LAFC shuts out Austin FC to reach Round of 16 in Leagues Cup

LOS ANGELES — For the first time since joining the Los Angeles Football Club last week, French striker Olivier Giroud saw his new teammates compete in person. Toppling Austin FC, 2-0, in their initial knockout match of the 2024 Leagues Cup on Wednesday night, LAFC kept Giroud’s hopes alive of debuting for the Black & Gold during the month-long tournament. Ten minutes into the Round of 32 contest, the video boards around BMO Stadium showed Giroud chatting with the ubiquitous Will Ferrell. The crowd, sparse as it was for the...