OAKLAND, California (KVIA) — After missing out in 2022, El Paso Locomotive FC are back in the playoffs thanks to two early goals against Oakland Roots SC. Entering Saturday’s match El Paso was in eighth spot in the Western Conference Standings. The win saw them clinch the seventh seed which means they will play in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC forward Petur Knudsen has been called up to the Faroe Islands Men’s National Team for its upcoming 2024 UEFA European Championship Qualifying matches on Oct. 12 and 15, against Poland and Czechia, respectively. Knudsen has 11 caps with the Faroe Islands, most recently for their qualifying matches
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-7, 12-13-8, 44 points) fell 4-0 on the road at Memphis 901 FC’s AutoZone Park on Saturday night. El Paso struggled to break down a tight Memphis defense and would go down 2-0 in the first half after some self-inflicted errors. Memphis would then double their lead in the
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-7, 12-12-8, 44 points) fought to a 0-0 draw against San Diego Loyal SC on Wednesday night at Southwest University Park for the final home match of the 2023 regular season. “Both teams were pretty defensive…, it was hard to break down and
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-7, 12-13-8, 43 points) came back against Charleston Battery in a dramatic 3-2 win on Saturday night at Southwest University Park, picking up a massive three points in its 2023 postseason pursuit. Though Charleston opened the match with clearer chances (including a missed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC are in a push for the playoffs. With four games left in the season, they sit one point outside of the top eight. On Thursday the Locos put all of that aside and instead chose to focus their energy on making one families day. “It was
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas -El Paso Locomotive FC (West-9, 11-12-7, 40 points) drew 1-1 against Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday night at Southwest University Park. “With what we created in the first half, I thought we had a lot of opportunities to bury the game,” Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut
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SACRAMENTO, California (KVIA) A heartbreaking stoppage time goal saw El Paso Locomotive FC (West-9, 11-12-6, 39 points) fall 1-0 on the road to Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night. El Paso held strong defensively for the majority of the night, recording 22 clearances and seven interceptions against a persistent Sacramento offense. Locomotive goalkeeper Benny Diaz put on
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-7, 11-11-6, 39 points) fought out a 1-0 win on the road at Las Vegas Lights FC Wednesday evening to jump back over the playoff line into seventh place, recording another crucial three points in the journey to the 2023 postseason. Defensive duo Erik McCue and
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ORANGE COUNTY, California (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-9, 10-11-6, 36 points) earned a point on the road after 0-0 draw against Orange County SC on Saturday evening. The draw sees the Locos fall into ninth, one spot out of a playoff spot. The 0-0 contest also snapped Orange County’s eight-match win streak. Goalkeeper Benny
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-8, 10-11-5, 35 points) fell 2-1 to Monterey Bay FC on Saturday evening at Southwest University Park. “It was one of our best performances of the year and the boys stuck to the match plan, but this is the game of football… the money is made in
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC midfielder Eric Calvillo has been named to El Salvador’s 23-man roster for its upcoming 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League matches on September 7 and 10, against Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Calvillo has eight appearances with La Selecta and could make his
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Hartford, Connecticut (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-7, 10-10-5, 35 points) found itself back in the win column on Saturday evening after picking up a 2-0 win against Hartford Athletic, snapping a five-game losing, 10-game winless streak. Aaron Gomez would give El Paso the lead in the 15th minute, sneaking past Hartford’s defense to find
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Eric Calvillo, who donned the captain’s armband for the first time in his professional career, would open the scoring for El Paso in the 21′, wide open in the box to guide Marc Navarro’s cross into the net with a diving header. The second half would
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PHOENIX, Arizona (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-8, 9-9-5, 32 points) fell 5-0 to Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday night at Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium. The five goals came in the 21st, 44th, 70th, 85th and 88th minute. El Paso have now conceded 17 goals in their past four matches, losing each of them. Despite
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Miami, FLORIDA (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-6, 9-8-5, 32 points) fell 4-0 in its first ever meeting with Miami FC on Saturday night at FIU Stadium. El Paso conceded the opening goal of the match in the 13th minute off Joaquin Rivas, before Rivas doubled Miami’s lead just before the end of the first
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EDINBURG, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-4, 9-7-5, 32 points) fell 5-2 on the road at H-E-B Park against Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday night. The loss sees the Locos winless streak move to seven games, it also ends an eight-match away undefeated streak and is tied for the most goals El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Locomotive FC (4-West, 9-6-5, 32 points) begin their three-game road trip with a visit to H-E-B Park for their last Copa Tejas match of 2023 against Rio Grande Valley FC. The two teams met just two weeks ago in a 1-1 draw at Southwest University Park. In their four
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In their final home match until mid-August, El Paso Locomotive FC (West-3, 9-6-5, 32 points) fell 3-1 to Oakland Roots SC on Saturday night at Southwest University Park, “First half, we created a lot of chances but not to win the game,” Head Coach and Technical Directer Brian Clarhaut said. “We
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC end their three-game week with two points out of a possible nine after drawing 1-1 with Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday at Southwest University Park. After a 38th minute goal from Wilmer Cabrera Jr., RGV looked firmly in control. That was until a late goal
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-3, 9-5-4, 31 points) fell 1-2 to San Antonio FC Saturday night at Southwest University Park. “At the end of the day, they scored two goals, and we scored one,” Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut said. “We need to look
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC players are known for their skills on the pitch, but in their spare time, a few are learning a new skill that has nothing to do with the world’s game and instead is making them a little more worldly. Two or three times a week Manny
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MONTEREY BAY, California (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West – 2, 9-4-4, 31 points) fought to a 0-0 draw at Monterey Bay FC on Saturday night at Cardinale Stadium, taking home a point and continuing its undefeated streak in USL Championship away matches (five wins, three draws). Head Coach Brian Clarhaut said this week he
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has exercised its contract option on defender Bence Pavkovics for the 2024 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval. “Bence is a staple in our backline who checks all the boxes, and it is important that we continue
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC goalkeeper Benny Diaz has been nominated for USL Championship’s Fans’ Choice Save of the Week – Week 17. On a full stretch dive, Diaz got his fingertips on the long-range ball as it rocketed towards goal. The ball ricocheted off the post and was cleared by
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has mutually agreed to part ways with defender Artem Kholod. The Ukrainian joined the club from Shakhtar Donetsk in August of the 2022 season, bringing in depth to the right back position. He made four appearances for Locomotive during his time in El Paso, most recently against Union
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-2, 9-4-3, 30 points) fell 0-1 to New Mexico United on Saturday night at Southwest University Park in the 2023 Derby Del Camino Real rematch. With the loss, El Paso’s 12-game unbeaten streak was snapped in front of 8,411 Locomotive fans, the largest crowd in club
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC have acquired defender Jose Carrillo, pending league and federation approval, to further bolster the defensive back line as Los Locos continue its impressive 2023 season. “We are looking forward to welcoming Jose to our Locomotive family,” Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut said. “Jose brings
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KVIA) — The Moon (boy) shined bright in St. Louis Wednesday Night. Former El Paso Locomotive FC superstar Diego Luna netted his first MLS goal in Real Salt Lakes’ 3-1 win over St. Louis. The 19-year-old midfielder was signed by RSL in June of 2022 on a then-record setting USL transfer fee.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-1, 9-3-3, 30 points) came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 8,121 fans – the biggest crowd in 2023. The draw sees the Locos set a new club record for longest undefeated streak in a single regular season
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