Goals Soccer Centres has unveiled its first five-a-side football venue in the US, with the launch of a new facility in Los Angeles, California.

Officially opened by former US footballer Alexi Lalas, the new facility includes 10 five-a-side pitches and one seven-a-side pitch fitted with rubber crumb turf, as well as a clubhouse. It is hoped the Goals Soccer Centre will help provide some of the first dedicated football facilities in California, with football second only to basketball in terms of participation within Los Angeles.

Goals Soccer Centres managing director Keith Rogers said: "We are confident that the Goals concept will be very successful in California. Soccer in California is growing at an astounding rate. "Our centre opening coincides with the 2010 FIFA World Cup and we expect to benefit from the subsequent euphoria."

The opening of the company's first US site follows an announcement at the end of April that three new UK sites are set to open during the current financial year, with plans to roll out six venues in 2011.