LAFC to honor fire victims, recognize firefighters with battle against club américa – Daily News

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The dress test before Los Angeles Football Club’s campaign in 2025 comes on Tuesday night when Mexican Gigant Club América visits BMO Stadium for an exhibition game that will honor people affected by the recent fires and donate part of the match’s revenue to support relief and restoration efforts in the city , inclusive of LAFD.

“I think the team is focused on performance and final preseason in a positive way, but every time we can do our job and help the community we live in at the same time, it’s a good feeling and it’s important , ”Fourth year Lafc Head Coach Steve Cherundolo said. “It’s one of LAFC’s missions is also building a stronger society. Having club américa here to help make it more special. “

Close to 75 season ticket members who are directly affected by Brande will see from Cated Suiter, receive gifts, have a meeting-and-greeting with players after the match and reviewing the club’s trophies. Two youth football teams, whose lives were disturbed by the fire, will also interact with players.

Four LAFD fires are set to be recognized under national anthem and serve as honorary falcons under the club’s ritual before the match. Representatives from the Mexican Consulate, who helped bring firefighters from Mexico to support the effort, will be recognized, as will another 30 firefighters present.

LAFC also collaborated with the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law’s Disaster Relief Clinic to provide education, lawyer training and Pro Bono FEMA Legal assistance to seasonal tickets before the match, an initiative that the club hopes will help anyone facing the complexity of disaster declaration throughout the year.

Continuing his winning ways remains the most direct way LAFC can do right by his followers, and a week before kicking the season seriously with an 18th February Concacaf Champions Cup match in Colorado, Cherundolo called the match against club América exactly what his Keep needed to close its 4½-week training camp and exhibition plan.

“They have weapons all over the park, so it will be a major challenge for our guys,” said Cherundolo. “I couldn’t think of a better final match for us. It really sets up well for the Champions Cup. I’m really excited about (Tuesday), looking forward to a Pro-Lafc audience, but I can’t guarantee that. “

Six games in the League MX season América has taken 16 of 18 points and sits on top of the Clausura table.

A proactive group that carries black and gold that takes the game to the defending Mexican masters and is not phased in the moments that favors América is “what I need to see and I need to see it for longer than 30 minutes, “Cherundolo said. “It should be over 60, 75 hopefully 80 minutes.”