‘He understands the moment.’ How Steve Cherundolo led LAFC back to the MLS Cup final

‘He understands the moment.’ How Steve Cherundolo led LAFC back to the MLS Cup final

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  There are a number of ways to describe LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo. He’s the only person to win the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield in his first season as a manager. With his team’s appearance in Saturday’s MLS championship game against the Columbus Crew, he’ll become one of only three coaches to take…

Elliott: Quinton Byfield proving his doubters wrong as he fuels Kings’ strong start

Elliott: Quinton Byfield proving his doubters wrong as he fuels Kings’ strong start

Patience might be a virtue, but it’s not always a popular sentiment in a win-now, tweet-fast world. When the burden and high expectations that go with being chosen second overall in the 2020 NHL draft weren’t sitting comfortably on the broad shoulders of 6-foot-5, 225-pound Quinton Byfield, he was condemned by some fans as a…

2024 Copa América draw: U.S. anticipates a ‘good challenge’ in group play

2024 Copa América draw: U.S. anticipates a ‘good challenge’ in group play

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  The U.S. was drawn into a group with Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia for next summer’s Copa América while Mexico will play Jamaica, Venezuela and Ecuador. The 16-team tournament, featuring 10 teams from South America and six from CONCACAF, will kick off June 20 in Atlanta with reigning World Cup champion Argentina facing the…

The NFL Changed Their Twitter Banner To Photos Of Taylor Swift And People Are Really Starting To Side-Eye This Whole Travis Kelce Thing

The NFL Changed Their Twitter Banner To Photos Of Taylor Swift And People Are Really Starting To Side-Eye This Whole Travis Kelce Thing

Didn’t Kelce get like 500k+ followers on socials? Didn’t his jersey sales skyrocket? This is probably a once ina lifetime opportunity for the NFL to cash in on making more money from doing nothing different and acquiring a large subset of fans they otherwise wouldn’t have… — Schiller (@Schillerverse) October 2, 2023

Teen Gisele Thompson, sister of Alyssa Thompson, signs three-year deal with Angel City

Teen Gisele Thompson, sister of Alyssa Thompson, signs three-year deal with Angel City

Eleven months ago, Angel City made Alyssa Thompson the first high school player to be selected with the top pick in the NWSL draft, then signed her to a three-year contract. Last week, the team came back to the same house in Studio City and signed a three-year deal with Thompson’s younger sister, Gisele, one…

Crew hero Christian Ramírez, formerly of LAFC, is on playoff run inspired by his baby

Crew hero Christian Ramírez, formerly of LAFC, is on playoff run inspired by his baby

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  Kash Ramírez will remember nothing of his father’s first MLS Cup final Saturday. In fact, he’ll probably sleep through most of it since he’ll be just 12 days old and all. But when he’s old enough to understand, his father will certainly tell him of the role he played in making that MLS…

MLS fines LAFC, suspends supporter group 3252 due to misconduct allegations

MLS fines LAFC, suspends supporter group 3252 due to misconduct allegations

LAFC has been fined $100,000 and supporter group 3252’s privileges have been suspended pending an investigation by MLS due to allegations of “serious misconduct,” the league announced Wednesday night. The supporter group set off flares not authorized by MLS during LAFC’s Western Conference final match against Houston, creating so much smoke it delayed the game….