VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver got an early goal from a red-hot Ryan Gauld and two own goals from Western Conference top seed LAFC, Yohei Takaoka posted his third clean sheet in five postseason starts, and the Whitecaps breezed to a 3-0 victory on Sunday night to even their best-of-three first-round series for the … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Since arriving in MLS two years ago, French attacker Denis Bouanga has been a black and gold wrecking ball. Making his hundredth career appearance for LAFC on Wednesday night, Bouanga’s 67th goal matched club legend Carlos Vela over that same span. It took Vela four seasons to reach the century mark, while … Read more
CARSON — For seven seasons, regardless of the names on the jerseys, heartbreak has peeked around the corner whenever the Los Angeles Football Club heads south on the 110 to face the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park. Always waiting, lurking, a perpetual reminder of El Trafico’s legendary debut in the spring of 2018 … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo recognized his goalkeeper’s effort. He knew Hugo Lloris’ heroics were the only thing keeping his team competitive, masking the fatigue it felt from playing three matches in the last six days. At halftime, trailing by a goal, he willed them to find energy from Lloris’s brilliance, and … Read more
LOS ANGELES — In a blowout that featured the Los Angeles Football Club debut for famed French striker Olivier Giroud, the Black & Gold emphatically punched their ticket to the quarterfinal round of the Leagues Cup. Dismantling the San Jose Earthquakes, 4-1, on Tuesday night at BMO Stadium, LAFC’s usual suspects – Dénis Bouanga, Cristian … Read more
LAFC forward Dénis Bouanga, center, moves the ball during the first half of their Leagues Cup group play match against Club Tijuana on Friday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LAFC’s Omar Campos, center, takes a shot on goal past Club Tijuana’s Rafael Fernández, right, during the first half of … Read more
Giorgio Chiellini’s two-year excursion in Los Angeles ended this week, though the Italian defender expects his family, separately or together, to visit “our second city” as often as possible. On Tuesday, the Italian defender shared his plans announcing his departure from the Los Angeles Football Club in order to return to Turin, his first city, … Read more
LAFC forward Cristian Olivera, right, celebrates with midfielder Timothy Tillman after Olivera scored a goal during the first half of their MLS match against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LAFC midfielder Eduard Atuesta, right, vies for the ball against Real Salt Lake midfielder Anderson … Read more
In the short history of the El Trafico series between the Galaxy and LAFC, the teams have usually been separated by a wide margin the Western Conference standings. The Galaxy has finished ahead of LAFC only once in 2021. Last season, the widest gap appeared as LAFC finished third and the Galaxy was 13th. The … Read more
Kevin Hartman remembers attending the Galaxy’s Fourth of July game in 1996. Hartman, who is now the Galaxy’s goalkeeper coach, got tickets to the game from his then-roommate and former UCLA teammate Greg Vanney. Vanney, a player on that first Galaxy team in 1996, is in his fourth year as head coach of the Galaxy. … Read more
