Official: Severe weather forces LA ‘El Trafico’ MLS opener to be postponed
MLS have confirmed the postponement of the Rose Bowl game between LA Galaxy and LAFC because of severe weather in Pasadena with the game set to be rescheduled to a later date.


MLS have been forced to cancel the MLS El Trafico Rose Bowl game between LA Galaxy and LAFC because of severe weather in Pasadena.
BREAKING 🚨 MLS has canceled the Rose Bowl game between #LAGalaxy and #LAFC because of severe weather in Pasadena. Game will be rescheduled to a later date. More to follow…
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) February 24, 2023
After some high profile MLS analysts initially claimed that MLS was set to postpone the game, the league shortly issued a tweet in which they confirmed that safety reasons as a result of the sever weather forced the decision.
Due to safety considerations resulting from inclement weather in the LA area, the Feb. 25 match between the @LAGalaxy and @LAFC at Rose Bowl Stadium will be postponed to a later date.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) February 24, 2023
More info: https://t.co/04U98CbGKJ
The game was set to attract over 75,000 fans with the Los Angeles derby one of the highlight rivalry games in the MLS calendar.
The ongoing bad weather in the region forced both LAFC and the Galaxy to postpone Friday’s media activities.
Heavy rain in Pasadena right now, storm expected to continue through tomorrow. #ElTrafico is still set for Saturday, but today's pre-game press conference for both LAG & LAFC were cancelled w/ no reschedule yet.
— Cesar Hernandez (@cesarhfutbol) February 24, 2023
Up in the mountains of L.A. County, there's a blizzard warning. https://t.co/1F78HtvoD6
MLS confirm that tickets purchased for Saturday’s game vaild for the rescheduled date.
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— LAFC (@LAFC) February 23, 2023
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