Twenty years after his first job as the head coach of an MLS expansion team, Bob Bradley will take charge of another MLS team in its first season. He’ll be introduced on Friday as the headcoach of Los Angeles FC. Bradley returns to Los Angeles, where he previously coached Chivas USA for one seasonbefore taking […]
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Video Pick: Will Ferrell begs Chicharito to join LAFC
Comedic actor Will Ferrell, also a part owner of the Los Angeles franchise set to join MLS in 2018, makes an appeal to Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez,to join LAFC. Ferrell’s command of Spanish is well known from his lead role in “Casa de Mi Padre.”
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Report: LAFC-Chicharito talks cool, per sources
MLS expansion team Los Angeles FC would like to make a big splash for its 2018 debut, and Mexico international forward Javier Hernandez would certainly fit that bill. Unfortunately,LAFC-Chicharito talks have cooled, multiple league sources have told ESPN FC. The stumbling block: Chicharito’s wage demands.
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MLS: LAFC sells out premium seating, plans complex
It has signed only two players and hasn’t hired a head coach, so it’s impossible to predict the competitive future of Los Angeles Football Club when it joins the Western Conference nextyear. In the Business Division, however, LAFC has started well. Its Banc of California Stadium is being funded – to the tune of $350 […]
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NWSL's Jeff Plush: 'We can't be complacent'
The NWSL will enter the 2017 season with a new team (champion Flash relocated from Western New York) and new owner (Steve Malik) in North Carolina and new owner at FC Kansas City (Minnesotabusinessman Elam Baer) and an expanded schedule (24 games) and greater television presence. Still to be ironed out are lots of labor […]
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USL: Pause leaves Fire for Orange County
Former Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause, who spent 12 years in MLS, is leaving the organization, where he worked as an assistant coach, to become the head coach of the USL’s Orange CountyBlues. Pause, who also worked as the head coach of the Fire’s PDL team, made 337 appearances for the Fire before retiring in […]
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MLS Expansion: LAFC links up with OC
LAFC, slated to begin play in MLS in 2018, has reached an agreement with the USL’s Orange County to loan players it signs ahead of its first MLS campaign. “We are incredibly excitedabout this partnership, which will contribute significantly towards our goals of building a competitive roster in 2018 and growing the game here in […]
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MLS Expansion: LAFC hits 10,000 season ticket deposits
LAFC won’t join MLS until 2018 but it has hit the 10,000 mark in season ticket deposits for its launch at its 22,000-seat Banc of California Stadium on the site of the former Sports Arena. The announcement came on Sunday, the club’s two-year anniversary.The stated goal for the club is 15,000 season tickets. Work on […]
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Paul Arriola takes advantage of opportunities for USA
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) On and off the field, fast starts are normal for Paul Arriola. He scored a goal inhis first game for Club Tijuana in 2013 in an exhibition against Club America. Two weeks later, in his first Liga MX game, he registered an assist. His first U.S. callup last spring resulted in […]