success could be seriously dampened by one 90-minute playoff game...

Jesús Ferreira scored two goals in the closing minutes to tie the Dallas season scoring record with 18 goals Saturday night in a 2-1 win over Los Angeles FC, which played a man short after Ryan Hollingshead was ejected in the 13th minute. Ferreira tied the game with a goal in the 78th minute, combining with Paul Arriola to catch…

 Jesús Murillo scored early in the second half and Los Angeles FC did all its damage after intermission to pick up its sixth straight victory in a 5-0 rout of Charlotte FC on Saturday night. Murillo gave LAFC (17-4-3) the lead for good in the 49th minute. José Cifuentes scored — his seventh — unassisted 10 minutes later and then…

Gareth Bale wants the world to know Los Angeles FC is not the 18th hole of his soccer career. The golf-loving Welsh forward intends to keep playing for club and country for several more seasons, and he hopes to fill those years winning trophies with his new stateside team. “I’m up for everything here,” Bale said Monday. “I still...

Georgio Chiellini is hoping Los Angeles FC’s young roster can help him at least partially rediscover the fountain of youth. In return, the veteran Italian defender looks to help the club capture its first Major League Soccer championship. “I would say that LAFC is the perfect team for me because the team is full of young players. I think...