SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Rodrigo 'RoRo' López was Sacramento Republic FC’s first signing and led the club to its first – and so far only – championship since its inaugural 2014 season.

As this year’s season nears its end, the longtime Republic captain hopes to raise the USL Championship cup one more time before he retires . It would certainly be a capstone to a 22-season career that is expected to wrap with more than 400 professional soccer appearances for 13 clubs in the U.S. and Mexico. The milestones include 45 goals with the Republic and 49 assists, a club record, across seven seasons in Sacramento.

López, 38, spoke at a press conference on Thursday with just one game left to play at home on Saturday for the regular season. Sacramento already clinched the No. 2 seed in the West. F

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