Giroud arrived from AC Milan to LAFC and had a contract that guaranteed him $3.65 million annually on average.
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MLS Matchday 8: Saturday’s three big things
Not so Peachy (you know who that is). Defying the odds. Consolation win.
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LAFC or Club America? There’s almost $10 million at stake for Club World Cup playoff winner
It looks like LAFC and Club América could face off in a one-game playoff for a spot this summer’s Club World Cup. A spot is open in the 32-team tournament following Leon’s unsuccessful appeal of FIFA’s ruling that Leon, the 2023 Concacaf Champions League winner, was ineligible because Pachuca, the 2024 Concacaf champion, and Leon […]
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Soccer America Jobs
Here are soccer jobs of interest, as selected by Soccer America’s staff.
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Concacaf Champions Cup: Inter Miami and LAFC take MLS affairs
Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 to move into the Concacaf Champions Cup’s round of 16 with a series sweep (4-1 on aggregate).
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Dominoes continue to fall
The dominoes continued to fall in a series of big-money moves triggered by a pair of MLS stars unhappy with their teams and seeking trades.
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LAFC’s detailed improvement plan: It starts with getting more from Olivier Giroud
The French forward played in the last two World Cup finals, winning in 2018, but failed to produce for LAFC after arriving during the 2025 season.
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MLS Cup Playoff Preview: No margin for error for the final eight
A couple of weeks ago, we were treated to some of the most off-the-walls, crazy moments in MLS history.
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Kei Kamara: The unique MLSer on how soccer turned his American Dream into reality
Forced to flee the Sierra Leone civil war, enduring what nobody should experience, he came to the USA in his teens as a refugee.
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MLS Playoff Preview: Gauging the upset potential in Round 1 matchups
The wild-card round already gave us a taste of the drama and emotion that’s to come in the next month and a half.