Cristian Espinoza has been one of the best players in Major League Soccer, winning the award for the league’s Player of the Month for April. May is off to a great start, too, after Espinoza scored two goals to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2–1 win over Los Angeles FC Saturday at Levi’s…

Denis Bouanga scored the tying goal in the 59th minute and Los Angeles FC remained the lone unbeaten team in MLS with a 1–1 draw against host Nashville SC on Saturday night, April 22. Defending MLS champion LAFC (6–0–2, 18 points) trailed for the first time this season before salvaging the draw. The goal was…

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…

Carlos Vela scored twice as host Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 on Tuesday, April 11, to complete a 6–0 win in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series. LAFC advance to a semifinal matchup against either Mexico’s Atlas or the Philadelphia Union. Heading into the second leg of that quarterfinal series on Wednesday…

Denis Bouanga had two goals and an assist during a 10-minute span in the second half, giving Los Angeles FC a 3–0 win over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday, April 5, in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series. The second game of the total-goal series will be played Tuesday in…

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…

LOS ANGELES—Ilie Sanchez scored the game-winning goal in a penalty shootout and Los Angeles FC won their first MLS Cup title in their fifth season after a wild 3–3 tie in regulation and extra time. John McCarthy made two diving saves in the shootout after entering the game late in the 30-minute extra time. He…

LOS ANGELES—The best of the best in Major League Soccer will get the rare opportunity to settle their differences on the field in the MLS Cup final Saturday afternoon when Los Angeles FC play host to the Philadelphia Union. LAFC and the Union were tied for most points in the regular season at 67, although…

Denis Bouanga scored twice, and Cristian Arango’s game winner in the 93rd minute for the Los Angeles FC in the Western Conference semifinal in another scintillating El Trafico matchup over crosstown rival Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 on Thursday night in front of an engaged packed-house Banc of California Stadium. The MLS expansion franchise in 2018 won their second Supporters’…

In Los Angeles FC’s season finale match versus Nashville SC, goalkeeper Joe Willis denied the Black & Gold from a 22nd victory with 14 saves, to eventually defeat LAFC 1–0 on Sunday, Oct. 9, at Banc of California Stadium. However, repeating their 2019 success, LAFC already had the luxury of having clinched their second regular-season…