#Riqui Puig

El Trafico has quickly become one of the biggest rivalries in Major League Soccer and the stage doesn't get much bigger than the playoffs. After winning the Supporters' Shield, LAFC had time to recover from a long season with a first-round bye and will now face the Galaxy who knocked off Nashville SC in the first round of the playoffs. The two…

It speaks volumes about how MLS was designed that the league's two best teams facing off in MLS Cup on Saturday is a rarity. This final between Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union is the first clash between the No. 1 seeds in the East and West since 2003, when Landon Donovan led the San Jose Earthquakes past the Chicago Fire. But the more you…

The playoffs roll on for the LA Galaxy, and their next test is Thursday, when they head down the road to take on LAFC in the Western Conference semifinals at Banc of California Stadium. The Galaxy continue to ride high, winning their first playoff game since 2019 when they downed Nashville SC 1-0 on Saturday. Yes, they needed the goal to seal the…

Barcelona continues in its fight for first place in LaLiga, but it will not be easy on Matchday 14 when they visit a grown Osasuna that is fighting to enter the Champions League positions. Osasuna arrives with an undefeated 4 games that have them in fifth place in the tournament, very close to entering the top 4. Barcelona, after its disappointment…

The LA Galaxy will wrap up their 2022 MLS regular season campaign on Sunday with a less-than-pressure-packed Decision Day clash at the Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy took care of business last week, clinching a playoff berth and drawing Real Salt Lake 1-1 at home last weekend. The penalty-missing woes continued, with Riqui Puig getting bit by the bug,…

LA Galaxy to win 2-1 against Houston Dynamo- 8/1! At 8/1, a £10 bet would return £90! Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy October 09, 2022 10:00 pm BST LA Galaxy will make their play-off return in 2022, but will they now secure a home first round tie? The record five-times MLS Cup winners have only featured in the post-season in one of the last…

Hello, and welcome to the weekly L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I'm Kevin Baxter, The Times' soccer writer, and today we look at LAFC and the Galaxy finding their way to the postseason; Angel City missing out on the National Women's Soccer League playoffs; and Qatar's continuing struggles to prepare for an unprecedented flood of visitors for this…

Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy 9/14/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Vancouver Whitecaps (9-7-14) will be tackling LA Galaxy footballers (11-7-11) in the MLS Western Conference at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 10:00 PM ET. Vancouver dropped to 11th place at 9-7-14 on 34 points in the Western Conference…