LA Galaxy ready to begin 2019 MLS campaign with Home Opener against Chicago Fire on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. PT on FS1
February 25, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release
LOS ANGELES (Monday, Feb. 25, 2019) - The LA Galaxy will begin their 24th season in MLS with the 2019 Home Opener against Chicago Fire on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. PT at Dignity Health Sports Park (FS1, Fox Deportes). Tickets to that match are on sale now, available here.
Beginning Monday, it's #Since96 Week in Los Angeles, with the club putting on a week of programming in anticipation for the LA Galaxy's 2019 Home Opener. This week, the LA Galaxy will light the Pacific Wheel at Santa Monica Pier, open a new community soccer field and debut a David Beckham mural in Downtown Los Angeles, host meet and greets with LA Galaxy stars Romain Alessandrini and Ola Kamara, and much more.
The build to Saturday's kickoff will culminate with the unveiling of the David Beckham statue at Legends Plaza outside Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m. PT. Fans are encouraged to arrive to Legends Plaza by 2 p.m. PT.
The full schedule of #Since96 Week programming is below.
Over the weekend, the LA Galaxy fell 3-1 to Colorado Rapids in their final preseason test of 2019. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the Galaxy's only goal, with newcomer Uriel Antuna providing the assist.
Heading into the final week of preseason, the LA Galaxy roster is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Bingham, Justin Vom Steeg, Matt Lampson
DEFENDERS (9): Diego Polenta, Hugo Arellano, Rolf Feltscher, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Dave Romney, Jorgen Skjelvik, Daniel Steres, Julian Araujo*, Diedie Traore*
MIDFIELDERS (13): Romain Alessandrini, Emmanuel Boateng, Servando Carrasco, Jonathan dos Santos, Giovani dos Santos, Juninho, Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget, Uriel Antuna, Bradford Jamieson IV (on loan) João Pedro (on loan), Emil Cuello*, Don Tchilao*
FORWARDS (4): Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ola Kamara, Chris Pontius, Efrain Alvarez
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