LAFC players and staff celebrate in Seaside, California, after the reigning MLS champions and Concacaf Champions League finalists, with eight teens in the starting lineup, rallied to beat Monterey Bay F.C. and move into the U.S. Open Cup’s round of 16. Photo: LAFC.

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Paul Kennedy is the Editor in Chief & General Manager of Soccer America.