Weary but still hungry, LAFC hopes to end the longest season in MLS history with another Cup title
The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC. LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its 52nd match of 2023 across all competitions. No MLS team has ever played more matches in a calendar year than coach Steve Cherundolo’s LAFC squad, which earned that dubious achievement by winning the Supporters’ Shield and its first MLS Cup title last year and then having moderate success in the various in-season tournaments for which it qualified this year.