The United Soccer League club added Mexican national team veterans Joel Huiqui and Gerardo Lugo to its inaugural training camp roster.
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The United Soccer League team laid the first pieces of turf at the stadium in a special ceremony on Wednesday.
The United Soccer League team had the former U.S. soccer prodigy and U.S. national team member at training on Tuesday, and he recorded an assist in a team scrimmage.
The Las Vegas Lights FC announced Saturday that the first pieces of turf will be installed at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Cashman Field during a ceremony that is open to the public.
The United Soccer League team will begin the regular season on March 17 and play its last regular-season game on Oct. 13.
The team is allowing fans to choose a charitable cause the club will donate $5 to for every single-game ticket purchased.
At 231 S. Third St. in downtown Las Vegas, there is an old church that now serves as corporate headquarters for Las Vegas Lights FC, a United Soccer League expansion team that starts play in less than a month.
The team’s newest additions, announced Tuesday, come from three different countries and have played soccer in six different nations.
The United Soccer League expansion team will travel to Fresno FC for its first regular-season game and host Reno 1868 FC in its home opener on March 24.
The United Soccer League team signed local players Adolfo Guzman, Sebastian Hernandez, Marco César Jaime Jr., Julian Portugal and Matt Thomas at a ceremony Monday at team headquarters.
The United Soccer League team will begin play during the 2018 season, starting with an exhibition game against Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Cashman Field.
The Lights are hoping their leader can blend style and substance to create a product worth seeing in the increasingly crowded Las Vegas sports landscape.
Las Vegas’ new United Soccer League team will look at players from Monday through Wednesday.
The 25-year-old tried out for Las Vegas’ new United Soccer League team at the club’s player combine on Saturday and Sunday at Kellogg Zaher Soccer Complex.
Las Vegas’ new United Soccer League team looked at players for nine hours Saturday at Kellogg Zaher Soccer Complex.