On a warm morning this past May, John Thorrington sat in the stands at Estadio Florencio Sola in Banfield, Argentina watching two reserve squads face off. He’d come to monitor a few players identified by Los Angeles FC's global network of scouts but a flash of brilliance in the 13th minute turned his attention elsewhere.
“We try to cast our net high far and wide.” Thorrington, pictured above, said of the club’s strategy to build the roster between now and January when preseason camp opens.