¡Pfff! Qué difícil fue tragarse el amistoso entre México y Guatemala. Par de donuts en el marcador y muy poca acción en los arcos, pero al menos sirvió para ver por unos minutos a Marcelo Flores con el jersey del Tri.

Fuera de la fecha FIFA, el partido sirvió para que el técnico Gerardo Martino mirara a varios jugadores jóvenes y de la Liga MX, pensando en los pocos cupos disponibles que tiene para el Mundial de Catar 2022. 

My initial reaction to the news that the 2022 World Cup was being played in the winter was a mix of outrage and annoyance. Fast forward to present day and I along with every other USMNT fan couldn’t be happier that Qatar is hosting a winter tournament. A growing USMNT injury list is the reason.

Luck or skill? After Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, Thierry Henry said it was more the former. Based on how the match went, it’s hard to argue with the World Cup and Champions League winner.

An own goal and a Sadio Mané strike two minutes later were all that separated Liverpool and Villarreal at Anfield on Wednesday night. On the CBS postgame coverage, Henry claimed Liverpool should feel fortunate to take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg.

El ciclo de Hirving Lozano en el Napoli parece que comienza a cerrarse. Los rumores de una salida del Chucky en el próximo mercado estival se intensifican a diario y más aún luego de que el club italiano anunciara hoy su primer refuerzo para la temporada 2022-23: el extremo georgiano, Kvicha Kvaratskhella.

Wow! That was a roller coaster. Manchester City and Real Madrid gifted the world a nerve-wracking first semifinal in the Champions League. Yes, the English club got the win, but in the long list of highlights, it is impossible not to talk about Vinícius Jr.'s goal, a beautiful display of pace and skill. The best of the seven we witnessed Tuesday night. 

Vinicius Jr goal vs. Manchester City

The Brazilian winger scored in the 55th minute, in a sequence where he should have been fined for speeding. 

Everyone stopped. Well, almost everyone.

Bernardo Silva heeded that ageless piece of wisdom taught to every young soccer player around the world: Play to the whistle. He was rewarded with a stunning goal, the fourth in Manchester City’s 4-3 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League semifinals.

El futuro de Marcelo Flores en la selección mexicana quedó dando vueltas. Otra vez.

Flores declaró esta semana que su deseo por representar al Tri es mayor que el que tiene por Canadá, país donde nació y país de origen de su madre. Sin embargo, mencionó una condición que no le hizo mucha gracia al entrenador del combinado nacional, Gerardo Martino.

Marcelo Flores quiere ir al Mundial con México

Aprovechando su presencia en la escuadra mexicana – que este miércoles 27 de abril enfrentará a Guatemala en un partido amistoso –, Flores habló con la cadena TUDN.

With Chelsea going through the motions until the FA Cup final and West Ham fully focused on Thursday's Europa League semifinal against Eintracht Frankfurt, the two clubs combined to play 85 minutes of entirely forgettable Premier League football on Sunday.

The first 45 minutes went down like this: 

HT: Chelsea () 0-0 () West Ham

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