Tuesday was the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest soccer goals in U.S. Men’s National Team history, a free kick that gave the Americans a 1-1 draw against Switzerland.
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The European club championship, won 2-0 by Liverpool of England over Tottenham Hotspur, happened to coincide with KOPCON 2019, the first U.S. convention for Reds’ fans.
Now minor league coaching rivals, Eric Wynalda and Paul Caligiuri were once roommates who scored some of the biggest goals in U.S. soccer history.
The Lights FC ranks fourth among 35 United Soccer League clubs with average attendance of 8,308 — about 1,400 fewer than the Aviators are drawing in their new stadium.
Las Vegas Lights FC were defeated 3-1 by Portland Timbers 2 in a United Soccer League game during which the local side allowed an outrageous bicycle kick by Portland’s Dairon Asprilla in the 74th minute.
Former UNLV soccer star Simon Keith, one of the world’s longest surviving heart transplant recipients, underwent a second heart transplant Sunday and was recuperating at a San Diego hospital.
New Lights FC coach Eric Wynalda says he has mellowed since the end of his soccer broadcast career. But he still can express a pointed opinion when the situation warrants.
Lights FC owner Brett Lashbrook wants to bring Major League Soccer spring training to Las Vegas, even if Tucson, Arizona, has first dibs.