UCLA men’s soccer players stand together on the field. UCLA begins its season Aug. 20 against Virginia. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s soccer is set to kick off its 2026 season, with exhibition play starting Friday and the official regular season beginning Aug. 20. The reigning Big Ten Tournament champions return to defend their crown with a lineup consisting of incoming freshmen, transfers and returners.
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70,492.
That’s how many people attended the United States men’s national team’s 2026 World Cup opener at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on June 12.
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The 2025-26 year saw momentous occasion after momentous occasion take place for UCLA Athletics. From championship banners to program records, Westwood saw another year of history being made.
I don’t know where to begin.
How does one characterize this year of UCLA sports?
Broken records.
Banners raised.
Players drafted.
It would be an understatement to say this past year was a period of unprecedented success.
Three members of UCLA men’s soccer were selected in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday.
Junior defender Tre Wright was drafted 33rd overall by Real Salt Lake, graduate student defender Schinieder Mimy was drafted 38th by the New England Revolution and senior midfielder Tarun Karumanchi was drafted 49th by the Columbus Crew.
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They say you have to save your luck for a rainy day.
And on the rainiest of days at Wallis Annenberg Stadium – after a start to the season that dampened ambitions around the Bruins – it took until penalty kicks for the team’s luck to run out.
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78 seconds.
That’s how long the Terrapins had spent trailing to an opponent all season.
That is, until the Bruins came into town, took down the No.
No one has come closer to knocking down No. 1 Maryland than UCLA.
The Bruins were the only team to stop the Terrapins’ offensive onslaught. When the two faced off on Oct.
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