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2020 Los Angeles FC Season
The 2020 Los Angeles FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC played their home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, the team planned to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup tournament (before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the final. Squad First-team roster # Transfers Transfers in Transfers out Draft picks Competitions Exhibitions Major League Soccer Standings = Western Conference = = MLS is Back – Group F = = Overall = Results All times are Pacific. MLS is Back Tournament MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final U.S. Open Cup Due to their final standings position for the 2019 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Football Club, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional Association football team based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The club was established on October 30, 2014, and began play during the 2018 season as an expansion team. The club plays their home matches at Banc of California Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Exposition Park. The managing owners of the club are Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal. Los Angeles FC also has a variety of other part-owners, such as Will Ferrell. The club's inaugural head coach was Bob Bradley, who served from 2017 to 2021. During their second season in 2019, Los Angeles FC won the Supporters' Shield with club captain Carlos Vela earning the MVP Award. In 2020, Los Angeles FC were the runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions League. The club won their first MLS Cup in 2022, which completed a league double w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, implementation of the Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Segura
Eddie Livington Segura Martínez (born 2 February 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Club career Segura started his career with Deportivo Pereira and made his senior debut in Categoría Primera B as a 16-year-old on 5 May 2013, playing the whole match in a 4–2 win away at Universitario Popayán. In 2017, he joined Atlético Huila and played his first match in Categoría Primera A on 5 February 2017, in a 1–1 draw with Patriotas Boyacá. On 21 November 2018, Segura joined MLS club Los Angeles FC on a six month loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. On 29 July 2019, Segura's move to Los Angeles was made permanent. International career In November 2019, Segura received his debut international call-up, with the Colombia under-23 national team for a friendly against Japan. Career statistics Club Honours Los Angeles FC *MLS Cup: 2022 *Supporters' Shield: 2019, 2022 Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Traore (footballer, Born 2002)
Mohamed Thiemokho Traore (born 15 August 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC. Club career Born in Dakar, Traore joined soccer institute of Montverde Academy in 2016. On 17 August 2020, Los Angeles FC announced the signing of Traore using the top spot in the MLS waiver order. He made his professional debut on 10 September 2020 in a 3–0 defeat against Real Salt Lake. On 28 February 2023, Traore was loaned out to USL Championship side Phoenix Rising for the 2023 season. Traore's contract with Los Angeles FC expired at the end of the 2023 season and he was signed by Phoenix Rising on a permanent basis on January 5, 2024. Career statistics Honors Los Angeles FC *Supporters' Shield: 2022 Phoenix Rising * USL Championship: 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Harvey
Jordan Harvey (born January 28, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who last played for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Career Youth and college Harvey started playing club soccer with Strikers FC. Upon high school graduation he played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles for four years from 2002 to 2005 where he appeared in 69 games scoring 7 goals and notching 9 assists. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League. Professional career Harvey was drafted in the first round, 9th overall, in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Colorado Rapids, and remained with the club for a number of years. He was his team's the leader in minutes having played – 2,613 – in the 2009 MLS season He was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009. Harvey scored his first goal for the Union off a header on April 15, 2010, in a 2–1 loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Ejimadu
Philip Chijoke Ejimadu (born August 31, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Comets in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career Club Ejimadu played in the youth academy of Nacional Atlético Clube in São Paulo, Brazil before returning to the United States to go pro. He signed with Major League Soccer outfit, Los Angeles FC on February 21, 2019. On March 29, 2019, Ejimadu went on a season-long loan to third-division, FC Tucson. The next day, Ejimadu made his professional debut for FC Tucson starting the entire match in a 3–1 victory at Orlando City B. On September 23, 2020, Ejimadu moved on loan to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal San Diego Loyal Soccer Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in San Diego, California. The team was founded by Warren Smith and Landon Donovan. San Diego Loyal made its debut in 2020 as an expansion team in the .... On April 5, 2021, Ejimadu joined Las Vegas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Sisniega
Pablo Eduardo Sisniega Fink (born 7 July 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Career After spending time with Real Sociedad, Sisniega joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on 18 February 2019. Sisniega made his professional debut on 11 June 2019, starting in a 3–0 win over Real Salt Lake in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup fixture. On 20 June 2019, with Tyler Miller away at the 2019 Gold Cup, Sisniega made eight saves to help Los Angeles win 3–1 over San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 16 of the US Open Cup. On 3 July 2019, in his second MLS appearance, Sisniega made several key saves to help his team in a 5–1 away win at Sporting Kansas City, including an 82nd minute penalty save on Daniel Salloi. On 12 December 2021, Sisniega was traded to Charlotte FC in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money ahead of their inaugural MLS season in 2022. Career statistics Club Honours Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (association Football)
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting opposing shots on goal. Such positions exist in bandy, rink bandy, camogie, association football, Gaelic football, international rules football, floorball, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, ringette, rinkball, water polo, and shinty as well as in other sports. In most sports which involve scoring in a net, special rules apply to the goalkeeper that do not apply to other players. These rules are often instituted to protect the goalkeeper (being a target for dangerous or even violent actions). This is most apparent in sports such as ice hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse, where goalkeepers are required to wear special equipment like heavy pads and a face mask to protect their bodies from the impact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Vermeer
Kenneth Harold Vermeer (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Vermeer has played for Jong Ajax, Willem II on loan, as well as the Ajax first team, with whom he won four consecutive national titles from 2010 to 2014. He is the current Dutch national team record holder for longest streak in goal without conceding in a match, having never conceded a goal while playing for the first team of the Netherlands. Vermeer has kept clean sheets against Germany, Estonia, Romania, Indonesia and Spain. Club career Ajax Vermeer started relatively late in his youth as a goalkeeper, having started as an outfield player. He was scouted as a keeper by Ajax from FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam. He went through the various youth squads at the Ajax Academy before ending up in Jong Ajax, where he often trained with the first squad. In the 2006–07 season, Vermeer became Ajax's th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, the 12th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 55th edition of the premier association football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, COVID-19 pandemic, the final was switched from a two-legged series at the finalists home grounds to a single match at the predetermined neutral venue, making it the first final since the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup to be contested over a single leg. The match, originally scheduled for April 28–30, 2020 for the first leg and May 5–7, 2020 for the second leg, was postponed to December 22, 2020. The match was played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States, between Tigres UANL and Los Angeles FC. Tigres UANL, UANL won their first CONCACAF Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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