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The 2023 Major League Soccer season is upon us, however one of many greatest video games of the weekend that includes two bitter rivals is not going to happen. Los Angeles FC, final 12 months’s reigning champs, had been set to play Los Angeles Galaxy in a particular version of El Trafico within the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, however the sport was postponed attributable to inclement climate stemming from a shock blizzard warning within the space. It’s the primary blizzard warning within the space since 1989, and with it spoils what would have been the primary occasion of the weekend.
It’s an particularly notable postponement as a result of LAFC are already in Concacaf Champions League mode the place they’re going to face Costa Rican aspect LD Alajuelense on March 9. With the league attempting to play as many video games as potential throughout normal Saturday kickoff occasions, this can be a sport which will take some time to get again on the schedule, particularly because it was set to happen at a impartial website that homes over 89,000 followers.
“MLS, LA Galaxy and LAFC announce that the 2023 season opener on the Rose Bowl Stadium can be postponed attributable to security issues ensuing from inclement climate and forecasted thunderstorms within the L.A. space,” stated the Galaxy in an announcement. “Information concerning the rescheduled match to be introduced at a later date.”
With 75,000 tickets bought, the match was anticipated to interrupt the league attendance document. It’s the second season in a row that the Galaxy has seen a rivalry match postponed with final season’s Cali Clasico at Stanford Stadium known as off attributable to fires. That match versus the San Jose Earthquakes was moved over an influence outage attributable to an gear failure brought on by the close by Edgewood Fire.
Tickets bought for the opener can be honored for the rescheduled match. LAFC will now kick off their season by internet hosting the Portland Timbers on March 4 whereas the Galaxy will journey to face FC Dallas on March 4.
