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Soccer

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Top 5 Secrets Carmen Trutanich Dug Up On Carmen Trutanich

    In 2008, Carmen Trutanich was a private lawyer making his first run for public office. He needed to be ready for an onslaught of attacks in the city attorney's race, so he hired a research firm to dig through public records and exhume all the skeletons in his background.VR Research came back with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Don't Call Them Hooligans: Meet Ultras, L.A.'s Major League Soccer Superfans

    There are two groups of soccer "types" everyone is familiar with. There's the "soccer mom," scooting across town in her minivan with her 2.5 children, and the "hooligan," a soccer fan whose sole purpose in life is to beat the living shit out of anyone who doesn't support his favorite team. There is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A.

    Quantifying the best of anything is a dicey endeavor. Whether it be dive bars or gay bars or strip clubs, the best places for you will of course depend on your taste. (Many of these lists will be available via the Weekly's new "best of" mobile app, by the way). When we wrote about the "10 Bars Most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Javier Arrioja, Soccer Coach for the Los Angeles Misioneros, Charged With Molesting Teen Player

    lamisionerosfc.com​Updated below: The sheriff says Arrioja actually molested two 14-year-old players. Originally posted February 22 at 6 p.m. A former soccer coach for the Los Angeles Misioneros, a private under-17 club team based out of Inglewood, has been accused of molesting one of his yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Kosha Dillz: He Raps New Year's Eve at the Viper Room With Dirt Nasty

    See also: What To Do This New Year's Eve Kosha Dillz will have much to celebrate when he takes the stage at the Viper Room on Saturday night, on a bill with Dirt Nasty. In 2011 the New Jersey-bred rapper -- who now lives in Los Angeles -- did everything from performing on Yo Gabba Gabba! to collabo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    5 Artsy Things to Do This Week: From MOCA's Controversial Gala to Christmas in Chinatown

    Courtesy Cirrus GalleryDoug Edge's Pure Air Hope Chest, made of cast resin in 1971​ Like summer group shows, holiday group shows are hit-and-miss. But two good ones are up right now, one in Inglewood and one downtown, and both mix barely heard-of artists with those who have been around. 5. M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Jose Duarte, Who Worked With Boys From Westside to South L.A., Molested at Least Three Kids, Cops Allege

    LAPDDuarte.​A boys soccer coach was charged with child molestation this week and, unfortunately, authorities say the suspect had access to lots of kids. In fact, 42-year-old Jose Duarte coached teams at MacArthur Park, nearby Vista Hermosa Park, and at he Gilbert Lindsey Recreation Center in ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Dan Schuette: Riot Squad's Bawdy "Shooter"

    LAPDDuarte.​A boys soccer coach was charged with child molestation this week and, unfortunately, authorities say the suspect had access to lots of kids. In fact, 42-year-old Jose Duarte coached teams at MacArthur Park, nearby Vista Hermosa Park, and at he Gilbert Lindsey Recreation Center in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Punk Singer Steve Ignorant (Finally) Brings Crass to America: Interview

    photo by Damon Allen DavisonSteve Ignorant and band​ Crass, the commune-living, hippie anarchist punks whose DIY way of recording and promoting had as much an impact on the genre as their brand of boot-in-your face hardcore, disbanded more than 25 years ago, having never toured the U.S. beyond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    German Alex Romero, 17-Year-Old L.A. Soccer Star at Chatsworth High, Killed on Nighttime Bicycle Ride by Hit-and-Run Driver

    U.S. Soccer Development AcademyHigh-school senior German Alex Romero​A boy formerly listed as a varsity soccer player at El Camino Real High School in the Valley was killed last night by a hit-and-run Toyota Corolla, reports City News Service. German Alex Romero and a friend, both 17, were ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    "I Told You to Stop Talking about Your Mom": Wonderfully Strange Practice Conversations for ESL Students

    ​ Each Monday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets around Los Angeles. 3030 English Author:Ji-wan Kim Date: 2008 Publisher: Gimm-Young, Korea Discovered at: Goodwill, 11726 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    World Cup Soccer Skips L.A. Again: Do You Care?

    FIFAViva Qatar.​Who gives a flying f--- about World Cup? Well, you do, obviously. L.A. lost out on the possibility of hosting the 2022 big dance of soccer when it was announced this week that the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar will get to host this futbol fest. It's kind of a big deal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    L.A. Loses 2022 World Cup Host Bid To Qatar

    Back on the plane, girls​You can uncross your fingers, Los Angeles -- the most adored sporting event in the universe is officially not going down in the City of Angels in 2022, taking its promises of worldwide honor, limelight and way more terrible traffic than usual right along with it. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Four Loko Banned In New York City (What A Bunch Of Squares)

    Ellie Bragg via The Daily Tar HeelNorth Carolina is now officially less shitty than New York​One by one, all the weak states are banishing Four Lokos -- those scary-tall $2-odd cans disguised in camo; part energy drink, part alcohol -- from their every last convenience aisle. The latest to ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Vote For One: An NFL Stadium Downtown Near Staples Center, Or One In The San Gabriel Valley, In The City Of Industry

    Majestic RealityAn artists rendering of the Industry NFL stadium.​It's not like you have much of a choice: Two of Southern California's most-powerful developers will duke it out until the best man wins. But if you did have the choice, what would you pick: An NFL stadium at the Convention Cent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Ed Roski's Proposed 'Los Angeles Stadium' Good For World Cup Soccer As Well As NFL

    gnews pics via FlickrIs L.A. ready for another World Cup?​The developer of a proposed NFL stadium in the City of Industry has just sweetened the pot: The venue will be World Cup soccer compatible! And the crowd (of three people) goes wild. Developer Ed Roski's Majestic Reality says the San Ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Web Surfing: A Roundup of News from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond

    -- Silver Lake's wild yeast man, breadmaker Mark Stambler. [Eating L.A.] -- So much for David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay opening a pub in L.A. Hey, what's Diego Maradona up to these days? [Grub Street] -- Mooi in Echo Park to host Community Supported Agriculture on Tuesdays. [Daily Dish] -- Are ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    FIFA World Cup: Spain vs. the Netherlands

    -- Silver Lake's wild yeast man, breadmaker Mark Stambler. [Eating L.A.] -- So much for David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay opening a pub in L.A. Hey, what's Diego Maradona up to these days? [Grub Street] -- Mooi in Echo Park to host Community Supported Agriculture on Tuesdays. [Daily Dish] -- Are ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Zidane: A Twentieth Century Portrait

    -- Silver Lake's wild yeast man, breadmaker Mark Stambler. [Eating L.A.] -- So much for David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay opening a pub in L.A. Hey, what's Diego Maradona up to these days? [Grub Street] -- Mooi in Echo Park to host Community Supported Agriculture on Tuesdays. [Daily Dish] -- Are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    World Cup (Musical) Madness: 5 Great Vuvuzela YouTube Mashups

    ​A few weeks back, L.A. Weekly's music editor Gustavo Turner ruminated on the World Cup's unceasing dirge of a soundtrack produced by South Africa's favorite party favor, the vuvuzela. World Cup fans have become familiar with the chorus of skronking that has accompanied every game, but opinio ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    World Cup: USA vs. Ghana

    ​A few weeks back, L.A. Weekly's music editor Gustavo Turner ruminated on the World Cup's unceasing dirge of a soundtrack produced by South Africa's favorite party favor, the vuvuzela. World Cup fans have become familiar with the chorus of skronking that has accompanied every game, but opinio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    California Lawmakers Use World Cup Fever To Raise Money

    ​Two California lawmakers are using the excitement surrounding the World Cup to raise money for their re-election bids, according to the Sacramento Bee. Assemblyman Bill Monning of Carmel and Sen. Lois Wolk of Davis (both Democrats) invited supporters this morning to gather at local pubs to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Art for Goal's Sake

    ​Two California lawmakers are using the excitement surrounding the World Cup to raise money for their re-election bids, according to the Sacramento Bee. Assemblyman Bill Monning of Carmel and Sen. Lois Wolk of Davis (both Democrats) invited supporters this morning to gather at local pubs to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    David Beckham's Personal World Cup: Pot Noodles

    David Beckham, the English soccer star, LA Galaxy midfielder and friend of Gordon Ramsay, may not be playing in next month's highly anticipated FIFA World Cup -- he ruptured his achilles in March -- but he'll be honored with a cup of his very own on the occasion. A cup of noodles, actually. Britis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Boos Hound: David Beckham Ejected from Game

    David Beckham gets boos the old-fashioned way -- he earns them. While some local L.A. Galaxy fans may go overboard in their heckling of the star midfielder for wanting to get out of his L.A. contract and play for AC Milan, Saturday Beckham gave everyone cause for alarm when he applied a dangerous, " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    David Beckham Clashes With Another Fan

    ITN​ They're at it again: The prickly L.A. Galaxy superstar and the public who have turned on him. After getting fined $1,000 by Major League Soccer Friday for engaging in a July 19 verbal confrontation with an angry Galaxy fan (since banned for life from the Home Depot Center stadium), David Beck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Heckler Banned for Life After Beckham Confrontation

    USA Today reports that the man who confronted L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham during a soccer match with AC Milan last Sunday has been red-carded for life. The row began during halftime at Carson's Home Depot Center when a shouting match escalated between Beckham and an angry fan described by the New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Beckham Booed in Home Game

    L.A. Galaxy fans got to see two sellouts Sunday -- the exhibition soccer match against ACCaleb Williams/WikipediaDavid Beckham Milan they attended and the first home appearance of superstar David Beckham since he negotiated his way out of his Galaxy contract to play with the very same AC Milan. A ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Carry On Beckham: New Book Details Soccer Star's L.A. Mishaps

    Pity Posh 'n Becks trying to set up house in Los Angeles after the British couple arrived here in 2007 so the soccer superstar could play for the Galaxy. First the young thirtysomethings were refused wine service at a top restaurant because they carried no I.D.s on them. Then there was the fame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Beckham Almost Gone

    The L.A. Times says L.A. Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has reach a deal with his current team, the Galaxy, and A.C. Milan, for which he is currently on loan. Under the arrangement, Beckham will continue to play for the Italian club through its season, which ends May 31. Then he will return here an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Sheriff Lowered Bar to Raise Ranks The L.A. County Sheriff's Department loosened hiring practices in order to meet recruiting goals, charges a report by the Office of Independent Review. L.A. TimesWorkers Protest Postal Ax About four dozen union postal workers rallied outside the Industry Processing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Bend It (A Contract) Like Beckham

    Bye-Bye Beckham! Or, make that, Arrivadercci,  Los Angeles! as an Associated Press story reveals that Italian soccer -- whoops, we mean, football -- team AC Milan is exploring ways to get the former Manchester United captain to wiggle out of his contract with the L.A. Galaxy. The Los Angeles t ... More >>

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    They Blinded Us With Scions: L.A. Riots Among Bands Entering Corporate Marriages

    A car company recruits rising stars of the L.A. music scene to help sell autos. Who's buying?

  • Columns

    December 27, 2007

    9 L.A. Flashpoints

    A car company recruits rising stars of the L.A. music scene to help sell autos. Who's buying?

  • Film+TV

    October 18, 2007

    Movie Reviews: 30 Days of Night, Canvas, Futbaal

    Also Golda's Balcony, The Price of Sugar, Things We Lost in the Fire and more

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    Forget the Alamo

    Dear Mexican: How hard can Spanish be to learn if Mexicans know it?

  • LA Life

    May 3, 2007

    ¡ask a Mexican! Forget the Alamo

    Dear Mexican: How hard can Spanish be to learn if Mexicans know it?

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    The Ultimate Product Placement

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Film+TV

    July 6, 2006

    The TiVo Hog

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2005

    Dead End Kids, Celebrity Air and Scandinavians — Especially Norwegians

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Columns

    July 21, 2005

    Get Real

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Columns

    April 7, 2005

    God Free

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Columns

    April 15, 2004

    The Thin White Line

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Letters

    Phil Anschutz takes a huge hit if Beckham tanks as L.A.’s soccer megastar. He’s not worried

  • Columns

    July 3, 2003

    Bend Over

    Who is David Beckham, and why should I care?

  • Film+TV

    July 11, 2002

    It's Over!

    The World Cup's Hollywood ending

  • News

    June 6, 2002

    Patriot Games

    The World Cup's Hollywood ending

  • News

    June 6, 2002

    El Tri's Trials

    The World Cup's Hollywood ending

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    The Old Ball Game

    L.A.’s future is fine without football

  • Art+Books

    July 16, 1998

    World Cup ’98

    A fan’s notes (week 4)

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