Soccer

We explore how deep Southern California's soccer talent pool is by choosing an all-time team of players who were either born or grew up here.

She finished third in voting for world player of the year in 2012 and second in the FIFA player of the year balloting in 2019. He played on three championship teams with the New York Cosmos before the North American Soccer League folded in 1985 and is widely considered the best American to have played in the NASL. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001. She was selected as the tournament’s top player in 1991 and won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2000 and for the last three decades has coached at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011. He was born in Detroit and began his soccer career in the Westlake Village AYSO when he was 5. She made her international debut as a 17-year-old and went on to play in 273 other games in a 16-year career that produced two World Cup and two Olympic titles. Paul Caligiuri (Westminster): Caligiuri had arguably the most important goal in men’s national team history when he accounted for the only score in a 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in a 1989 qualifier than sent the U.S. back to the World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Shannon Boxx (Fontana): Boxx was born in Fontana but raised by a single mother in the South Bay, where she led the Torrance United Waves to four state titles and two trips to the national final four. He also played for three Gold Cup champions and made the all-tournament team in 2007. He played 152 games in MLS, was a member of three World Cup teams and ranks sixth all time in international appearances for the U.S. at 127. After coaching several seasons in Germany, Cherundolo returned to the U.S., coached one season with the Las Vegas Lights of the USL Championship and then replaced Bob Bradley as manager at LAFC. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame last year. Carlos Bocanegra (Upland): Bocanegra won two CONCACAF Gold Cups and is one of 11 players to earn at least 110 international caps with the national team he captained.

Apple today announced a partnership with Major League Soccer that will see every single MLS match streamed through the Apple TV app for the next 10...

In an effort to ramp up its sports offerings, Apple has already established a deal with Major League Baseball, and rumors suggest that it is pursuing the National Football League's Sunday Ticket package. The new MLS streaming service will be included as part of MLS full-season ticket packages. Along with all matches, it will include a weekly live match whip-around show and game replays, highlights, analysis, and in-depth behind-the-scenes views of players and clubs.

Apple is kicking off a major push into soccer. The streamer has landed a ten-year deal that will see fans of the top American soccer division able to watch ...

No fragmentation, no frustration — just the flexibility to sign up for one convenient service that gives you everything MLS, anywhere and anytime you want to watch. “It’s a dream come true for MLS fans, soccer fans, and anyone who loves sports. “For the first time in the history of sports, fans will be able to access everything from a major professional sports league in one place,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, in a statement.

Apple Inc. has secured the long-term rights to stream Major League Soccer, taking another step in its growing ambitions as a sports broadcaster.

Season ticket holders for all MLS teams will have free access to the service while some MLS and Leagues Cup matches will also be available at no additional cost ...

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