FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 2026 World Cup is 17 months away and South Florida soccer fans got an up-close preview Saturday afternoon of some of the players who could wind up on the sport’s biggest stage as Team USA beat Venezuela, 3-1, in a friendly at Chase Stadium.

Three players who made an impression were midfielder Jack McGlynn and ...Read more

MIAMI — Inter Miami continued to fill out its 2025 roster on Thursday with the signing of Argentine defender Gonzalo Lujan and Argentine American goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo.

Lujan, 23, comes from Argentine top-flight club San Lorenzo, where he made 97 appearances. He signed a contract through the 2027 season with an option for 2028. He also ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ali Riley will never forget her wedding day. And the reasons for that have nothing to do with her vows.

Five days before Riley was to be married in Ventura County, her parents were evacuated from her childhood home in Pacific Palisades. When she should have been double-checking details with the caterer and the florist, she was ...Read more

MIAMI — They won’t be traveling as far as they did last preseason, but Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates will still have an unusually busy schedule in the coming weeks as the team kicks off training camp Monday to begin preparations for the 2025 season.

The club on Friday announced details of its “Americas Preseason Tour,” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Malibu home of Carlos Vela, a former MLS Cup champion and league MVP, was among those burned in the Palisades fire. Saioa Cañibano, Vela's Spanish-born wife, posted a note on social media Thursday saying the house, located near the Malibu-Palisades border, was lost but the family was safe.

"Our beautiful house in Malibu ...Read more