PASADENA, Calif.—If Riqui Puig is the LA Galaxy’s best hope to help turn around a dismal season, he certainly put on a great display in their biggest game of the year. The Spanish midfielder had a goal and an assist as the Galaxy defeated Los Angeles Football Club 2–1 on Tuesday night, July 4, before…

Ercan Kara produced a goal on a nifty play in the box and teammate Facundo Torres also scored as Orlando City topped the visiting LA Galaxy 2–0 on a rainy Saturday night. Orlando City (4–3–2, 14 points) won a home game for the first time since February. Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese became the franchise’s…

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored his first goal of the season and the LA Galaxy finally snapped their winless start with a 2–0 home victory over Austin FC on Saturday night, April 22. Riqui Puig also scored his first goal and added his second assist for the Galaxy (1–4–3, 6 points), who scored two goals for…

Carlos Vela scored his second and third goals of the season and added an assist, and visiting Los Angeles FC held on for a 3–2 victory over the rival LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 16, in Carson, Calif. Vela’s second goal came from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to give his team a…

Stefan Frei made a key save in second-half stoppage time to help the host Seattle Sounders preserve a scoreless draw against Los Angeles FC on Saturday, March 18. Frei thwarted Kwadwo Opuka’s left-footed shot attempt from in close in the 92nd minute. Frei finished with three saves to secure his 94th career clean sheet and…

NEW YORK—Major League Soccer (MLS) said on Friday that it had fined LA Galaxy $1 million for violating salary budget and roster guidelines in 2019. Sanctions for the team also include a $1 million loss of available future general allocation money. The North American league said that LA Galaxy President Chris Klein will be suspended…

League-leading Los Angeles Football Club, or LAFC, (12–4–3, 39 points) got two goals from Jose Cifuentes in an action-packed matchup, defeating crosstown rival LA Galaxy (8–7–3, 27 points) 3–2, in the 16th edition of  El Trafico on Friday night in front of a capacity crowd at Bank of California Stadium. LAFC snapped a four-game winless streak against the Galaxy,…

In the latest “El Tráfico” matchup for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 16, the L.A. Galaxy won a dominant victory over their downtown rival LAFC, 3–1, in front of over 24,000 fans on Wednesday night at the Galaxy’s Dignity Health Sports Park. In 15 matches, the Galaxy holds a 7–3–5 advantage overall, and…

FC Dallas star Ricardo Pepi was named the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year on Thursday. The 18-year-old forward led his club with 13 goals and added three assists in 31 games, including 24 starts. He recorded his first MLS hat trick against the LA Galaxy on July 24 and scored twice in games…

Tyler Miller made seven saves, including two in stoppage time, as Minnesota United held on a for a 3–3 draw with the host Los Angeles Galaxy to garner a Western Conference playoff spot on Sunday. Adrien Hunou and Robin Lod scored goals for Minnesota United (13–11–0, 49 points), who overcame an 0–4 start to the…