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Kellyn Acosta gets revenge on Colorado Rapids; what did his former team do to him?

By Wilian Estrella

The Los Angeles Football Club midfielder and USMNT international were an active part of his club's 3-0 thrashing of the Rapids.

The Los Angeles Football Club midfielder and USMNT international were an active part of his club's 3-0 thrashing of the Rapids.

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Life takes many turns and today, it has just taken one more but in favor of Kellyn Acosta, who took revenge on the Colorado Rapids; what did his former team do to him? Here is the story, told by the player himself. 

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This afternoon, LAFC massacred the Rapids 3-0 at the Banc of California Stadium, where Carlos Vela dressed as a hero and in less than 50 minutes annihilated the club coached by Robin Fraser, and despite having stars like Jack Price or Bryan Acosta, they could not stop the avalanche that came upon them. 

In the match, Kellyn Acosta tried twice to open the scoring and was a fundamental part of the midfield so that Carlos Vela could annihilate the Rapids.

What did Colorado Rapids do to Kellyn Acosta?

According to the player himself, Rapids did not allow him to go to Europe to play, even though there were already serious offers from European teams on the table, although the player did not specify which ones. 

News of the conflict between Acosta and the club broke in mid-January 2022 when the Plano, Texas-born player's move to LAFC was already a done deal.

At that time on Twitter, soccer journalist Charles Boehm posted an excerpt of a report from the Colorado Rapids' fan page, Burgundy Wave, which stated that the team had been working on a contract extension for the player, but he refused and they decided to terminate his contract with him. 

Boehm had emphasized in the tweet in the part of the note that said that "After years of transfer rumors in Europe, most of it turned out to be smoke, with the real interest coming from other MLS teams."

Faced with this tweet, Kellyn Acosta himself responded by giving his version and indicating that it was the team that did not let him leave for Europe, even though they had already received formal offers from teams on the other side of the Atlantic.

Acosta's tweet read: "This narrative is sad. Colorado pushed me out. They had an offer on the table for me from overseas and ongoing interest and opted to trade me..."

Kellyn Acosta, now committed to winning the MLS Cup

Now things have changed for the USMNT international and after being an important part in the defeat of his former team, which according to what he said did not allow him to go to Europe, what remains for him is to go along with LAFC for the MLS Cup. 

With a squad coached by Steve Cherundolo and an inspired and goal-scoring Carlos Vela, Acosta can smile because after taking revenge on his former team, he will be able to concentrate on the goal of going for the first title of the Los Angeles club. 

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