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SPORTS A17
Wednesday 16 September

Expansion MLS MR.
team officially HYDE

Los Angeles Hyde gashes Vikes for 2 TDs, 168 yards
Football Club
San Francisco 49ers running back
GREG BEACHAM Carlos Hyde (28) is tackled by
AP Sports Writer Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major Chad Greenway, top, and strong
League Soccer’s expan- safety Andrew Sendejo during the first
sion club in Los Angeles fi- half of an NFL football game in Santa
nally has an official name: Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2015.
the Los Angeles Football Associated Press
Club, or LAFC.
LAFC has been the informal Page19
name of the team since its
owners were admitted to
the league nearly a year
ago. The club finally made
it official Tuesday on Twit-
ter, saying its “supporters
have spoken.”
“The name that we chose
is true to Los Angeles, au-
thentic to world football
and speaks to our global
ambitions,” said Henry
Nguyen, the club’s owner
and managing partner.
LAFC is owned by Malay-
sian billionaire Vincent Tan,
American venture capital-
ist Nguyen and a celebri-
ty-studded list of investors
including Magic Johnson,
Peter Guber, Tony Robbins,
Mia Hamm and Nomar
Garciaparra.
LAFC joins the MLS in 2018.
The well-funded club in-
tends to carve a niche
in Los Angeles’ crowd-
ed sportsscene while spark-
ing an immediate rivalry
with the LA Galaxy, who
won their record fifth MLS
Cup title last season.

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