Tristan Muyumba and Brooks Lennon each scored first-half goals as Atlanta United also took advantage of an own goal to earn an impressive 5-2 victory Saturday over victory Inter Miami, who were without Lionel Messi. Despite the loss, Leonardo Campana's sombrero flick to goal combination in the first half to open the scoring was an absolute masterclass. Check it out below.
LEO. CAMPANA.
FIFA and Netflix announced major news on Friday as the popular streaming service was awarded exclusive rights to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups in the United States. Fans have mixed feelings.
NEW YORK — FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women's World Cup in the United States, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.
FIFA said the Women's World Cup will be the first competition to be acquired in full by Netflix and U.S.-based fans would be able to watch every match live.
Netflix Women's World Cup
Olympic gold medalist and United States women’s national team star Trinity Rodman has made the situation surrounding her father, Dennis Rodman, clear. The 22-year-old appeared on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and went into detail about him being absent in her life.
Trinity shared that his party lifestyle made her childhood incredibly difficult with her having to live in a car at one point.
Celtic defeated Rangers on penalties in the Scottish League Cup on Sunday and can thank United States men’s national team defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Carter-Vickers, who will turn 27 on New Year’s Eve, has had his ups and downs this season. On Sunday he had one of his highlights of the season as he somehow stopped a Rangers counterattack despite being outnumbered four-to-one.
A group representing the city of Denver and the NWSL entered negotiations geared toward being awarded an expansion franchise, Sportico reported Monday.
Denver reportedly is the favorite to land a team ahead of Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Denver NWSL expansion news
NWSL TO DENVER?
United States women’s national team and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn is hanging up her boots after 16 incredible years with the national team. The 39-year-old announced her retirement via social media on Tuesday.
Becky Sauerbrunn retirement
Mexican giant Club América defeated CF Monterrey with a 3-2 aggregate score to become Liga MX champions for a record 16th time on Sunday, turning into the first club to ever win back-to-back-to-back league titles since the installment of the two-tournament-per-year format in 1996.
Donovan is quite the counter-jinx to getting American players back into their best form.
U.S. men’s national team legend, Landon Donovan, made headlines in the last week after making bold comments on what he thinks Giovanni Reyna’s future move should be, suggesting the 22-year-old look for a transfer to MLS amidst continuous injuries and lack of playing time for Borussia Dortmund.
Welcome to this week’s edition of USMNT Abroad, where we bring you the latest updates on American soccer players making waves across Europe.
From standout performances to key transfers, rumors and injury reports, The18 has got you covered with all the action involving U.S. men’s national team players in Europe’s top leagues.
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USMNT Abroad this weekend: The latest on American players in Europe
Christian Pulisic (AC Milan)