Ahead of Sunday’s El Tráfico between the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy revealed a statue of Landon Donovan outside the stadium to commemorate his contributions to the club, including four MLS Cups.
En su segundo partido después de una maldita y rebelde lesión de pantorrilla, Javier Hernández volvió a encontrarse con el gol. Chicharito marcó en el empate 1-1 entre el LA Galaxy y el Houston Dynamo, en lo que es su undécima conquista de la temporada.
El delantero mexicano había tenido un excelente arranque en la campaña 2021, convirtiendo 10 goles en 10 partidos. Sin embargo, luego de un partido ante San Jose Earthquakes, disputado el pasado 26 de junio, Chicharito entró en una dura travesía de 77 días sin fútbol.
Rivalry games are key to the popularity of Major League Soccer, and Saturday's "El Tráfico" between the LA Galaxy and host Los Angeles FC didn't disappoint in the slightest.
The two Southern California sides played an up-and-down, high-scoring match that ended in a 3-3 draw at Banc of California Stadium.
Brian Rodríguez scored two goals for LAFC (6-9-6, 24 points) and newcomer Dejan Joveljić scored twice for the Galaxy (11-8-3, 36 points) in just his fourth game with the club.
They say size doesn't matter, but with the modern men's goalkeeping landscape populated by giants like Manuel Neuer (6-4), Gianluigi Donnarumma (6-5) and Thibaut Courtois (6-7), 6-2 is almost considered the minimum height for a professional goalkeeper in the modern age.
A few players, like Yann Sommer (6-0) and Jordan Pickford (6-1) buck this trend, but it is increasingly rare to see a men's keeper under 6-0, much less one who is 5-8 or 5-9.
Y un día, Javier Hernández desapareció completamente de los campos.
No fue un día que nadie recuerda. Hay registros: fue el 4 de julio de 2021. Chicharito hacía el trabajo de calentamiento del duelo que enfrentaría a LA Galaxy con el Sporting Kansas City, cuando un tirón en la pantorrilla derecha obligó a dejarlo entre algodones.
El diagnóstico médico de aquel entonces decía que el jugador estaría recuperado en un par de semanas, pero terminó julio, pasamos por el centro de agosto y al delantero todavía no se le ve ni la punta de la nariz.
Sebastian Lletget posted news on his Instagram on Friday that his sister, Viviana, has passed away.
On Wednesday, Major League Soccer announced its 28-player roster for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, this group will play a highly anticipated match against the Liga MX All-Stars at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles.
Some of the players have been here before (LAFC’s Carlos Vela, Orlando City’s Nani, Nashville’s Walker Zimmerman), but a number of players have been selected for the first time, including rising stars like San Jose’s Cade Cowell, Dallas’ Ricardo Pepi and New England’s Tajon Buchanan.
That was one helluva tribute for Zizinho.
Rayan Raveloson hit a spectacular overhead kick to open the scoring in the LA Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Portland on Friday, but even better than his goal was the team’s celebration of it. Raveloson and his teammates immediately ran to the bench to grab a jersey of a player who had never played a game for the club.
Ricardo Pepi became the youngest player in Major League Soccer history to score a hat-trick, leading FC Dallas to a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday evening in Frisco, Texas.
Pepi, who is 18 years, 197 days of age, increased his season goal total to a team-high eight with his first career hat-trick. The El Paso, Texas, native is in his third season with the team.
Mientras Gerardo Martino se rompe la cabeza tratando de encontrar a un goleador para la selección de México, el vetado-no-vetado Javier Hernández se cansa de hacer goles con LA Galaxy. Chicharito ahorita lidera la tabla de goleo de la MLS, luego del doblete que marcó ante San Jose Earthquakes, en el Cali Clásico.