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latimes.com > sports > soccer > galaxy > story > 2026-01-06 > what-do-galaxy-look-like-without-riqui-puig-for-another-season

Can the Galaxy successfully navigate another season without Riqui Puig?

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1084+ words) The Galaxy will begin the new season the same way they finished the old one " with Riqui Puig on the sideline after knee surgery. That's a big problem because Puig is about the closest thing MLS has to an irreplaceable…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > travel > story > 2025-11-14 > skyline-pitch-soccer-fields-americana-at-brand

Looking for a pickup game of soccer? Try the Americana at Brand parking lot

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (482+ words) As the sun begins to set over the San Gabriel Mountains, a group of people runs across a vibrant turf soccer field, passing a ball through the air. They're surrounded by the glow of the downtown Glendale cityscape " in view…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > soccer > story > 2025-11-04 > soccer-popularity-united-states

Why the 2026 World Cup may not help American soccer leagues surge in popularity

Why the 2026 World Cup may not help American soccer leagues surge in popularity2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (790+ words) Remember when soccer was being touted as the next big sport in the U.S.? Well, it looks like that moment has finally arrived. Or not. It all depends on who you ask and how you interpret what they tell you. On…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > soccer > story > 2025-09-16 > us-mens-national-soccer-world-cup

U.S. men's national soccer team at a crossroads as World Cup approaches

U.S. men's national soccer team at a crossroads as World Cup approaches3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (985+ words) Maybe the national team turned a corner in last week's 2-0 win over Japan. Maybe the change to a 3-4-2-1 formation unlocked the lively and innovative play that had been missing in the team's first year under coach Mauricio Pochettino. Maybe Pochettino…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > story > 2025-07-03 > diogo-jota-dead-soccer

Diogo Jota, soccer forward for Liverpool and Portugal, dies in car crash with his brother

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) Liverpool FC and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow soccer player Andr" Silva, died in a car crash early Thursday morning, Spanish authorities said Thursday. Jota was 28, and Silva was 25. A 13-year-old Sun Valley boy who was allegedly…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > story > 2025-05-27 > liverpool-soccer-celebration-car-crash

Authoritaties move fast to describe suspect after crash during Liverpool soccer celebration

Authoritaties move fast to describe suspect after crash during Liverpool soccer celebration7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (655+ words) Authorities quickly released information about the driver of a car that careened through a street crammed with pedestrians celebrating Liverpool soccer club's Premier League championship with a parade Monday. At least 50 people were hospitalized after the Ford Galaxy, shown on…...

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Art Caballero, un instructor de entrenadores de US Soccer, te enseña a cómo convertirte en un coach de fútbol

Art Caballero, un instructor de entrenadores de US Soccer, te enseña a cómo convertirte en un coach de fútbol8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (112+ words) Entre cursos y clases en ingl's, el sue'o de convertirse en un entrenador de f'tbol puede ser un desaf'o, pero no es imposible. Cada fin de semana, en las innumerables canchas del Sur de ... Art Caballero, un instructor de entrenadores…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > highschool > story > 2025-04-02 > prep-talk-downey-high-grad-cesar-ruvalcaba-reaches-pro-soccer

Prep talk: Downey High grad Cesar Ruvalcaba reaches pro soccer

Prep talk: Downey High grad Cesar Ruvalcaba reaches pro soccer9+ mon, 5+ day ago   (215+ words) He was signed by the Crew and called up last month. It was in 2020 when COVID-19 shut down high school sports and Mires was holding Zoom calls with his players and brought on Ruvalcaba, who was ... Former Downey High soccer…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > soccer > story > 2025-03-26 > sofi-stadium-hybrid-soccer-pitch-exceeds-expectations-during-nations-league

SoFi Stadium's hybrid soccer pitch exceeds expectations during Nations League

SoFi Stadium's hybrid soccer pitch exceeds expectations during Nations League9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (719+ words) SoFi Stadium experimented with an innovative hybrid grass system. Here is how they set up the pitch and what they learned ahead of the 2026 World Cup. There were two unmistakable conclusions to be drawn from the CONCACAF Nations League finals…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > sports > highschool > story > 2025-03-05 > hs-southern-california-playoffs-regional-soccer-scores-brackets

High school soccer: Southern California Regional results and updated brackets

High school soccer: Southern California Regional results and updated brackets10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (552+ words) #1 JSerra 4, #8 Del Norte 0 #4 St. Augustine 2, #5 Santa Monica 2 (St. Augustine wins 5-3 on penalty kicks) #3 Loyola 2, #6 Birmingham 2 (Loyola wins 3-2 on penalty kicks) #7 Hart 0, #2 El Camino Real 0 (Hart wins 4-2 on penalty kicks) #1 Bishop Amat 2, #8 La Costa Canyon 0 #4 Lindsay 1, #5 El Segundo 1 (Lindsay wins 3-2 on…...