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2018 Los Angeles FC Season
The 2018 Los Angeles FC season was the club's inaugural season, and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC play its home games at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, LAFC participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup tournament, and qualified for the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, being eliminated in the knockout round. It was the first year since 2014 that there were two first-division soccer clubs that played in the Greater Los Angeles Area, following the disbandment of Chivas USA in 2014. Background The team was first announced in October 2014, following the folding of Chivas USA. It was first reported in May 2015, that LAFC had chosen a location for their stadium, which would be the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site at Exposition Park. The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction were expected to take three years and delaye ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea City A
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in southwest Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay region and part of the historic county of Glamorgan; also the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020. Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea Urban Area with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region. During the 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry, earning the nickname ''Copperopolis''. Etymologies The Welsh name, ''Abertawe'', translates as ''"mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Zimmerman
Walker Dwain Zimmerman (born May 19, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC and the United States national team. A native of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Zimmerman played two seasons in college with the Furman Paladins before signing a Generation Adidas deal with Major League Soccer. He was then selected in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas as the 7th overall pick. Initially struggling for playtime due to injuries, Zimmerman established himself as a regular starter in 2016. He started in 38 matches as FC Dallas completed the double, winning the Supporters' Shield and the U.S. Open Cup. In December 2017, Zimmerman was traded to expansion side Los Angeles FC, helping the club win the Supporters' Shield in 2019. Zimmerman was also selected for the MLS All-Star team and MLS Best XI. Zimmerman was then traded to another expansion side, Nashville SC, in February 2020. With Nashville SC, he won back-to-bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Aparecido Da Silva
Danilo Aparecido da Silva (born 24 November 1986), or simply known as Danilo Silva, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Silva announced his retirement from football on 23 September 2020. Club career Dynamo Kyiv bought Danilo for R$9,867,760 from Internacional (50%) and third parties owner (50%). International career In an interview with the coach of the Ukraine national team Mykhaylo Fomenko spoke of him as a possible naturalized. Danilo Silva indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Ukraine national team if asked. Honours São Paulo *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2007 Internacional *Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009 *Suruga Bank Championship: 2009 Dynamo Kyiv *Ukrainian Premier League: 2014–15, 2015–16 * Ukrainian Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15 *Ukrainian Super Cup: 2011, 2016 Los Angeles FC *Supporters' Shield: 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejan Jakovic
Dejan Jakovic ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Јаковић, ; born 16 July 1985) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for the Serbian White Eagles. Internationally, he represented the Canada national team from 2008 to 2018. Early life and career Born in Karlovac, SR Croatia prior to the breakup of Yugoslavia, Jakovic was brought by his parents to Canada at the age of six following the outbreak of war in 1991. They settled in Etobicoke, part of Metropolitan Toronto. His father Nenad played for NK Karlovac in Croatia. Jakovic took up association football in Canada. He was a four-year letterwinner at Scarlett Heights Academy, and was named team MVP as a junior and senior, captaining both indoor and outdoor teams. He played in the Canada national youth program, and also for two-time Ontario Cup winner Woodbridge Strikers under Bob Graham. He was a member of the team that competed at the 2004 Dallas Cup, played with former UAB teammate Lukasz Kwapisz. At the age of eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Beitashour
Steven Mehrdad Beitashour ( ; fa, استیون مهرداد بیتآشور , ; born February 1, 1987) is a professional association football, soccer player who currently plays as a right-back for Colorado Rapids. Born in the United States, he represented the Iran national football team, Iran national team. Background Steven Beitashour was born to Edward and Pari Beitashour in San Jose, California. He has an older brother, Tony, and two sisters, Tina and Stephanie. His parents are both from Iran and moved to the United States in the 1960s. His father, an Electrical engineering, electrical engineer, played soccer for San Francisco State University before working for Apple Inc., Apple. Beitashour is of Assyrian people, Assyrian Christians, Christian descent from his father's side and Shia Islam, Shia Muslim Persian people, Persian descent from his mother's side, enjoying support from both communities in the United States. He has Iranian-American dual citizenship, and is married ... [...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] |
Luis López Fernández
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quillan Roberts
Quillan Roberts (born 13 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Electric City FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he currently represents the Guyana national team after having previously represented Canada at youth and senior level After spells in the youth ranks of Toronto FC and Portugal FC, Roberts signed a first-team contract with Toronto FC in 2012. After loan spells with the Wilmington Hammerheads and Toronto FC II, he was released after the 2016 season. A move to Woodbridge Strikers saw Roberts record a league and cup double, while also being named First Team All Star and Goalkeeper of the Year. That year, he also appeared for York University Lions and lifted the title in the Ontario University Athletics. He has been capped once for the Canadian national team, and scored from his own half in one of three appearances at youth level during the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2011. Club career Early career Roberts began playing socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Lyon
Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American soccer coach and former player. Career College and amateur Lyon spent his entire college career at Marquette University. After medically redshirting his first year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets. He also played in the PDL for Chicago Fire U-23. Professional On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17. He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against Sacramento Republic FC. After being released by the Sounders, Lyon went to Minnesota United FC for a trial period ahead of their inaugural MLS season. The trial didn't work out, and on February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC. Lyon joined MLS side Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Miller (soccer)
Tyler Austin Miller (born March 12, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Miller grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey and attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. College career Miller spent his entire college career at Northwestern University. He made a total of 77 appearances for the Wildcats and finished with a school record 36 shutouts. He also played in the Premier Development League for Ocean City Nor'easters and Chicago Fire U-23. Club career On January 15, 2015, Miller was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. Four days later however, Miller signed with German Regionalliga side SVN Zweibrücken where he made 10 appearances. On July 9, 2015, Miller signed with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2. He made his debut three days later in a 4–0 victory over Arizona United SC. Los Angeles FC On December 12, 2017, Miller was selected by Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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