Goalkeeper: John McCarthy (LAFC).Defenders: Diego Palacios (LAFC), Adonis Frías (Leon), Aaron Long (LAFC), Ivan Moreno (Leon).Midfielders: Elias Hernandez (Leon), Luis Quinones (Tigres), Fidel Ambríz (Leon).Forwards: *Víctor Dávila (Leon), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Dénis Bouanga (LAFC).*Named Best Player.
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Countdown: Women's World Cup
• France. Former Bleues captain Amandine Henry, who is returning to NWSL to play for Angel City FC, was included in France’s squad for the Women’s World Cup after an absence of 30 months. Henry, 33, earned the last of her 93 caps in December 2020, then fell out after a dispute with former coach Corinne Diacre. Diacre was […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. City Football Group: Inside a global model with Manchester in the middle By Simon Stone (BBC Sport)2. Inside the Wrexham fever that took over The Soccer Tournament By Felipe Cardenas and Pablo Maurer (The Athletic)3. Why America desperately needed Ted Lasso By Margaret Renkl (New York Times)
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Results: National Women's Soccer League
Monday, June 5Angel City FC 1 Chicago 2. (Goals: Leroux 88; Cook 16, 27. Att.: 16,682.)• Sydney Leroux, who returned after a 10-month injury layoff, scored for her sixth different NWSL team.
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Around the Country: USL Championship
• New Mexico United named Israeli Itamar Keinan as its first sporting director. He played at West Texas A&M University and later served as an agent before joining United for the 2021 season as director of player personnel. In 2022-23, he served as an advisor to teams on player and technical staff acquisition and tactics. In the […]
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Top 5: 2022-23 Liga MX Femenil crowds
1. *Club America vs. Pachuca (Torneo Clausura final) 58,156 2. Club America vs. Tigres (Torneo Apertura final) 52,6543. Monterrey vs. Tigres (Torneo Apertura semifinals) 42,3154. Tigres vs. Club America (Torneo Apertura final) 41,6155. Tigres vs. Monterrey (Torneo Apertura semifinals) 36,509*Monday’s second leg (won by Club America 2-1 for a 4-2 aggregate victory) drew a record Liga MX Femenil crowd.
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Champions: Hank Steinbrecher Cup
2013. Carolina Dynamo2014. RWB Adria 2015. Chattanooga FC2016. Chicago Fire U232017. Michigan Bucks2018. Michigan Bucks2019. Flint City Bucks2022. Flint City Bucks2023. *West Chester United*Beat Ventura County Fusion, 4-2, on penalty kicks after 4-4 tie in final.
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Concacaf Champions League: MLS vs. Liga MX series winners
2019. Liga MX 4 (*Monterrey 2x, Santos, Tigres) MLS 1 (Sporting KC).2020. Liga MX 3 (*Tigres 2x, Club America) MLS 3 (LAFC 3x).2021. Liga MX 4 (Club America 2x, Cruz Azul, *Monterrey) MLS 1 (Toronto FC).2022. MLS 3 (*Seattle 2x, CF Montreal) Liga MX 2 (Cruz Azul, UNAM).2023. Liga MX 2 (Tigres, *Leon) MLS 1 (Philadelphia).*Champion.
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Norma Hunt, widow of Lamar Hunt, dies at 85 By Adam Teicher (ESPN)2. Soccer icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires after career that spanned 24 years By Jason Owens (Yahoo Sports)3. Saudi soccer league creates huge fund to sign global stars By Tariq Panja and Ahmed Al Omran (New York Times)
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Americans Abroad: Men's action in Europe
• Ligue 1. Folarin Balogun scored in Reims’ 3-1 loss at Montpellier to finish his loan spell in France with 21 goals, the most ever by an American in a European big 5 league. • LaLiga. If Yunus Musah has played his last game for Valencia, it ended in ignominious fashion as he was red carded in the 81st minute of Valencia’ 1-1 […]