Tyler Boyd and Riqui Puig scored goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy continued their dominance of the Philadelphia Union with a 3–1 victory on Saturday night, July 8, at Carson, Calif. The Galaxy’s other tally came on an own goal by Philadelphia’s Olivier Mbaizo as they increased their unbeaten stretch to seven matches (3–0–4). Los…

The Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy, owners of the two worst records in Major League Soccer, played to a 0–0 draw on Saturday night, June 24, in Commerce City, Colo. The Rapids (2–9–8, 14 points) were unable to pick up their first home victory of the season, falling to 0–4–5 in home matches. The…

The Los Angeles Galaxy struck late to emerge with a 1–1 draw and salvage a point in the standings in their first-ever meeting against host St. Louis City on Sunday, June 11. Daniel Aguirre scored for the Galaxy in the 85th minute after a slick centering pass from Douglas Costa. The goal countered a St….

Karol Swiderski’s goal in the 73rd minute lifted Charlotte FC to a 1–0 win over the host Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, May 27. Swiderski’s game-winner off Justin Meram’s corner kick ended the Crown’s two-game losing streak and dealt the Galaxy their third straight shutout loss in MLS play. The Galaxy’s chance to rally was…

The Los Angeles Galaxy scored twice in the second half to secure a 2–1 win against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes in the first California Clasico of the season on Sunday, May 14. The Galaxy (2–6–3, nine points) ended a two-game skid. The Earthquakes (5–4–3, 18 points) are 0–4–2 in six road matches this season….

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 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’…

Defender Julian Araujo scored a goal in the 60th minute to lift the host Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1–0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday in a Western Conference Round One meeting at Carson, Calif. Samuel Grandsir and Douglas Costa each notched an assist to propel the fourth-seeded Galaxy into the conference semifinals for…

Riqui Puig and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored a goal one minute apart in the first half to lift the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3–1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, Oct. 9, in the regular-season finale for both teams. Puig scored in the 31st minute, Hernandez answered in the 32nd, while super-sub…

Douglas Costa scored the tying goal on a second-half penalty kick and the Los Angeles Galaxy clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 1–1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Carson, Calif. Jonathan Bond protected the tie with a superb stop on Justen Glad’s header in the fourth minute of second-half…