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/ 120 days ago

Arsenal vs Manchester United: Old foes meet in stateside friendly

Arsenal and Manchester United face off on Saturday evening with a friendly in the United States. The contest pits two of the most historic clubs in England against one another in front of a boisterous American audience. Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium will host the encounter that is expected to have an attendance of roughly 50,000. […]

Brazil

/ 292 days ago

Copa America tickets on sale now for Los Angeles games

Tickets to games in Los Angeles for the Copa America are now on sale. While CONMEBOL won't make tickets available to the general public until as late as March, fans can get tickets to LA games now. SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, will have two games during the Copa […]

Business of Soccer

/ 315 days ago

FIFA makes Los Angeles U-turn: World Cup 2026 is coming to LA

SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area looks set to host 2026 FIFA World Cup matches once again. The state-of-the-art arena was previously picked as one of the 11 United States venues for the upcoming tournament. However, a feud between the governing body of the sport and Stan Kroenke seemed to spoil these plans. Kroenke […]

Angel City FC

/ 349 days ago

How many soccer teams are there in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Only New York City is bigger. But where LA has the edge is the number of professional soccer clubs it has. But how many soccer teams call the Los Angeles area home? Here is a rundown: LA Soccer History Before we get to today's […]

FIFA

/ 402 days ago

Why Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium is perfect for World Cup 2026

FIFA did not initially select Las Vegas as a host city for the 2026 World Cup. This was even though Sin City recently erected an incredible state-of-the-art stadium in 2020. Allegiant Stadium, home to the Las Vegas Raiders, was overlooked by FIFA officials partially due to its pitch size. Nevertheless, the arena may soon be […]

FIFA

/ 403 days ago

Los Angeles no longer a World Cup 2026 host city, says ESPN

SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area looks set to miss out on hosting 2026 World Cup matches. The arena was previously one of 11 total arenas in the United States hosting games at the upcoming tournament. However, a significant dispute between the owners of the stadium and FIFA appears to have scuppered these plans. […]

Chivas, Club America break attendance record in Los Angeles

Liga MX sides Chivas de Guadalajara and Club America played a friendly at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles that broke an attendance record for soccer. While not an official competition, the game brought in over 84,000 spectators to the hallowed ground. That is the most attendees for a game involving two Mexican clubs on […]

FIFA

/ 429 days ago

Kroenkes unhappy with FIFA's deal for World Cup games at SoFi

SoFi Stadium's deal with FIFA to host the 2026 World Cup has apparently caused a major dispute between Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke and the international governing body. Kroenke also owns SoFi Stadium and its main tenant, the NFL's LA Rams. The USA, Mexico, and Canada will each the sixteen venues for the 23rd edition of […]

LAFC

/ 660 days ago

LAFC value hits 1 billion dollars, but who’s buying?

Los Angeles Football Club has become the first Major League Soccer side to hit $1 billion in valuation. This is according to a report by Forbes. LAFC has only been a part of the United States top flight for nine years. Head managing owner Bennett Rosenthal and his partners initially paid a $110 million expansion […]

CONCACAF

/ 757 days ago

2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final to be played at SoFi Stadium

SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is the host of next summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. The state-of-the-art facility in the LA suburbs is also a location of several World Cup games in 2026. National Football League's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers currently call the arena home. "SoFi Stadium is a world class venue […]

World Cup 2026

/ 874 days ago

Who should host the World Cup Final in 2026?

During the World Cup stadium reveal for 2026, the question of the host for the World Cup Final sprung up. In this monumental event, FIFA considered two historic stadiums which hosted a combined three World Cup Finals. In Mexico, the Estadio Azteca hosted the Finals in 1970 and 1986. The USA 1994 Final took place […]

David Beckham

/ 4527 days ago

MLS Must Show Spine and Suspend Beckham

It's finally come.  After a few years of dangerous tackles and public outbursts against officials, MLS finally has a very public example of poor behavior by David Beckham that will either lead to a suspension or a discrediting of league management.  Saturday night saw the best and worst of Beckham: his lovely free kick goal […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 4642 days ago

The MLS Talk 2012 Season Predictions

The greatest time of the year has finally come.  After weeks of previewing the teams, we are a day away from the beginning of the MLS season.  Looking ahead to 2012, some things have stayed the same (star-powered LA Galaxy, new playoff format again, ESPN games of the week) and some things have changes (new […]

General

/ 5592 days ago

The Damned United Movie Trailer: Now Available For US Release

The Damned United will be making its cinematic debut in the United States on a limited release this September 25, 2009 in New York City and Los Angeles. And now Sony Pictures has officially launched the movie trailer for the film. It's quite a bit different than the UK version. The US version focuses more […]