Soccer
LAFC general manager John Thorrington recalls sports being the escape, but with the coronavirus pandemic that escape has been eliminated.
March 16, 2020
LAFC general manager John Thorrington has transformed an expansion team into an MLS Cup title contender in just two seasons. What has fueled his success?
Oct. 21, 2019
Sports
John Thorrington was playing with Huddersfield, in the third tier of English soccer, when it became clear to him that his most important contribution to the sport he loved would come off the field.
Dec. 8, 2015
Olympics
Soccer: U.S. winger pursues the Olympic berth that his father was denied because of South African policies on apartheid.
April 25, 2000
Give the fledgling Los Angeles Football Club credit for this much: its executives aren’t afraid to think outside the box.
Dec. 12, 2015
General manager John Thorrington has to start making decisions Monday on LAFC’s roster. He would like to keep most of the team together, but it might not be possible.
Nov. 12, 2022
LAFC
LAFC general manager John Thorrington has just six weeks to rebuild a roster that has lost 18 players, and it’s unclear if Carlos Vela will return.
Jan. 25, 2024
When the owners of the Los Angeles Football Club gave John Thorrington the keys to their soccer team three months ago, he had little more than an idea and his own enthusiasm with which to work.
March 7, 2016
LAFC gave president Tom Penn, general manager John Thorrington and chief business officer Larry Freedman multiyear contract extensions Friday.
Dec. 20, 2019
The last time John Thorrington put together a soccer team, he was choosing sides with some junior high school friends in a Palos Verdes schoolyard.
Jan. 14, 2017