LA Galaxy vs. LAFC El Trafico at Rose Bowl postponed due to severe weather
TheLA Galaxy's Major League Soccer season opener against crosstown rivalLAFC has been postponed because of a storm that has battered the West Coast, the clubs have confirmed.
Initially scheduled for Saturday at Pasadena's Rose Bowl, it was confirmed later on Friday that the game will now take place on July 4 (7:30 p.m. PT) at the same location.
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"Due to safety considerations resulting from inclement weather and forecasted thunderstorms in the Los Angeles area, Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy and LAFC today announced that the 2023 MLS Regular Season match scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 25 between the LA Galaxy and LAFC at the Rose Bowl Stadium will be postponed to a later date," read a a statement from the clubs.
The news follows a previous weather-related MLS opening-weekend postponement of Portland Timbers vs.Sporting Kansas City. That match has been rescheduled for Monday.
Despite ongoing protests from Galaxy supporters frustrated with the club's front office, 70,000-plus tickets had been sold for the match, putting it on course to potentially break MLS' single-game attendance record of 74,479 -- set by Charlotte FC in March of 2022.
Saturday's match at the Rose Bowl -- the Galaxy's first home until the opening of Dignity Sports Health Park in 2003 -- was scheduled to be the first marquee event for MLS in its new 10-year broadcast deal with Apple TV.
However, a rare winter storm struck Southern California with the LA area seeing its first blizzard warning since 1989 and heavy rain and lightning strikes also expected over the weekend.
