LAFC and LA Galaxy will open subsequent yr’s MLS season on the Rose Bowl on 25 February, the primary match between town rivals to be held on the 90,888-capacity stadium, the groups introduced on Tuesday.
In the event that they promote out the stadium in Pasadena it might set an attendance document for an MLS match.
“This rivalry has, from day one, delivered an power and electrical energy that along with unbelievable moments and reminiscences on the pitch, has established it among the many most participating not solely in Los Angeles however throughout MLS,” LAFC co-president & CBO Larry Freedman mentioned.
“It is just becoming that we at the moment are taking it to one of the iconic venues in all of sports activities.“
Will probably be the seventeenth assembly between the groups within the derby often known as El Tráfico. The Galaxy, who referred to as the Rose Bowl house from their begin in 1996 till their transfer to Carson in 2003, have received seven and misplaced 4 of their earlier encounters.
“The LA Galaxy are excited to put in writing a brand new chapter within the storied soccer legacy of Los Angeles as we kick off our 2023 marketing campaign in opposition to our intercity rival LAFC on the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium,” mentioned LA Galaxy president Chris Klein.
“We now have an awesome historical past on the most legendary sports activities venue in america and know this shall be an awesome spectacle for followers as we place one of the thrilling new rivalries on the earth on LA’s largest stage.“
In-built 1922, the Rose Bowl has hosted 5 NFL Tremendous Bowls, Olympic soccer matches in 1984, the 1994 males’s World Cup ultimate, and the ladies’s World Cup ultimate in 1999.
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