The Lights will face Real Salt Lake in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday.
Soccer
Manchester United will play in Las Vegas for the first time in July against Germany’s Borussia Dortmund.
The U.S. and Mexico men’s national soccer teams will meet again this summer in Las Vegas in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
Slated to take place June 15-18, the multi-day, multi-match event will feature the semifinals of the series, the third place and championship games.
Allegiant Stadium continues to prove itself as one of Las Vegas’ biggest draws with nearly 1.7 million fans attending events at the $2 billion facility in 2022.
The Las Vegas Lights begin the 2023 season Sunday. Isidro Sanchez returns for a second stint as coach after being the coach during the team’s inaugural season.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was already record-breaking, with 36 MLS players making national team rosters — double the league’s players that were in Russia in 2018.
MLS commissioner Don Garber said Wednesday the decision on whether Las Vegas will become the league’s 30th team will be made by the end of the year.
A judge scolded the attorney for relying on privileged documents to pursue allegations that the soccer star raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009.
Four CONCACAF international soccer matches at Allegiant Stadium, UFC Fight Week and next year’s Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments will be funded.
Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.
Revered soccer icon Pele of Brazil, now in failing health, was honored with slot machines bearing his likeness at a Convention Center gaming expo.
A parade to celebrate the Argentine World Cup champions was abruptly cut short Tuesday as millions of people poured onto thoroughfares, highways and overpasses in a chaotic attempt to catch a glimpse of the national team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time.
Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to claim a third World Cup title.
Italy’s Marco Materazzi scored a goal and converted a penalty kick in the 2006 World Cup final against France, but rarely gets asked about it.