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LAFC : No Vela, No Problem

Los Angeles, CA — In a sold-out match, LAFC embarked on a new era sans Carlos Vela, a stalwart since the team’s inception. Vela’s...
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LAFC look to go back-to-back in MLS Cup Final

The 2023 MLS regular season kicked off in March and now, as December rolls in, the stage is set for the championship clash between...
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Leon defeat LAFC to crown themselves CONCACAF Champions

On a beautiful 72-degree, clear day here in Los Angeles, CA, LAFC was set to host the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions final....
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LAFC Get First El Trafico Win of the Season

Carson, California on a gorgeous 66 degree day the LA Galaxy played host to LAFC. The Galaxy has been struggling at the outset of this...
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LAFC 2023 Season Preview

The Black and Gold enjoyed an incredible season last year, lifting both the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup, becoming the first team to win...
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LA Galaxy 2023 Season Preview

Greg Vanney’s LA Galaxy finished in fourth place in the Western Conference before going on to beat Nashville SC 1-0 in Round One of...
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LAFC Wins Season Opener Behind Vela’s Hat Trick

LAFC began its 5th season in Major League Soccer today against the Colorado Rapids.  Only Carlos Vela and Latif Blessing survive from that inaugural...
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Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers Match Day 11

CONCACAF Qualifiers Matchday 11 – Preview

The fourth window of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers wraps up this Wednesday. Catch up on a preview in today's Matchday 11 for the...
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For Tata Martino A Win Over Panama Is Crucial

Mexico's manager Gerardo Martino is under high pressure in his pursuit of ensuring the team has a spot in the 2022 World Cup to...
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CONCACAF QUALIFIERS MATCHDAY 10 – PREVIEW

Activities in the road to Qatar 2022 resume for Concacaf, and after Thursday’s matches, the dreams of some hopeful nations are taking a more...
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Liga MX: Who’s Breaking their Winless Streak Next?

2021 was the year of broken streaks across sports in general, but perhaps none more memorable than Liga MX breaking two(!) of their most...
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COVID Affects Week 1 of Liga MX

COVID Affects Liga MX Clausura 2022 Return

COVID cases affect the first week of Liga MX play. With the matches of Tigres vs Santos and Toluca vs Pumas postponed, how will...
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Preview- Liga MX Grita Mexico Clausura 2022

The Liga MX “Grita Mexico” Clausura 2022 tournament is set to kick-off on January 6 with the opening match being a bout between Atletico...
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A Deep Dive Into the U.S. Roster

The upcoming clash of titans between the U.S. and El Tri is a high stake one. Both teams are aware of this. Granted, it...
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LAFC Fall to Timbers at Home

The match between LAFC and Portland marked their 11th league meeting since 2018. This time the Angelenos were without Mexican striker Carlos Vela, who...
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LAFC, LA Galaxy Tie in Latest Edition of El Tráfico

Los Angeles, CA –LAFC’s Banc of California stadium was red hot and electric for today’s latest installment of El Tráfico. The Black & Gold...
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MLS Prevails in Penalty Kicks vs the Liga MX All Stars.

On a beautiful Wednesday evening, in Los Angeles, CA two of North America’s leagues matched up against each other. Liga MX and Major League...
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Top 5 New Jersey’s for this Apertura 2021

With El Tri’s summer of tears behind us, Mexican soccer fans can now peacefully turn to Liga MX’s new Apertura season which is now...
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7 Key Transfers for the Apertura Grita Mexico 2021

With the Gold Cup fiasco behind us, and El Tri’s loss in their quest for Olympic Gold, Mexican soccer fans can now turn their...
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Terrible Night For Mexico In Their Gold Cup Opener

Mexico kicked off their participation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup today against Trinidad & Tobago. They played in front of a crowd of 41...
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Mexico Faces Nigeria in Preparation for Gold Cup

Mexico is back in Los Angeles this Saturday for their last preparation game before the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.This will be their first time...
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USA Wins 1st Edition of CONCACAF Nations League

The day arrived once again for another rendition of a Mexico vs USA classico, this time in the form of the CONCACAF Nations League...
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Your ETO Weekend Watchlist!

As another weekend full of fútbol action kicks off in Liga MX and around the world, the editors at ETO know your fines de...
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El Tri Is Back In Action

The long-awaited return of the Mexican National Team will be in full force this upcoming summer as they have various games lined up in...
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LAFC Notch Important Win Against Colorado

On a beautiful, clear Saturday evening in Los Angeles, LAFC played host to the visiting Colorado Rapids.  Like most venues across the country, more...
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Top 10 Mexican Goalkeepers of All-Time

A ranking is always going to have some sort of controversy especially when comparing players from different eras, so it’s essential to justify it...
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Last round of Guard1anes 2021: What’s at stake for the Liguilla

With the last week of Liga MX coming up this week, it is important to analyze what’s at stake. It is estimated that the...
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Is Chicharito Back?

Sound the alarms and jump on the hype train, ladies and gentlemen, because Chicharito is back! At least that’s what it looks like, but...

ETO Bets: Clasico Saturday Parlays

Clasico, or for you purists, Derby Saturday in Liga MX is here and with it comes my numbers analysis and parlays for both games....
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Top 10 Goals in the Clasico Regio

Two teams in northern Mexico, from the state of Nuevo Leon, have been protagonists in recent years for their championships and blockbuster star signings....
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Top 5 Goals in LAFC History

LAFC as a club has a short history, but it’s already jam packed with impressive games, records and players. Here at ETO we have...
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MLS 2021 Season Preview – 3 Things To Look For

With the MLS 2021 Season kicking off, we at El Tri Online want to make some predictions on what the MLS Season will hold...
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Top 10 Goals in the History of El Clasico Joven

Cruz Azul and America are the two best teams in the 2021 Guard1anes Clausura tournament so far. Cruz Azul, as leader with 12 wins...
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Top 7 Goals by Mexican Players in Champions League History

Throughout history, 25 Mexican players have officially participated in the most prestigious club tournament in the world, the UEFA Champions League. From that list,...
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Your Weekend Watchlist by El Tri Online!

As another weekend full of fútbol action kicks off in Liga MX and around the world, the editors at ETO know you’re fines de...
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TOP 5 LIGA MX PLAYERS SO FAR THIS GUARD1ANES 2021

Cruz Azul and America are league leaders, so its no surprise to see their players make our Top 5 Liga MX Players So Far...
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Your Weekend Watchlist by ETO

As another weekend full of fútbol action kicks off in Liga MX and around the world, the editors at ETO know your fines de...
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Top 10 Chivas Goals in Super Clásicos

With the Super Clásico coming up this weekend, we thought it a great idea to get the mood started by taking a look at...
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Top 5 Young Mexican-American Players in MLS

It is no secret that U.S soccer has recently found great success in cultivating and exporting young talent to European leagues, making tremendous strides...
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Solari takes the reign as new Club America manager

Ex-Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari arrives at Club America to take reigns of the team. But, who exactly is Solari and what can we...
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2020 Audi MLS Cup: Sporting KC vs Minnesota United

The second Western Conference Semi-Final of this year’s MLS playoff will feature conference leader Sporting KC against 4th place Minnesota United. The winner of...
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LAFC Eliminated from MLS Cup Playoffs

The 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs wrapped up their First-Round action today with the final match of the day being Seattle Sounders vs LAFC....
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LA Galaxy Free-Fall Continues With 5-2 Loss to Portland

The LA Galaxy visited the Portland Timbers during this set of mid-week MLS action. The Angelino team was coming off a demoralizing defeat against...
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El Rey makes his return to help LAFC defeat Galaxy 2-0

Carlos Vela makes his return known as he helps give LAFC the 2-0 victory in the 4th and possibly final installment of the #ElTrafico...
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Liga MX Guard1anes 2020: Week 2

The Liga MX Guard1anes 2020 tournament is well underway now with Week 1 behind us. It was business as usual without many surprises, the...
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El Tráfico Top 5 Goals

El Tráfico comes to Orlando tonight as LAFC matchup against the LA Galaxy in one of the most anticipated games from the group stage...
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ETO Top 10: Worst Liga MX Injuries Ever

As beautiful as the game of futbol is, it comes with its ugly side as well. Bad calls, bad misses, and in this case...
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Inter Miami CF vs Philadelphia Union Preview

Rodolfo Pizarro and Inter Miami prepare for the second round of games of Group A in the MLS Is Back Tournament. This time they’ll...
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ETO Top 10: El Tri Penalty Takers

Raul Jimenez has become a reliable penalty kick taker in his career and recently scored again from the spot for Wolves. When you think...
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ETO Top 10: Liga MX All-time Leading Goleadores

With his two goals against Chivas, Andre Pierre-Gignac has scored 136 goals in his time in Liga MX. But, where does this rank all-time?...
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ETO Top 10: El Tri’s Biggest Goleadas

Today marks the day that Germany ended Brazil’s dream to win the 2014 World Cup at home, demolishing a Neymar-less Brazil 7-1. With this...
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You’ve Heard of Luka, But Have You Heard of…..

With all the attention he’s been getting, we know you’ve heard of Luka Romero, but do you know these other youngsters born to foreign...
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Most Humiliating Goleadas in Liga MX

Liga MX has had its fair share of lopsided scores in its history. Today we will focus on this century’s most humiliating blowouts. 12....
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ETO’s 2020 MLS Season Preview

The 2020 MLS season begins this weekend and the excitement has skyrocketed thanks to LAFC’s thrilling win over Club Leon in the CONCACAF Champions...
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The European Nightmare

Every player’s dream is to play in Europe, and now more than ever, young Mexican players are getting the opportunity to leap to the...
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El Tri Online’s 2019 Apertura Playoff Predictions

La Fiesta Grande of Mexican soccer begins on Wednesday and after 17 weeks of play, it’s time to determine who will walk into 2020...
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Santos wraps up regular season with tie in Toluca

Santos Laguna will head into the 2019 Apertura playoffs as the table leader after splitting points against Toluca today with a score of 2-2....
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Mexico vs Brazil A Rematch 14 Years in the Making

Mexico and Brazil are no strangers to each other and today they will face each other again in the U-17 Fifa World Cup, a...
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El Tri’s Next Generation

As El Tri’s U-17 team gets ready to face the Netherlands in the semifinals of FIFA U-17 World Cup, now is a good time...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 18

The Liga MX Apertura 2019 is reaching the end of its regular season and on its way to playoffs. This past weekend, we’ve chosen...
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El Trafico 3.0: Tale of the Tape

The soccer gods smiled upon the MLS, the city of Los Angeles, and the LA Galaxy pulled off an upset win in Minnesota and...
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MLS Cup: Who Can Win It?

The MLS Playoffs are less than 24 hours away, and with a new win or go home format, these promise to be exciting matches....
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 13

The liguilla is slowly approaching and the fight for a playoff spot keeps getting interesting as each week goes by. A small difference in...
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Napoli Scoreless Against Torino

Napoli was looking to make up ground in the leader board today but fell short with a 0-0 tie against Torino. Hirving “Chucky” Lozano...
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Carlos Vela and LAFC win the Supporter’s Shield

Carlos Vela and LAFC end a five-game winless streak after defeating Houston Dynamo, 3-1, winning their first Supporter’s Shield at the Banc of California...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 10

Here are this week’s Liga MX Rankings. Who did we miss? Let us know in the comments! 5. FC Juarez No one talks about...
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El Clasico Capitalino Ends In A 1-1 Draw

America and Pumas faced each other in The Clasico Capitalino (Capital Derby) during the final Saturday match of Apertura 2019, week 9. A game...
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NYCFC spoil Almeyda’s return

Despite losing their previous match, optimism was high for the Earthquakes as their outspoken coach, Matías Almeyda, made his return from suspension. However, top-seated...
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Cruz Azul & Veracruz Play To A Dull Scoreless Draw

Cruz Azul and Veracruz faced off in one of three Liga MX matches being played Friday evening for week 9 of the season. Cruz...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 8

We are halfway through the Liga MX and many things can still happen. Make sure you let us know what you think about this...
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Philadelphia stuns Atlanta with a 3-1 comeback win

In an Eastern Conference matchup that pitted the top 2 teams of the conference, the Philadelphia Union hosted Atlanta United in Philadelphia at Talen...
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Necaxa Completes The Comeback Victory Over Xolos

Necaxa and Tijuana provided a thrilling game in Aguascalientes that saw Los Rayos mount an amazing 3-2 comeback victory. Necaxa was coming off a...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 6

5. Tigres Tigres were fierce on the field and in the stands against America. Los Universitarios had an incredible first half, showing the offensive...
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Real Betis outshined by FC Barcelona in Camp Nou

Andres Guardado and Diego Lainez played with Real Betis against a Messi-less FC Barcelona, who didn’t fail to impress as Antoine Griezmann took lead...
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Benedetti goal gives victory to Club America

America maintains their undefeated streak in the fifth round of the Liga MX with a goal Nicolas Benedetti. After coming off the bench, Benedetti...
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Pumas get their first Copa MX win

Coming from a terrible loss against Tijuana in Liga MX, Pumas received Potros in the Copa MX who tied against Venados in Ascenso MX....
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 4

Another week of Liga MX has passed by, putting new teams on our rankings and eliminating team off our list. Give us your thoughts...
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Las Aguilas stay undefeated getting the win in Toluca.

America leaves the Estadio Nemesio Diez with the victory after having defeated Toluca 1-0 with a second-half counterattack goal by Renato Ibarra in the...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 3

Many ETO quinelas were affected by the third round results of the Apertura 2019 and although it ruined our chances to win, we still...
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Liga MX Round 3 Preview

The Liga MX returns with its third round of the 2019 Apertura! Here are our thoughts and predictions that might be useful if you’re...
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Xolos gets revenge against Queretaro in Copa MX

After just three days, Tijuana Xolos and Los Gallos Blancos de Queretaro faced off once again in Estadio Caliente but this time for week...
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Liga MX Rankings: Week 2

The second week of Liga MX definitely had surprising results. While it’s still early to tell who will make it to playoffs, we at...
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Montreal crush Philadelphia with a 4-0 win

Newly acquired winger Lassi Lappalainenal scores brace in MLS debut. In an Eastern Conference match up north of the border, the Philadelphia Union visited...
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Goal-fest Ends In LAFC Victory

The matchup between powerhouses of their respective conferences got off to a hot start with Atlanta United striking first in the 2nd minute of...
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2019 Apertura Round 2 preview

Round One of the 2019 Apertura is in the history books. Although it is early in the season, it gave us enough to foreshadow...
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Pumas Spoils Atlético’s Liga MX Debut

The San Luis vs Pumas game was expected to be an interesting game, however, unlike many attractive soccer matches, the rivalry between the two...
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Vela and LAFC advance in the U.S Open Cup

Los Angeles Football Club comes back to defeat San Jose Earthquake 3-1 in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at the Banc of...
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Can Mexico Conquer the ‘Fifth Game’ Curse? A Bold Analysis

For decades, the Mexican National Team has been plagued by one of the most frustrating narratives in international football—the dreaded “Quinto Partido” curse. Since...
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Young Players Shine in Apertura 2024 Debuts

The ball is rolling once again on Mexican soccer fields, and one of the standout stories from Matchday 1 of the Apertura 2024 is...
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LIGA MX APERTURA 2024 WEEK ONE RECAP

Here are the results for Week 1 of the Liga MX Apertura 2024: Puebla 1-0 Santos Laguna: Puebla secured a narrow victory with a...