LAFC players celebrate a goal during the first half of a 6-2 victory over the San José Earthquakes at BMO Stadium on Saturday. Kei Kamara scored in the first half to pass Landon Donovan for the second-most goals in MLS history, and Mateusz Bogusz scored two goals in LAFC’s 6-2 victory over the San José Earthquakes on Saturday night at …
LAFC midfielder Ryan Hollingshead, center, celebrates his goal with teammates during the first half of the MLS Western Conference final on Saturday at BMO Stadium. Still ahead is Saturday’s MLS Cup final in Columbus, Ohio, where LAFC has a chance to become the first team to win back-to-back league titles in more than a decade. So there’s a moment where …
The longest season in MLS history will continue one more week for LAFC. With Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Western Conference final, LAFC earned a spot in next weekend’s Cup final with the Columbus Crew, adding a 53rd match to what has already been the league’s most exhausting schedule ever. “Having that willingness, that togetherness …
Seattle forward Jordan Morris, left, and LAFC defender Giorgio Chiellini vie for the ball during the first half. But at the end of the night, the streak that mattered most belonged to Denis Bouanga, whose goal in the 30th minute gave him a score in eight straight games and proved the difference in LAFC’s 1-0 victory, one that sent the …
There are mornings Ryan Hollingshead wakes to reminders of the night he almost died. “I can feel some muscular things and I can feel some mobility things.” Yet every painful tweak and every dull ache is proof that he’s still alive, still walking, still playing professional soccer. Hollingshead missed last week’s trip to Portland with what was termed a “lower …
