Stewart has been sporting director of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union since October 2015 and will start his new job Aug. 1, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Wednesday.
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The Lights defeated the Switchbacks 4-1 in front of 5,712 fans Saturday night at Cashman Field to earn their first regular-season win since March 31.
Sola invited fans to meet him at the Downtown Las Vegas bar Gold Spike on Thursday, and about 15 showed up to talk about the Lights for two hours.
Major League Soccer veterans Raul Mendiola and Zach Mathers are expected to dress when the Lights host Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field.
The Lights lost to LA Galaxy II 7-2 on May 26, tying USL-highs this season for goals allowed and margin of defeat in a single game.
Prosecutors in Draper filed four misdemeanor charges against 36-year-old Mark Briggs last Wednesday.
Ethan Zubak scored the fastest hat trick in United Soccer League history to help the Galaxy II hand the Lights a 7-2 defeat Saturday in Carson, California.
The Lights’ technical director’s four-game suspension from United Soccer League play is now over and he will lead the team from the touchline at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at LA Galaxy II.
Las Vegas Lights beat reporter Ben Gotz previews the club’s next game against the LA Galaxy II on Saturday.
Allisson Faramilio scored twice and the Lights lost 2-1 to a Premier Development League squad on Wednesday in Downey, Calif.
The Lights used the same starting 11 for the first time this season in games against FC Tucson and Real Monarchs SLC last week.
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco unveiled the plaque on Monday night.
The team added forward Daniel Guzman Jr., midfielder Eric Avila and defender Roberto Inigo while getting rid of forward Anuar Kanan, midfielder Adolfo Guzman and defender Jorge Guillen-Torres on Monday.
Real Monarchs found the back of the net early to defeat the Lights 2-0 before an announced crowd of 6,810 at Cashman Field.
Lights leader Jose Luis Sanchez Sola promised his team would make the playoffs this week despite a 0-2-3 stretch in the United Soccer League regular season.
