Through the first third of the MLS regular season, the Los Angeles Football Club, on the whole, has been average. While April yielded a positive stretch for Cherundolo's players, who went unbeaten after a three-loss March, ups-and-downs as a group and individually continue to get sprinkled in week to week and half to half, which was a focus of team meetings this week. “For us, some good moments and some moments where things weren't as sharp and consistent as we had hoped,” Cherundolo observed prior to visiting the struggling San Jose Earthquakes (1-8-1, 4 points) at a full-capacity Levi's Sta ..read more

Rookie Joseph Paintsil had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Galaxy scored three times in the first 30 minutes before holding on for a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday night. The Galaxy (5-1-3) took a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute when rookie Gabriel Pec used assists from Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig to score his second goal of the season. Paintsil's PK followed a hand ball penalty on San Jose midfielder Niko Tsakiris ..read more

Los Angeles FC (4-3-3, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (1-8-1, 15th in the Western Conference) Santa Clara, California; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE LAFC +115, San Jose +205, Draw +256; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC take the pitch in a conference matchup. The Earthquakes are 1-8-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Earthquakes are seventh in the Western Conference drawing 50 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game. LAFC is 4-3-2 in Western Conference games. LAFC is 10th in the Western Conferenc ..read more

Sebastián Driussi scored two goals, the second coming in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time, and Austin FC rallied last in a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Defender Paul Marie staked the Earthquakes (1-6-0) to a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute with his first goal of the season. Marie used a crossing pass from Cristian Espinoza to send a header to the middle of the net from close range for the fifth goal of his career ..read more

A 5-foot-5 Argentinian No. 10 with a penchant for shredding opponents in the attacking third made his first appearance in the South Bay. Now Hernán López, the great-nephew of the late Maradona who was famous for such plays, hopes to recreate some of that same magic for the last-place San Jose Earthquakes. López, the 23-year-old midfielder blessed with the legend's genes and at least a bit of the late Argentinian's footballing talent, was at Levi's Stadium on Wednesday. “I'm very excited to be here in San Jose, and I wish to represent my uncle well,” said López, who was signed from Argentina's ..read more

Anibal Godoy insists that Nashville are already looking at their game against San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday as a must-win. Nashville have won just once in the MLS this season and sit in 14th place in the Eastern Conference after a run of four without a win. The Earthquakes, meanwhile, are bottom of the Western Conference having lost eight of their matches and recording just one win. Godoy is aware of how their poor start to the season could affect their playoff hopes later down the line but is confident that Nashville can turn things around ..read more

The San Jose Earthquakes have signed Argentine attacking midfielder Hernan Lopez to a designated player contract, sources confirmed to ESPN, paying a club record transfer fee of around $6 million, which could rise to $7m if certain incentives are met. The transfer fee is more than double the previous club record of $2.9m for Carlos Gruezo prior to last season ..read more

Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Maya Yoshida each scored first-half goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy held on in the 100th version of the California Clasico for a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday in Carson, Calif. Riqui Puig scored in the second half and John McCarthy made four saves as the Galaxy (5-1-3, 18 points) finished the weekend back in the top spot of the Western Conference ..read more

The San Jose Earthquakes' miserable season continued Sunday night with a loss to one of their longest and fiercest rivals. The Earthquakes fell behind by three goals by the 30th minute in the first half, digging a hole they couldn't fully escape in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Cali Clasico in Carson. The Earthquakes, in their 100th meeting with the Galaxy, trailed 4-1 when Los Angeles midfielder Riqui Puig scored in the 56th minute. San Jose later rallied to cut Los Angeles' lead to one ..read more

The San Jose Earthquakes will head south to face the LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 21. Kickoff from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, will take place at 5:15 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass and nationally on FS1, as well as on local radio via AM 810 The Spread (English) and AM 1370 La Kaliente (Spanish). The Earthquakes created several chances but could not find the back of the net in a defeat at home last weekend against the Colorado Rapids. The away side got off to an early start, with forward Miguel Navarro earning a penalty and converting ..read more