Hernández: Son Heung-min is LAFC building block to grow global brand
Already the home of Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles is now also the home of South Korea’s Shohei Ohtani. Like Ohtani, Son Heung-min has been the most popular athlete in his ...
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South Korean superstar Son Heung-min is signing with LAFC for MLS-record transfer fee
LAFC’s signing of South Korean national team captain Son Heung-min appears to be one of those rare acquisitions that checks every box and helps everybody. Not only is it one ...
Americans need to focus on making World Cup 2026 a growth experience
Landon Donovan can’t be sure he would have played international soccer had the World Cup not come to Pasadena in 1994, but he can say with certainty he wasn’t aware ...
Commentary: LAFC fans put aside their rivalry with Galaxy to stand in solidarity against ICE
There are more important things than the results of a soccer game. Even when that soccer game is between bitter rivals whose supporters would rather bust one another’s heads than ...
Galaxy scores in final minute to force draw with LAFC in tense El Tráfico contest
The rivalry between the old-school Galaxy and its upstart neighbor LAFC was once the best in MLS. The Galaxy traces its roots to the inception of the league while LAFC ...
LAFC savors win over Colorado as it pushes to collect points amid congested schedule
No club in MLS history played more games during a two-year span than the 103 LAFC played the past two seasons. It was an exhausting and unrelenting slog that saw ...
LAFC’s 10-match unbeaten streak ends in loss to Chelsea at FIFA Club World Cup
ATLANTA — LAFC’s first foray into the FIFA Club World Cup was competitive, but ultimately a defeat. LAFC hung around against English powerhouse Chelsea at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and had the match still ...
Why? Why not. The Club World Cup is more than a trial run for FIFA’s marquee event
The biggest question surrounding the expanded FIFA Club World Cup is why? Why do we need this tournament? Why is FIFA adding to an international schedule that was already dangerously ...
Denis Bouanga scores in 115th minute to lift LAFC into the FIFA Club World Cup
It was no secret what was at stake in the FIFA Club World Cup play-in — millions of dollars, a potential boon for the future. And with one shot, LAFC ...
Hernández: ‘We know what’s at stake’: LAFC braces for shot at Club World Cup
LAFC has won an MLS Cup and played in two CONCACAF Champions League finals. None of those games were worth as much as the team’s upcoming match. Literally. Next up ...
