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Herculez Gomez has hit out at the LA Galaxy for the club’s “bush league” treatment of former midfielder Mark Delgado surrounding Sunday’s match against LAFC.
Delgado was a vital part of the Galaxy’s MLS Cup-winning side in 2024, but was shipped to LAFC in an offseason trade.
The midfielder faced his former team for the first time on Sunday in El Tráfico, but the Galaxy’s plan to present the 30-year-old with his championship ring from last season went awry.
Delgado was given his ring in an emotional ceremony on Friday. According to the midfielder, the Galaxy told him that video of the presentation would be played on the big screen at Dignity Health Sports Park during warmups on Sunday.
The video would give Galaxy fans the chance to recognize Delgado’s contributions to the team’s record sixth MLS Cup triumph.
But the Galaxy didn’t show the video on the big screen at all. Instead, the club posted it on its social media channels the day before the game.
“I did that [filming] on Friday and I was told that it was going to be put on the day of the game during warmups, and clearly that didn’t happen, just to clarify that,” Delgado told reporters after the match. “So it was supposed to be a nice reception, a thank you, but clearly that didn’t happen.
“It was nice [getting the ring], but, clearly what I was told didn’t happen, so I was not happy about it. A lot of people were not happy about it, but I guess it was out of my control. I was told one thing, and another thing happened.”
According to Gomez, the Galaxy threw Delgado under the bus with the late switch, attempting to show that he still maintained loyalty to his former team ahead of a big rivalry match.
“This is just so bush league from the LA Galaxy on so many levels,” the former Galaxy and U.S. men’s national team striker said on “Futbol Americas.”
“They weaponized a social media video to try to hurt LAFC, like how he’s one of us, he’s never one of you, etc, etc. And fans see this and they get angry at Mark Delgado.”
Delgado was emotional in the video, which Gomez said had nothing to do with the Galaxy as a club, but rather the presence of so many coaches who have been with the midfielder throughout his career.
“Make no mistake, LA Galaxy, Mark Delgado wasn’t crying for you,” Gomez said. “Those weren’t tears for the Galaxy. Those were tears for his family. Those were tears for the people that were an extended part of his family.
“I feel bad to see what the LA Galaxy has turned into this season. This is a storied franchise, act like one.”
The Galaxy and LAFC drew 2-2 in El Tráfico, pushing the Galaxy’s winless start to 14 games (0W-4D-10L) — a MLS record for the longest winless run to start a season.
