Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez score for Chelsea as LAFC 10-game unbeaten streak across all competition ends in a 2-0 loss in the FIFA Club World Cup.
The MLS club not only is looking to expand its brand globally while earning $9.55 million for making tournament, but forging a pathway to lucrative future.
Both LAFC and the Galaxy were disappointed they couldn't win, but they did come away with renewed optimism about the direction of their respective seasons.
Marco Reus scores in the 87th minute as the Galaxy rally to a 2-2 draw with LAFC that ends their five-match losing streak but keeps them winless on the season.
Mark Delgado will be doing his part to help LAFC beat the Galaxy in the latest installment of the El Tráfico rivalry even if it'll feel strange playing against his former team.
Cengiz Under, Jeremy Ebobisse, Denis Bouanga and Yaw Yeboah score for LAFC in a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
The Illinois native who grew up San Diego and played professionally in Germany is ready to reconnect "with the European game and coaching in Europe."
The club's winningest coach said that in the best interests of his family it is time to return to Germany, where he played as a pro for Hanover 96..
The 21-year-old has been given increased playing time and showed how far he's come in a CONCACAF Champions Cup win over Inter Miami on Wednesday.
Fans flocked to watch star Lionel Messi, but LAFC Academy product Nathan Ordaz stole the show by scoring the game's only goal to beat Inter Miami on Wednesday.
Mark Delgado scored the lone goal in LAFC's win over Colorado in the deciding second leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup match.
Looking at how the league punishes successful teams in an effort to maintain parity as a new season opens (with LAFC and Galaxy season schedules).
LAFC begins CONCACAF Champions League play against Colorado with the aim of eventually taking the title after falling in the championship game twice.
Mark Delgado has lived in Southern California for most of his life, and the former Galaxy midfielder is hoping to pull off a rare MLS title feat with LAFC.
