Mike Woitalla

Midfielder Timothy Tillman is entering his fourth season at LAFC, with which he finished MLS Cup runner-up in 2023 and lifted the U.S. Open Cup in 2024. Tillman, who turned 27 on Jan. 4, like his younger brother Malik Tillman, moved 100 miles south from t... See more

Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 10th World Cup, hosted and won by West Germany. Emmanuel Sanon. Losses to Canada and Mexico ended the USA’s World Cup qualification hopes while Haiti stunned the Mexicans to represent Concacaf in Ge... See more

Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the sixth World Cup, hosted by Sweden and won by Brazil. Nils Liedholm. Sweden had won the gold medal at the 1948 Olympic soccer tournament in London, but its stars, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils... See more

With a population smaller than Los Angeles, Uruguay is per capita by far the most successful soccer nation. “Other countries have their history. Uruguay has its soccer,” said Ondino Viera , Uruguay’s coach at the 1966 World Cup. Here are five things to kn... See more

Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the fourth World Cup, hosted by Brazil and won by Uruguay. Maracana. Brazil was a natural choice to host the World Cup after the tournament’s World War II-forced hiatus. Rebuilding European nations didn... See more