FRISCO, Texas — As FC Dallas training takes place, there’s a figure on the sideline with a razor-sharp focus. Hands in pockets, a stadium jacket on, he watches coach Luchi Gonzalez and his staff. He observes what takes place before going inside for meetings with his new side. He isn’t new to FC Dallas and […]
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Carlos Vela exited the locker room Monday with heavy legs and a wry smile. He had just finished the Los Angeles Football Club’s first training session of the new season, literally running circles around the rest of the team by jogging along the perimeter of the field while his teammates scrimmaged inside. “It’s nice to […]
Bob Bradley spent most of last season, the first for the Los Angeles Football Club, trying to teach his team how to play like Barcelona. So he took it as a compliment last week when the Spanish superclub expressed interest in acquiring one of his best students, captain Carlos Vela. How serious that interest is and where […]