The Lights got only two points from their season series with Tulsa Roughnecks FC, the team with the least points in the United Soccer League.
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Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz looks at the World Cup’s knockout round bracket and predicts which teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
The Lights acquired midfielder James Murphy and defender Nico Samayoa on loan from Major League Soccer clubs in recent weeks in the hopes of getting production from the two on the cheap.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz discusses the Lights FC’s penalty kick trick play against the Swope Park Rangers last Sunday and its fallout.
The Lights benched goalkeeper Ricardo Ferrino for the first time this season last Sunday against the Swope Park Rangers and started Rancho product Angel Alvarez instead.
The Lights earned a penalty kick in stoppage time against the Swope Park Rangers on Sunday that could’ve tied the match, but Samuel Ochoa’s shot hit the post.
Review-Journal soccer reporter Ben Gotz previews key matches in the third round of the World Cup.
The 24-year-old midfielder was cut by the Seattle Sounders’ organization in March, but has a goal and an assist in his first three games with the Lights.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks to Lights FC midfielder Zach Mathers about his first three games with the club and his time in the Seattle Sounders’ organization.
The Lights faced a three-day turnaround before their match with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday, but by training less, the team came away with a 4-1 win.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz breaks down the first round of the World Cup and looks ahead to the second round of the group stage.
Huge sellers after the first five days of the quadrennial soccer shindig: Brazil, France, Germany (before the game against Mexico) and Ronaldo, the Portuguese star (first name: Cristiano) who rained goals on Spain’s plain right out the box.
The forward scored two goals in the Lights’ 4-1 victory on Saturday night in front of 6,785 fans at Cashman Field.
Jose Luis Sanchez Sola received an eight-game suspension after the United Soccer League said he made physical contact with a fan following the Lights’ 4-0 loss Wednesday at Phoenix Rising FC.
The Lights will only have 14 players, counting two goalkeepers, available for the start of their match against Seattle Sounders FC 2 at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field.