Hello and welcome to the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer. We have a lot to talk about this week, but unfortunately we start with bad news: Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid, the winningest coach in MLS history, is in intensive care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The hospital declined to release information about Schmid’s condition or why he was admitted, citing privacy concerns. But his illness is believed to be heart-related and very serious.
Schmid, 65, who has battled weight issues for years, has also had heart trouble recently, and his health was a quiet concern in the Galaxy locker room before his firing in September.