Lights FC/Soccer

Tickets for Leagues Cup final in Las Vegas to go on sale Monday

By Ben Gotz / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 12, 2019 - 5:37 pm

From left, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Liga M ...

From left, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Liga MX Executive President Enrique Bonilla and MGM President of Entertainment and Sports George Kliavkoff hold up a banner for the Leagues Cup, a soccer event coming to Sam Boyd Stadium in September, in front of the Bellagio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Tickets for the Sept. 18 Leagues Cup final at Sam Boyd Stadium will go on sale at leaguescup.com at 10 a.m. on Monday, the City of Las Vegas tweeted Friday.

The newly formed event features four teams from Major League Soccer (the Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake) and four teams from Liga MX (Club America, Cruz Azul, Tigres UANL and Club Tijuana) in a tournament together. The first round, which pits an MLS team against a Liga MX team, begins July 23.

If two MLS or two Liga MX teams meet in the Aug. 20 semifinals, the games will be held in Houston or Los Angeles. If a MLS and Liga MX team meet in the semifinals, the MLS team will host.

Ben Gotz can be reached at bgotz@reviewjournal.com.Follow @BenSGotz on Twitter.

Top scorer Irvin Raul Parra went into a three-way tie for most goals in Lights history as the L ...

Lights FC win over Rio Grande Valley FC

By Jonathan Eskin / RJ

July 28, 2019 - 2:26 pm

Top scorer Irvin Raul Parra went into a three-way tie for most goals in Lights history as the Lights FC won 2-1 over Rio Grande Valley FC and extended their road losing streak to five games in a United Soccer League match Saturday in front of 8,818 at Cashman Field.

Las Vegas Lights FC (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tacoma ends winless skid, beats Las Vegas Lights

By Jonathan Eskin / RJ

July 24, 2019 - 10:47 pm

Substitute Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez scored twice in the second half to help the Tacoma Defiance end a 14-match winless streak with a 4-1 victory over the Lights FC in a United Soccer League match Wednesday in Tacoma, Washington.

Jesus Gonzalez, left, makes his USL Championship debut against the El Paso Locomotive. Photo co ...

Las Vegas Lights’ Jesus Gonzalez makes comeback after car accident

By Jonathan Eskin / RJ

July 23, 2019 - 4:22 pm

The 27-year-old midfielder couldn’t walk after the left side of his body was run over. He was bedridden for 2½ months and didn’t touch a soccer ball for 3½ months.

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Champions League match at the Stade de Suisse in ...

Soccer star Ronaldo won’t face sex assault charges in Las Vegas

By Rio Lacanlale / RJ

July 22, 2019 - 12:07 pm

The Clark County district attorney’s office will not charge international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in connection with an alleged sexual assault in 2009 in Las Vegas.

Natural turf is installed at Notre Dame Stadium in preparation for a professional soccer match ...

Notre Dame stadium getting natural turf for pro soccer game

July 17, 2019 - 11:22 am

Notre Dame Stadium is getting a layer of natural turf in preparation for a professional soccer match.

United States' team celebrates with trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer mat ...

Secret brand deodorant donates $529K to US women’s soccer

The Associated Press

July 17, 2019 - 7:08 am

Procter & Gamble, a sponsor of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, is now supporting its members’ fight for equal pay.

Major League Soccer. Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

The Renaissance Companies Inc. to attend MLS All-Star Week

By Ben Gotz / RJ

July 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

Representatives from the company, which is working with Las Vegas officials to build a new soccer-specific stadium, plan to attend Major League Soccer’s All-Star Week.

Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann, center, vies for the ball with Barcelona midfielder Arthur, ...

Las Vegas officials to attend MLS All-Star Week

By Ben Gotz / RJ

July 15, 2019 - 4:59 pm

MLS announced Monday that officials from as Vegas, Charlotte, Sacramento, St. Louis and “other potential expansion markets” will attend its All-Star Week as the league attempts to expand from 27 teams to 30.

In this July 8, 2019 file photo, United States women's soccer team member Allie Long walks to a ...

Women’s World Cup player’s hotel room burglarized

The Associated Press

July 12, 2019 - 9:59 am

Allie Long tweeted on Thursday that her hotel room in Los Angeles was burglarized while the team was being honored at the ESPYS.

Commentator Hercules Gomez, from left, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Major League Soccer Pre ...

MLS commissioner says Las Vegas is in expansion derby

By Ben Gotz / RJ

July 11, 2019 - 5:32 pm

MLS commissioner Don Garber confirmed the league has interest in Las Vegas as an expansion candidate but did not give away whether a team will eventually come.