On an LAFC team of well-paid superstars and World Cup champions, Nathan Ordaz is more blue collar than blue blood. Yet he’s proving to be something else as well. He’s proving to be a difference-maker, a fearless attacker who doesn’t know — or won’t accept — his place among soccer’s brightest lights. Consider Wednesday’s CONCACAF
A sold-out crowd braved chilly skies and a late-night kickoff to watch Lionel Messi, a soccer legend, play Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. But what many fans went home talking about was the play of LAFC Academy product Nathan Ordaz, whose goal in the second half was the difference in LAFC’s 1-0 win over Inter
Last Updated:April 03, 2025, 12:11 IST A 57th-minute strike from Los Angeles-born El Salvador international Nathan Ordaz handed LAFC a precious advantage heading into next Wednesday’s return leg in Florida. Lionel Messi looks on during the second half of an MLS football game against Los Angeles FC (Picture credit: AP) Los Angeles FC sent Lionel
When defender Christie Pearce was roaming the backline for the women’s national soccer team, she lived by a simple adage. “If we score, we might win,” she said. “If they never score, we can’t lose.” For the most part that worked, with the U.S. losing just 20 times in the 311 games Pearce played in,
When John Thorrington began remaking LAFC’s roster this offseason, there were several traits he was looking for. He wanted players who were talented but also wanted versatility, leadership and big-game experience. In other words, he wanted players such as Mark Delgado. Delgado rewarded that faith Tuesday, scoring the lone goal in LAFC’s 1-0 win over
LAFC headed into its eighth MLS season Saturday with more questions than answers, few of which were solved in its 1-0 victory over Minnesota United before a sun-splashed crowd of 22,310 at BMO Stadium. The only goal came from newcomer Jeremy Ebobisse in the 78th minute. On the other end, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was called
Will Kuntz knew something few others did when the MLS Cup final kicked off in December: The Galaxy team Kuntz had so carefully rebuilt, the one that would win the league title that day, would begin to be dismantled shortly after the game. “We knew well in advance that change was coming,” said Kuntz, the
LAFC is the only MLS team to play in two CONCACAF Champions League finals this century. It is also the only MLS team to lose two CONCACAF Champions League finals this century. And therein lies a lesson for the team, which begins play in the tournament for a third time Tuesday, facing the Colorado Rapids
Mark Delgado was born and raised in Southern California and played six MLS seasons here. But last Friday, he joked, was the first time he worried about getting lost on his way to practice. “I had to pull out the GPS and make sure I was going the right way,” Delgado said after his first
The Malibu home of Carlos Vela, a former MLS Cup champion and league MVP, was among those burned in the Palisades fire. Saioa Cañibano, Vela’s Spanish-born wife, posted a note on social media Thursday saying the house, located near the Malibu-Palisades border, was lost but the family was safe. “Our beautiful house in Malibu burned