Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC faces extremely long odds of ever making it to the Premier League, but that isn't stopping the team from chasing its dream.

Former Galaxy midfielder Eddie Lewis has built a post-career business with TOCA Football, a technology-based training platform growing in popularity.

Bayer Leverkusen ended Bayern Munich's long reign as Bundesliga champion, but is its season merely a fluke or a sign of growing parity in European soccer?

Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil was called a slur on social media after a 2-1 loss to LAFC in the El TrA!fico rivalry. Both clubs and the MLS condemned the incident.

LAFC has historically struggled in its El TrA!fico rivalry with the Galaxy, but its win on Saturday could signal a change in fortunes for both clubs.

An L.A.-based nonprofit with support from Angel City FC is using soccer to help children stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border cope with waiting for asylum.

McCarthy was MVP in LAFC's only MLS Cup win in 2022, then helped lead the team back to the championship game last year. But that doesn't guarantee him a warm welcome.

American players are becoming more common in Italy's Serie A, and the country's top soccer league is helping the USMNT prepare for World Cup qualifying.

Coming off one of their most disappointing seasons in franchise history, the Galaxy have stormed to the top of MLS through the first six weeks of the season.

The Mexican national team program is arguably at its lowest point in decades as its development pipeline lacks players with international experience.

The U.S. men's and women's soccer teams learned their opening matchups for the Paris Olympics Wednesday, with the women facing a tougher field.

At a critical time for a league looking to capitalize on Lionel Messi and other stars, MLS is gambling away its reputation in the referee labor dispute.

Angel City fails to capitalize on 12 corner kicks and misses a prime scoring chance in the 90th minute in a season-opening 1-0 loss to Bay FC.

Angel City FC is seeking a new majority owner, and more funding, amid reported tension among some of the team's board members.

As Becki Tweed takes over for her first full season as Angel City's head coach, the team believes its diverse roster will help make it stronger.

The Mexican national team will face New Zealand at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 7.

Galaxy assistant coach Nick Theslof will not be charged after he was jailed on suspicion of public intoxication Saturday morning.

The rest of the world has caught the U.S., so now it's about grinding out wins, being smarter, tougher and wanting it more. All that was on display in the Gold Cup.

Lindsey Horan scores in first-half stoppage time as the U.S. women's soccer team defeats Brazil 1-0 to claim the CONCACAF W Gold Cup championship.

Whatever game the teams thought they were playing, it wasn't soccer: Together they combined for just 15 shots. The beautiful game drowned in the quagmire.

The USWNT defeated Canada in penalty kicks during a W Gold Cup semifinal Wednesday in San Diego, winning despite horrendous field conditions.

One game won't fix all the issues for the USWNT. But Sunday's performance at least suggested that reports of the team's death may have been greatly exaggerated.

Lindsey Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw score to propel the U.S. women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Colombia in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.

MLS has rescinded the second yellow card given to Galaxy midfielder Mark Delgado in Sunday's 1-1 tie with Inter Miami, making him eligible to play this weekend.

The seeds for Monday's win,A Mexico's first over the U.S.A since 2010,A were planted in 2022 whenA itsA soccer federationA fired women's coach Monica Vergara.

MLS needs to help broker a labor deal with referees, stop fighting U.S. Open Cup participation and alter roster rules to benefit from Lionel Messi.

Lizbeth Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo score to lift Mexico to a stunning 2-0 upset over the U.S. women's national soccer team in CONCACAF W Gold Cup play.

Age is quickly catching up with Lionel Messi and other key stars on Inter Miami's roster. The team struggled to keep up with the young Galaxy Sunday.

In front of 27,642 fans, many wearing Lionel Messi jerseys, the Galaxy settle for a tie in their season opener when Messi scores late for Inter Miami.

The convicted former fixer will figure prominently in the New York hush money trial. His credibility issues give the defense plenty to work with.

Trump's short list of vice presidential candidates self-disqualify when they second his falsehoods about the 2020 election and Jan. 6.

An Indiana case challenging private, for-profit asset forfeiture tests the principle that prosecutors have a duty to seek justice, not merely to win cases.

A reader whose cult was covered by Bob Pool went from chanting against The Times' reporter to drawing inspiration from him.

Not all opinions are created equal. The belief that Joe Biden's 2020 victory was illegitimate is a case in point.

'Could it be because Israel is a Jewish state?' asks a reader. 'This is a serious question that needs answers.'

The legal debate over arresting unhoused people needs a reality check, and a dose of empathy.

Could UCLA leaders have done more to stop the brewing tension between pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel counterprotesters from blowing up early Wednesday?

Books to read in May include Hari Kunzru's concluding novel in a series about racism and the memoir of 'riot grrrl' co-founder Kathleen Hanna.

Taking cannabis out of the most-dangerous-drug category is almost literally the least the federal government can do on the subject. Further work is needed to catch up with Americans' knowledge and practice.

To be as tough as the guys, Republicans Kristi Noem shot her dog, Joni Ernst castrated hogs, Sarah Palin advocated shooting wolves from the air.

Restaurants still need humans to do much of the labor. Working people deserve to have their voices heard in determining how, when or whether AI and automation should be used.

A reader says she miscarried in Florida in 1989 and had to bleed for week to get needed care. She fears abortion bans will harm miscarriage patients.

Trump's politics and alleged criminal acts don't matter to many of his voters. They just admire his over-the-top tough-guy swagger.

For frequent fliers, Clear's line-skipping service is worth paying for. The state shouldn't limit its expansion to other airports.

The automatic braking requirement for new cars is a milestone for U.S. road safety, on par with seat belts and airbags.

President Biden is putting his reelection at risk by not publicly calling on Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza.

Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over the New York hush money trial, fined the ex-president for repeatedly violating a gag order and threatened incarceration.

Increases in property taxes and water rates will help keep Southern California's water flowing. Costs would be higher and water scarcer without modest hikes by the Metropolitan Water District now.

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed corrections facilities, the state's shrinking incarcerated population could enable several more.

It's a mistake to regard youth demonstrations such as those over Israel's war in Gaza through a lens of '60s nostalgia. Crowds can be a force for ill as well as good.

Why do universities charge future teachers the same rate as future engineers?

GOP rhetoric is all about 'backing the blue,' but what does the powerful House Republican Study Committee budget call for?

Readers debate the pro-Palestinian protests on multiple campuses and the crackdown against them by college administrators.

Mental health problems skyrocketed when social media became widely available. Parents don't need brain scans to tell them something's wrong.

'A vote for the Democrats is the only safety net we have for hanging onto the freedoms we hold so dear,' says a reader.

Kaliane Bradley proves imperialism, the scourge of bureaucracy and cross-cultural conflict can be utterly entertaining in 'The Ministry of Time.'

Congress is considering ways to protect our data at a crucial time, after Biden authorized a surveillance law and a TikTok 'ban' with a narrow focus.