For the third time in 18 months LAFC landed a big-name European star for a budget price, announcing Saturday that it signed Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on a free transfer. “He wants to be at a club that shares that ambition.” Thorrington said Lloris has been on LAFC’s radar for some time “but candidly the conversation only really accelerated in …
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 …
It was one play. I don’t regret anything.” LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau collides with Philadelphia Union forward Cory Burke during extra time in the MLS Cup final on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. “We don’t want to do anything that would put pressure on this,” said LAFC assistant coach Marc Dos Santos, who gave a 15-year-old Crepeau his start in …
LAFC goalie Maxime Crepeau, bottom left, and the Philadelphia Union’s Mikael Uhre, right, collide during the MLS Cup final Saturday. LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau sustained a broken leg in the collision that knocked him out of the club’s MLS Cup victory over the Philadelphia Union, the team said Sunday, announcing that he underwent successful surgery to repair the fracture. The …
