LAFC enjoyed one of the best three-year starts of any expansion franchise in Major League Soccer history. Since it began play in 2018, no team has more regular-season wins, points or goals than LAFC.
What it doesn’t have is an MLS Cup and the window to make that happen may be closing, putting added importance on a season LAFC opened Saturday with a shaky 2-0 win over Austin FC, the league’s latest expansion team.
Only seven players remain from LAFC’s first roster and with some in that core — midfielders Eduard Atuesta and Latif Blessing and forward Diego Rossi — repeatedly being linked to transfers overseas, it’s clear the band won’t be together much longer.