Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
CARSON, CALIF. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Not even Zlatan Ibrahimović could save the coaching career of Sigi Schmid. Schmid has coached in the sport of soccer since 1980. He began his coaching journey with the University of California, Los Angeles. Now, he’s wrapping up his coaching career with the LA Galaxy. Sigi Schmid steps down as LA […] READ MORE
CARSON, Calif. (March 23, 2018) – After speculation all this week and years of rumors, it’s finally happened. LA Galaxy sign Zlatan Ibrahimović, the club announced today. LA Galaxy Sign Zlatan Ibrahimović to Two-Year TAM Contract Zlatan comes to MLS as the most famous Swedish footballer in history and one of the most decorated players […] READ MORE
CARSON, CALIFORNIA (January 19, 2018) – They finally have their starting striker. The LA Galaxy trade for Columbus Crew SC striker, Ola Kamara. They have sent forward Gyasi Zardes and $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money to make it happen, the club announced today. LA Galaxy Trade Gyasi Zardes and TAM for Ola Kamara Kamara comes […] READ MORE
Editorial (July 29, 2017) – LA Galaxy Head Coach Curt Onalfo was fired this past Thursday. The club has replaced him with Sigi Schmid after a very disappointing first half of the season. Onalfo was certainly a flawed coach and change was needed to save the Galaxy’s season. But Onalfo wasn’t fully set up to […] READ MORE
Editorial (July 27, 2017) – For those of you living under a rock, the LA Galaxy have fired Head Coach Curt Onalfo, effective immediately. Former Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid has been hired. While this solves a number of issues for the Galaxy, hiring Scmid will not fix everthing. Hiring Sigi […] READ MORE
Opinion (April 27, 2017) – I’m going to assume most people reading this are hate reading it and/or are ready to come after me in the comments section. This column is not a defense of Galaxy Head Coach Curt Onalfo. He has done a poor job. I am not arguing that he should be kept. […] READ MORE
CARSON, CA (December 13, 2016) – After all the waiting and rumor hoopla, the wait is finally over. The LA Galaxy have appointed Curt Larson as Head Coach of the senior team after coaching LA Galaxy II the past two seasons. LA Galaxy Appoint Curt Onalfo As Head Coach Onalfo played for the Galaxy in […] READ MORE
Editorial (November 28, 2016) – Yesterday, former LA Galaxy player and current VP of soccer operations Peter Vagenas was named general manager. Club president Chris Klein announced this during a conference call, and made several other statements surrounding the LA Galaxy head coach and off-season decisions. Let’s break it all down. LA Galaxy Head Coach Search: […] READ MORE
Matt has been writing for Last Word since 2014. He previously covered Saint Louis FC in their inaugural season. Now he lives in Denver, covering the Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy, with one eye on the U.S. National Teams.