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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been the driving force behind the Galaxy’s push to make the playoffs. Here are his top five goals so far this season.
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Paris Saint-Germain is winning matches, but its top players -- Kylian Mbappe and Neymar -- have struggled to find the back of the net so far.
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The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to Canada for the first time in 34 years, allowing second-half goals to Alphonso Davis and Lucas Cavallini in a 2-0 defeat in the CONCACAF Nations League.
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Can the men’s national team get better by continually playing weaker teams?
Teams played every 5.8 days during the regular season, but the Galaxy are off for 13 days and LAFC for 16 days during FIFA’s international break.
Soccer on TV this weekend: In CONCACAF, teams will busy themselves with the Nations League tournament while in Europe qualifying for the European Championships resumes.
The U.S. and Mexico play in the group phase of the first Nations League soccer tournament Friday, which immediately begs a question: what is the Nations League soccer tournament?
Welcome to a very stat-heavy edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter.
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LAFC star Carlos Vela scores three times to finish the regular season with an MLS-record 34 goals in a 3-1 victory over Colorado.
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Colorado’s game Sunday at LAFC likely will be the last for Tim Howard, and the 40-year-old will head into retirement as the greatest goalkeeper in U.S. history.
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LAFC is set for the playoffs but will be chasing team and individual records in its finale, while the Galaxy can improve their fate dramatically with a win.
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A look at the top soccer matches on television this weekend. Leicester looks to end Liverpool’s undefeated start in the Premier League.
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LAFC’s Walker Zimmerman and Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget were among those named to the U.S. men’s national team roster for the Nations League tournament.
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Eleven of the 12 matches that will be played on Sunday – which MLS has aptly dubbed “Decisions Day” – will have a direct impact on the playoff schedule.
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Carlos Vela scores his 31st goal of the season, but LAFC gives up a goal in the 75th minute in a 1-1 tie with Minnesota United FC.
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Amid legal action against tabloids, Meghan Markle opens about her struggles as a new mom and royal in the documentary “Harry and Meghan: An African Journey.”
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Masked men with high-powered weapons faced off with soldiers and took control of major streets in Culiacan before drug cartel leader was released.
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A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for the first time on record since July’s Ridgecrest quakes.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 12:19 a.m. Friday in Compton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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After nude pictures of Demi Lovato were leaked on Snapchat by hackers Thursday, the singer-actress is getting tons of support from her devoted fans.
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