The first matchday in 2023 is already on the calendar, as the LA Galaxy announced on Tuesday they will open the next MLS regular season by hosting LAFC in an El Trafico duel at the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Feb. 25.
The game at the Rose Bowl will be a return to the Galaxy’s first venue, which served as their full-time home from 1996 until 2002. Playing 127 competitive games there all told, they posted an impressive 86-32-9 mark, albeit during the time in MLS history in which shootouts averted draws.