The former American soccer prodigy will start for the Lights in their game against the Sacramento Republic FC at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field.
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The Lights are looking to string together better passes after losing the possession battle in each of their first three games.
All the Lights’ home games and select road games will air on the channel, starting with their home match against Sacramento Republic FC at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks about the Lights FC’s win over the Swope Park Rangers and the team’s bye week.
Cuellar, who has trained with the Lights for the last three weeks, will play for the Mexican national team in two friendlies against the U.S. on Thursday and Sunday.
The Lights defeated the Swope Park Rangers 2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 7,888 at Cashman Field on Saturday night.
The midfielder has been reunited with his first professional coach with the Lights, as technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola drafted him into Major League Soccer.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks to Lights FC midfielder Carlos Alvarez about the team’s start to the season, his relationship with technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola and his wife Renae Cuellar training with the club.
The Lights will play their second match of a season-long four-game homestand at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field against the Swope Park Rangers.
Monkey chants could be heard from the crowd in St. Petersburg on Tuesday when black French players touched the ball in a friendly against Russia.
The 21-year-old Armando Prisco couldn’t hold it in anymore with five minutes remaining in a rain-soaked derby with Igea.
The Lights weren’t able to take advantage of a late man advantage and drew with their rivals in front of 9,019 fans at Cashman Field on Saturday.
One way of thinking is that the former soccer prodigy landed in Las Vegas still thinking a shade of supremacy still exists within those once magical feet.
The mascot was unveiled as Red Rock Harley-Davidson on Friday as part of the Lights’ corporate partnership with the store.
The expansion Lights play Reno 1868 FC at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field in their home opener in the United Soccer League.