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MLS stars feature for Costa Rica against Brazil

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Brazil and Costa Rica squared off in front of 64448 spectators at the Saint Petersburg Stadium and the tiny CONCACAF nation came within minutes of a World Cup sensation holding Brazil to a 0-0 draw until the 90th minute, but the Seleção’s quality shone through in the dying moments of the game as […]

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Los Angeles FC World Cup

LAFC’s Marco Ureña hopes to help Costa Rica regain World Cup glory from 4 years ago

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”267″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MOSCOW — Los Angeles FC striker Marco Ureña is no stranger to the World Cup. The forward was a member of the Costa Rica squad four years ago in Brazil. Of course, four years ago, Costa Rica surprised the world. Los Ticos stormed all the way […]

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Los Angeles FC

Marcos Ureña making new name for himself with expansion LAFC

Bob Bradley, perhaps more than many coaches in MLS, makes a point of getting to know his players. He learned something interesting during his introduction to one of his forwards last month. Marcos Ureña’s first name has been misspelled for most of his career. “It’s Marcos,” Bradley said. “Even though sometimes it gets written as Marco, […]