José Cifuentes (Ecuador and LAFC), who had to choose between pursuing soccer or a formal education, wants to make it easier for future generations of soccer players to finish their studies.
The highly anticipated 2023 MLS season opener between Los Angeles FC and Los Angeles Galaxy has been postponed, the league announced on Friday.
The match was slated to start on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. PT from the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif., but a winter storm across Los Angeles County and counties nearby has caused the postponement.
Later on Friday, the rescheduled date was announced for Tuesday, July 4 with kick-off time at 7:30 p.m. PT.
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Tickets originally purchased for Saturday's game will be honored for the date when the match will be rescheduled to.
LAFC is coming off a win in the 2022 MLS Cup last November when it topped Philadelphia Union in an enthralling affair that needed extra time and a penalty shootout to be decided. LAFC is also the early favorites to repeat as MLS Cup champions in 2023.
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LAFC-LA Galaxy is the second game to be postponed after Sporting KC at Portland was moved to Monday, Feb. 27. The remaining games are expected to go on as planned. Nashville SC and New York City FC are up first at 1:30 p.m. PT.
