Galaxy, LAFC release joint statement regarding fan violence at games

The young rivalry betwixt the Galaxy and the Los Angeles Football Club has already featured immoderate memorable games played successful loud, enthusiastic crowds.

Another happening the “El Trafico” bid has dealt with is the repeated instrumentality unit astatine some Dignity Health Sports Park and the Banc of California Stadium.

Sunday’s 1-1 gully successful beforehand of a sellout assemblage of 25,174 astatine Dignity Health Sports Park was nary different, starring the clubs to contented a associated connection regarding the violence.

As has been the lawsuit passim the little rivalry, fights successful the stadium stands during the matches and afterward successful the parking lot, person received a batch of attraction connected societal media.

The connection read:

“The LA Galaxy and LAFC are committed to increasing the athletics and the civilization of shot successful Los Angeles and beyond. We are arrogant to stock 1 of the astir breathtaking caller rivalries successful the world.

“We are besides committed to providing a harmless and enjoyable situation for our guests and their families astatine each events and games. Fan unit has nary spot astatine our matches. The benignant of behaviour displayed astatine the Aug. 28 and Oct. 3 games does not beryllium successful the stands oregon anyplace successful our game.

“LA Galaxy and LAFC are reviewing instrumentality incidents that took spot during past night’s lucifer with section authorities, and a reappraisal of incidents that took spot during the Aug. 28 lucifer is ongoing. These incidents interruption the LA Galaxy, LAFC and Major League Soccer’s Fan Code of Conduct and volition not beryllium tolerated. Fans successful usurpation of this codification volition look disciplinary enactment including ejections and bans.

“We inquire each fans of some Clubs to respect each different and find communal crushed arsenic Angelinos and passionate fans of the sport. Let’s physique together.”

The Aug. 28 crippled took spot astatine Banc of California Stadium, ending successful a 3-3 draw. Video surfaced pursuing that crippled of respective fights, including 1 successful the parking batch betwixt fans of some teams.

The teams played 3 times during the regular season.