LAFC DEPARTS FOR MLS BACK TOURNAMENT
ON MONDAY, JULY 6
LAFC Head Coach Bob Bradley To Host Media Availability At 12:30 p.m. PT On Monday; Coverage Alert: Supporters To ‘Send Off’ LAFC Team Bus At 1:30 p.m. PT The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) will depart for the MLS is Back Tournament on Monday, July 6 at 1:30 p.m. PT heading to Orlando for three Group stage matches at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. LAFC head coach Bob Bradley will be available in a virtual video press conference prior to departure on July 6 at 12:30 p.m. PT.
As the team leaves the LAFC Training Facility en route to the airport, LAFC supporters will be staging a socially distanced ‘Send Off’ from their cars. MEDIA INTERESTED IN ATTENDING RSVP TO: LAFCPR@LAFC.com TIME: 1:30 p.m. PT LOCATION: 5401 Paseo Rancho Castilla, Los Angeles, CA Throughout the MLS is Back Tournament, media resources including LAFC interviews, soundbytes and B-roll will be updated daily by 4 p.m. PT. LAFC Soundbytes & B-Roll: https://mlssoccer.box.com/s/c7qp91bfg5zc5n0bt203n0kt3wyaovms LAFC Photos: https://lafc.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000z7CTEjIKGSs/MLS-is-Back-Tournament Media Password: LAFCisBack2020 LAFC Media Guide: http://bit.ly/lafcmediaguide2020 MLS Media Resources: https://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources The top seed in Group F, LAFC kicks off the MLS is Back Tournament on Monday, July 13 against the Houston Dynamo at 5:00 on FS1 and TUDN. In the Club’s second Group Stage match, the Black & Gold will face the Galaxy on Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, TSN), before playing the final match of the round against the Portland Timbers on Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN 2/ESPN Deportes.
The tournament will continue in the Knockout Stage presented by Audi with eight Round-of-16 matches, played as doubleheaders on four consecutive evenings (July 25-28), followed by four Quarterfinal matches (July 30-Aug 1), two Semifinal games (Aug. 5-6) and the MLS is Back Tournament Final on August 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT (ESPN/ESPN Deportes). The tournament champion will earn a spot in the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League.
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