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Only one of the thousands of Mexican fans expected to travel to Qatar can boast of having attended 10 World Cups and more than 450 matches for the country’s national team. His name is Héctor Chávez but he is better known as “Caramelo.” Chávez wears a black charro hat on his head, a green El Tri jersey and carries a Mexican flag with the letters of his native state of Chihuahua embroidered on the front. Chávez says “it’s a lot of sacrifice. I would say it’s even a Via Crucis for s...

Before every World Cup, strikers looking to cement their case for inclusion face an intense, singular pressure to score goals

The German's path to the MLS elite was far from straightforward, but exemplifies an ongoing trend

LAFC, which finished the regular season as the best team in MLS, will host its crosstown rival, the L.A. Galaxy, in the western conference semifinals round.

Mexico will be heading to Qatar in November to play in their 17th World Cup.

Chicharito's contract with the LA Galaxy expires at the end of December and in Uruguay media says Luis Suárez will replace him.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Mexico has four center forwards in training for its World Cup warmup matches this week, but El Tri will take only three strikers to Qatar. And Chicharito will not be in either group, coach Tata Martino confirmed Tuesday night.

John Pulskamp saved Javier Hern\u00e1ndezs Panenka penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, preserving a 2-2 draw for Sporting Kansas City against the LA Galaxy. In a match that included three penalty kicks, two of them successful, Chicharito scored twice for the Galaxy to increase his season total to 14 goals. He beat Pulskamp from 12 yards in the fourth minute and tied the score with a penalty kick in the 88th after K\u00e9vin Cabral was tripped trying to round the goal...

Two Dutch tourists die of suspected food poisoning in Colombia

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Samuel Grandsir scored two of Los Angeles' four first-half goals to spark the Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.