The Los Angeles Football Club Gazette
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
A brace, and Heung-Min Son takes the afternoon — 8.30
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Heung-Min Son provided it, and the 8.30 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Hugo Lloris signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Hugo Lloris commits to Los Angeles Football Club for another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Los Angeles Football Club
Heung-Min Son was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
Graduation day at Los Angeles Football Club
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match6 Mar 2027
Los Angeles Football Club find a way past Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers made Los Angeles Football Club work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market8 Mar 2027
Michael Tillman steps up from the Los Angeles Football Club academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michael Tillman has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Mar 2027
Los Angeles Football Club promote David Yedlin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Yedlin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market8 Mar 2027
Daniel Ferreira steps up from the Los Angeles Football Club academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Ferreira has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Mar 2027
Justin Zardes steps up from the Los Angeles Football Club academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Justin Zardes has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Ryan Porteous
- Squad Lance Rozeboom falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Los Angeles Football Club turn down the training-ground plan