EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fans left Southwest University Park celebrating as the Locos were able to clinch a 2-1 victory over Miami FC to secure the first home win of the season. “Today, the team was pretty solid and executed well what we were practicing throughout the week,” Head Coach
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – in a continued effort to find solutions to turn the season around, El Paso Locomotive FC has brought in a pair of high-caliber reinforcements on loan from Liga MX sister-club FC Juarez: forward Amaury Escoto and defender Arturo “Palermo” Ortiz. Both have notable experience across
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC managed to bring home a point after an evenly contested 0-0 draw against Memphis 901 FC at AutoZone Park on Saturday evening. As a result, El Paso were able to snap a five-game losing streak to get a point on the table in its fight to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC Academy announced today its third ever college-bound graduating class, with seven Locomotive Academy players moving on to play collegiate soccer to further develop their academic and athletic careers. “Each year, we see a rise in college commitments within our organization and we have now graduated 21 players to play college
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed German defender Dennis Erdmann for the remainder of the 2024 season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval. “Dennis is an experienced center back who has played in Germany’s Bundesliga and the USL, so we
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-1 at Southwest University Park to rivals New Mexico United on Saturday night. Locomotive goalkeeper Jahmali Waite would concede a penalty to give the visitors a penalty kick, slotted in by Greg Hurst to give New Mexico the early lead. Minutes later, El Paso’s Javier
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricky Ruiz, the California native, has made his return to the USL Championship League after spending the first half of this season with the Chattanooga Red Wolves FC in Tennessee who are a founding member of the USL League One. Ruiz played under Locomotive’s head coach Wilmer Cabrera in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On a hot night in the Sonoran desert, El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-0 to Phoenix Rising FC on Friday night. El Paso would start the match playing a defensive low block, hoping to catch Rising off guard in transition and that was on display on a few occasions early
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without a few of their key players after they contracted COVID-19. This is according to sources who confirmed the information to ABC-7. The club is scheduled to take the pitch Friday night on the road against Phoenix Rising FC. News of the team’s predicament
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed Robert Coronado from USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC, pending league and federation approval. “We are excited to have Robert join us here in El Paso,” Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera said. “Robert is a very talented and experienced
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-0 to Las Vegas Lights FC on Friday night at Southwest University Park. Despite managing to string a number of strong opportunities in the first half, the Locos were unable to capitalize and went into the break deadlocked with Las Vegas. In the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In its first ever meeting with Rhode Island FC on Wednesday night, El Paso Locomotive FC was hit with a heavy 3-0 defeat and now head into a bye week winless in its last three matches. Rhode Island would open the scoring in the 21′ before doubling the lead minutes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed Academy forward and Ciudad Juárez native Emiliano Rodriguez, making the 20-year-old the third homegrown academy product in club history to ink a professional contract. The signing is pending league and federation approval. “We could not be any happier or prouder
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Locomotive FC goalkeeper Jahmali Waite started for team Jamaica in the 2024 Copa America against Mexico at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Mexico’s Gerardo Arteaga came in clutch with a goal in the 69th minute to force Mexico to advance to the second round of the 2024 Copa America.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC goalkeeper Jahmali Waite was named to Jamaica’s official 26-man roster for the 2024 Copa America, with the Reggae Boyz set to open their campaign in Houston next Saturday, June 22 against the Mexican Men’s National Team. This will be Jamaica’s third Copa America appearance, having previously
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) OAKLAND, California – Despite a perfect start on the night, El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-1 to Oakland Roots SC on Wednesday evening to end the Locos’ three-match road-win streak. Justin Dhillon would get things going for El Paso early on, capitalizing on a wacky deflection to give the Locos
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC played out to a 1-1 draw against Phoenix Rising FC Saturday night at Southwest University Park, ending a five-match losing streak at home. POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE, Wilmer Cabrera (EN/SP) and Eric Calvillo (EN): https://www.youtube.com/live/8JBdsoum9yw?si=adRTJCVtUd7bJg7W The Locos would open the scoring in the 13′, with Eric Calvillo running
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) SAN ANTONIO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC picked up a massive result on the road Wednesday night, beating in-state rivals San Antonio FC 1-0 to register its third win of the season. After a scoreless first half, Locomotive would break the deadlock in the 65′. Defender Brandan Craig would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 3-1 to Birmingham Legion FC Saturday night at Southwest University Park, finding it difficult to break past the opponent’s defensive block. “What we did on the field is not even close to what we need to do,” Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera said. “We weren’t giving
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The locomotive’s new head coach Wilmer Cabrera led the locomotive to their second victory of the season against the number one ranked team in the USL Championship Eastern Conference, Charleston Battery. Before suiting up to coach his first game on the sidelines with the Locomotive, Wilmer Cabrera only had two
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC forwards Amando Moreno and Joaquin Rivas as well as goalkeeper Jahmali Waite received international call ups to for their respective national teams for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the club announced today. JAMAICA Waite receives the call up for Jamaica ahead of their matches
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Against all odds, El Paso Locomotive FC came together to pull off what might possibly be the upset of the season by beating league leaders Charleston Battery 2-1 on the road, ending their historic 11-game unbeaten streak. In a inspiring display of heart, fight and courage, the Locos
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC is welcoming Wilmer Cabrera as its new head coach. Cabrera, a former World Cup player, will serve as the team’s fourth head coach. El Paso Locomotive FC officials say that Cabrera has 19 years of coaching experience, including in Major League Soccer, the USL Championship league,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Being a military spouse can present significant challenges, often leading individuals to sacrifice or pause their careers to accommodate their partner’s service. Courtesy: Andrea Mendez However, for Andrea Mendez, stationed at Fort Bliss with her husband, this narrative took a different turn. Originally from Puerto Rico, Mendez and her husband
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EL PASO, Texas – The season is far from over, but a search is now underway for the next head coach of the El Paso Locomotive FC. Friday following the team’s 2-1 loss to Memphis 901 FC, the club parted ways with head coach and technical director Brian Clarhaut. Locomotive FC assistant coach Jon Burklo
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) LEESBURG, Virginia – El Paso Locomotive FC let out a huge sigh of relief on Friday night when it beat Loudoun United FC 2-0 to pick up its first win of the 2024 season. Coming into tonight winless in nine league matches and with Head Coach and Technical Director Brian
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Locomotive FC have announced that UTEP’s women’s head soccer Coach Gibbs Keeton will become the first-ever director of girls soccer for the Locomotive. The El Paso native became the head coach for the women’s soccer team in 2023 and came in with 15 years of coaching experience at the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It was a difficult night for El Paso Locomotive FC, who fell 2-0 on the road to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday night. Looking for its first win of the season, El Paso faced a setback in the 22′ when Colorado Springs’ Ronaldo Damus capitalized on his chance in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 1-0 to FC Tulsa on Saturday night at Southwest University Park, extending the search for a first win in 2024. Locomotive came into tonight’s match half looking to build off the momentum of last week’s draw against Tampa Bay Rowdies. Yet after a slow first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC closed off a busy week with a 1-1 draw on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rowdies to snap a four-game losing streak. After an evenly contested first half, El Paso would find the lead in the 64′ with what could end up being one of
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