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President Trump Pushes Bid for US-Led 2026 World Cup

April 29, 2018 - 9:08 pm

President Trump Pushes Bid for US-Led 2026 World Cup On Thursday, Trump threatened countries who were considering lobbying against the bid comprised of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. undefined Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto replied to Trump’s tweet shortly after. The FIFA Congress is set to vote on hosting rights on June 13. Currently, Morocco is the only country competing against North America. According to ESPN, competition to host the 2026 World Cup has increased due to President Trump’s travel ban against mostly Arab countries. Mexico previously hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986, while the U.S. hosted in 1994.

Lights FC plan to play Freddy Adu against his former team

September 11, 2018 - 8:08 pm

Former U.S. soccer prodigy Freddy Adu will likely make his Lights FC debut Saturday. The team plans to play Adu against his former team, D.C. United. I want to look at Freddy in the stadium, with the fans, with another important team (playing us). Adu was taken in the 2004 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by D.C. when he was 14-years-old. The attacking midfielder has played for 14 teams in eight countries since then. Now Adu is with the Lights to try to keep his career afloat.

Las Vegas Lights FC bring in Freddy Adu for tryout

September 11, 2018 - 5:08 pm

Former American soccer prodigy and U.S. national team member Freddy Adu joined the Las Vegas Lights FC practice for a try-out Tuesday. Adu just took a year off from soccer. In 2016, he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Adu is most notably known for being the youngest American to sign a major league professional contract. He made his debut for the U.S. senior national team at 16-years-old. *quote*

5 fun facts about Las Vegas Lights FC coach Chelís

December 19, 2017 - 8:08 am

Las Vegas Lights FC made an interesting hire in coach José Luis Sanchez Solá, aka Chelís. Here are five fun facts about the coach. 1. Chelís is a childhood nickname, after a classmate played with his name “Jose Louis.” 2. He is the first person to coach in the first and second divisions of U.S. and Mexican soccer. 3. He claims to have never sat down during a match. 4. His Twitter account has 170,000 followers. 5. He says he had offers to coach in Central America and Saudi Arabia, but chose to come to Las Vegas.