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Daily Links: Uhre named Player of the Matchday
Philadelphia Union News
Uhre recorded his first career MLS hat trick during the club’s 4-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday, April 22. Through nine games, Uhre leads the Union with five goals and trails only Seattle’s Jordan Morris (eight), LAFC’s Dénis Bouanga (seven), and San Jose’s Cristian Espinoza (six) in the MLS Golden Boot.
Sporting KC’s sad state, Chicago’s Shaqiri problem & more from Matchday 9
A bounce-back weekend for Cincy and the Sounders, the Galaxy finally woke up, Sporting stayed asleep and everything else from Matchday 9 to come.
MLS Team of the Matchday: Roman Bürki, Riqui Puig among Matchday 9’s best
Along with Mikael Uhre making the starting XI for the MLS Team of the Matchday, Kai Wagner makes the bench.
Rest of the World News
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