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LAFC picks up short contract option on Carlos Vela

Los Angeles FC has picked up its short-term contract option on former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Vela

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pablo Sisniega - Released from LAFC Sisniega's contract has run out with LAFC and he will become a free agent on Jan. 1.

Impact Sisniega kept three clean sheets in 29 MLS games during his three years in Los Angeles but the goalkeeper will enter free agency at the end of the year.

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Former LAFC coach Bob Bradley lands new job leading Toronto FC Less than a week after leaving LAFC, Bob Bradley was named the new coach at Toronto FC, where he will be reunited with son Michael, the team...

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • LATIMES.COM

Bob Bradley to coach Toronto after leaving Los Angeles Bob Bradley was hired as Toronto’s head coach and sporting director, six days after he left as coach of Los Angeles FC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Bob Bradley to coach Toronto after leaving Los Angeles

Bob Bradley has been hired as Toronto FC's head coach and sporting director six days after he left as coach of Los Angeles FC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAFC Forward Cristian Arango Named MLS Newcomer of the Year ' MLSSoccer.com In outstanding MLS debut season, Colombian National Team player wins honor after contributing a team-high 14 goals and two assists in his fi...

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

LAFC's Cristian Arango named 2021 MLS Newcomer of the Year ' MLSSoccer.com LAFC forward Cristian “Chicho” Arango has been named the 2021 MLS Newcomer of the Year, Major League Soccer announced Monday.

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Charlotte to play 1st MLS game on Feb 26 against DC United

Charlotte will plays its first Major League Soccer match on Feb. 26 at D

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How LAFC plans to avoid Atlanta United-esque pitfalls after parting with Bob Bradley LAFC parted ways with Bob Bradley, who helped the young MLS side win a Supporters' Shield. Here's how the club is approaching the coaching s...

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • LATIMES.COM

Exclusive: LAFC's Thorrington on Bob Bradley's departure, Carlos Vela's future & more ' MLSSoccer.com When LAFC appointed Bob Bradley as their inaugural head coach in 2017, they had no players. They had no jersey. They had no training facilit...

NOVEMBER 19, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Bob Bradley, LAFC to part ways, as coach's contract expires Bradley, 63, is a three-time MLS Coach of the Year award winner, including honors after LAFC won the 2019 Supporter’s Shield with an MLS-rec...

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Bob Bradley, LAFC parting ways after 4 seasons

Coach Bob Bradley and Los Angeles FC say they have mutually agreed to part ways

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eduard Atuesta - Ends season injured Atuesta was not in LAFC's match day squad in Sunday's season finale against Colorado.

Impact Atuesta missed the last six games with a shoulder injury, cutting short a good bounce back year from the 24-year-old who posted two goals and seven assists in 24 MLS games before getting injured. He will want to return fully fit in 2022, hoping to lead his side back into the playoffs after failing to qualify this year.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Cifuentes - Takes three shots in loss Cifuentes took three shots and made two interceptions in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against Colorado. He also won one of two tackles in the match.

Impact Cifuentes took on a bigger role in his second season with LAFC, and he finished with five goals and five assists in 32 MLS appearances (26 starts) in a slightly more attacking midfield position. The 22-year-old will want to make it back to the playoffs next year after a disappointing team campaign in 2021.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Latif Blessing - Quiet in season finale Blessing completed 28 passes in Sunday's heavy defeat against Colorado.

Impact Blessing posted two goals and two assists in 30 MLS appearances (25 starts) this season, but LAFC missed the playoffs for the first time since it joined the league as an expansion club.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tristan Blackmon - Makes clearance in season finale Blackmon subbed into Sunday's match against Colorado in the 86th minute and he made a clearance in the defeat.

Impact Blackmon started 14 of LAFC's first 21 games this season, but he suffered a groin injury in September and played just 114 minutes in the final two months. The 25-year-old will want to return next year in full health.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Moon-hwan Kim - Creates three chances in loss Kim created three chances and won two of two tackles in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against Colorado.

Impact Kim was active in going forward on Sunday -- he has created 10 chances in his last three games -- but his side ultimately didn't get near the result it needed to qualify for the playoffs. Kim ends his first season in MLS with a goal and an assist, as well as four clean sheets, in 27 appearances (19 starts).

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mamadou Fall - Takes two shots in loss Fall took two shots and created a chance in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against Colorado. He also made a block and two clearances in the match.

Impact Fall kept two clean sheets and scored four goals in 18 MLS appearances (16 starts) after breaking into LAFC's senior team in the late summer. The 18-year-old will be ready for the next stage in his development next year when he will be in the XI from the start of the campaign.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Diego Palacios - Takes shot in loss Palacios took a shot and created a chance in Sunday's defeat against Colorado.

Impact Palacios finishes the season with two assists and one clean sheet in 27 MLS appearances (19 starts), as he played multiple different positions while LAFC went through a few injury crisis. The 22-year-old will hope for more consistency next year as the team is rumored to clear out a few big names this offseason after missing out of the playoffs.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Farfan - On bench in season finale Farfan was an unused substitute in Sunday's defeat against Colorado.

Impact Farfan made 29 MLS appearances (21 starts) during an up-and-down first season at LAFC, bouncing around positionally between a left back in a back-four or a center back in the back-three. The 22-year-old kept two clean sheets, but really stepped up his interceptions and tackles in his first season as a starter.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tomas Romero - On bench in season finale Romero was an unused substitute in Sunday's defeat against Colorado.

Impact Romero kept four clean sheets and allowed 28 goals in 18 MLS games this season, but he did not feature in any of LAFC's last eight games. The 20-year-old will fight to earn the starting spot back from Jamal Blackman next year.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jamal Blackman - Concedes five goals in loss Blackman made four saves but conceded five goals in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against Colorado.

Impact Blackman and his side endured a rough night on Sunday, getting handily defeated by the Rapids and missing out on the playoffs on Decision Day. After taking over from Tomas Romero at the end of September (just a few weeks after arriving in Los Angeles from England), he kept one clean sheet and allowed 13 goals in eight MLS games. He will have to fend off the 20-year-old Romero again in order to keep his starting goalkeeper spot for next season.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Vela - Records assist in loss Vela took two shots and assisted a goal in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against Colorado. He created three chances overall in the match.

Impact Vela was introduced into Sunday's game at the half hour mark and he was lively against the Rapids, getting his first goal involvement since July. He finishes a disappointing season with five goals and five assists in 20 appearances (15 starts), but didn't make a single start after suffering a quad injury on Aug. 22. He is linked with moves away from MLS this offseason, but if he leaves, he will do it as an LAFC legend from his exploits during his first two seasons, rather than his injury-plagued 2020 and 2021.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cristian Arango - Scores goal against Colorado Arango scored a goal and created a chance in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against the Rapids. He took four shots (two on target) overall in the match.

Impact Arango gave his side a chance on Sunday his his goal, but it ultimately was nowhere near enough and LAFC missed out on the playoffs for the first time. Arango is one of the only members of the team that had a good season overall, with 14 goals and two assists in 17 appearances (15 starts) since transferring from Millonarios in August. With Carlos Vela rumored to be leaving the team this offseason, Arango could become the face of the club in 2022.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Brian Rodriguez - Scores goal against Colorado Rodriguez scored a goal and recorded an assist in Sunday's 5-2 defeat against the Rapids. He took four shots and created four chances overall in the match.

Impact Rodriguez was a bright spot in his side's poor performance on Sunday that saw LAFC miss out on the playoffs for the first time. He finishes a disappointing season with four goals and two assists in 15 MLS appearances (13 starts), and the team might be in for a rebuild during the offseason.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE