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A first victory of 2023 for the Houston Dynamo and two goals including a stunning free kick from Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada headlined the Best of MLS for Week 4. The Houston Dynamo rebounded from back-to-back losses by defeating in-state rivals Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday night. Amine Bassi and Hector Herrera both contributed their first goals for the Dynamo in a shutout Texas Derby victory at Shell Energy Stadium. Steve Clark was solid in goal, making five saves as the Dynamo registered their first clean sheet in the Ben Olsen-era. It also marked the first head-to-head win for the Dynamo ov ..read more

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The U.S. Under-20 men’s national team will take the field for its final preparation window ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup this summer. Gabriel Slonina, Paxten Aaronson, and Kevin Paredes headlined Mikey Varas’ 19-player roster for upcoming friendlies against France’s U-21 side, England’s U-20 team, and Serbia’s U-21 squad. The Americans will face the French on March 22 before taking on England on March 25 and Serbia on March 28 respectively. All three friendlies will take place in Marbella, Spain. Slonina joins the squad after recently appearing for Chelsea’s U-21 squad in England’s PL ..read more

U.S. men’s national team interim head coach Anthony Hudson has already been forced to make one roster change ahead of the resumption of Concacaf Nations League action. Djordje Mihailovic has been added to the USMNT roster for the upcoming matches against Grenada and El Salvador, replacing forward Timothy Weah. Weah entered concussion protocol after suffering a head injury in Saturday’s 2-0 Ligue 1 victory for Lille. The 23-year-old Weah has made 22 appearances for Lille this season, and has earned 29 caps with the USMNT. Mihailovic joined Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar in January and has pro ..read more

Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich went into Friday’s UEFA Champions League draw considered the three favorites to win the competition. The draw has set it up now that only one of those teams can be left standing when the final rolls around in June. Manchester City and Bayern Munich were drawn against each other in the quarterfinals by Friday’s draw, with the winner lining up to face the winner of the Real Madrid-Chelsea quarterfinal. As much as that draw set up as a nightmare for the favorites, the other side of the bracket laid out a dream scenario for Serie A clubs, and Napoli i ..read more

La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid renew one of the world’s greatest rivalries this weekend as they square off in the latest installment of El Clasico. Barcelona currently holds a nine-point lead on Real Madrid in La Liga, and count recent victories over Los Blancos in the Spanish Super Cup and the first leg of their Copa Del Rey clash. Real Madrid is fresh off securing a place in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, where they will face Chelsea. This weekend’s selection of rivalry treats continues in Italy, where the latest installment of the Rome Derby kicks off at the Stadio Olimp ..read more

Yunus Musah is enjoying a solid season with La Liga side Valencia, but Valencia’s campaign has been a struggle that is threatening to leave the club relegated. Last week’s win against Osasuna helped Musah and Valencia climb out of the relegation zone, but a much tougher test awaits on Saturday in Atletico Madrid. Alejandro Zendejas committed his national team allegiance to the U.S. men’s national team last week, but before he joins up with the team for Concacaf Nations League he will lead Club America into its fiercest rivalry match, the Super Clasico, against Chivas Guadalajara. In England, T ..read more

Gio Reyna is back with the U.S. men’s national team for the first time since the FIFA World Cup, and will have his first chance to put the soap opera of the past four months behind him when the Americans return to action in Concacaf Nations League. Reyna, Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie headline a 24-man USMNT squad for the team’s upcoming Concacaf Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador. Reyna is back with the team for the first time since the World Cup, where his lack of minutes became one of the stories of the tournament for the USMNT. A total of 13 members of the USMNT ..read more