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Daily Links: Former Union player Oguchi Onyewu hired to new US Soccer position

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1 year ago

May 11, 2023

Alex Klein

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Philadelphia Union News

Three Homegrowns To Represent U-20 USMNT At 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Three Philadelphia Union Homegrowns, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn, and Brandan Craig have been called in to the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team for the upcoming 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

Shane Wiedt Red Card Helps Colorado Rapids See Out Wild Open Cup Game at Sacramento Republic
The Union return to MLS action on Saturday as they travel to the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Rapids, let’s see how their last game went.

MLS News

CF Montreal closing visitors section after fan brawl in Toronto
Videos circulating on social media showed a small group of supporters exchanging punches in the upper-level seats at BMO Field during Montreal’s 2-1 win in the Canadian Championship quarterfinals.

US Soccer News

U.S. Soccer hires Oguchi Onyewu as Vice President of Sporting
The 2-time World Cup veteran will work under U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker, who was hired a couple weeks ago, in supporting all sporting initiatives. That would include the USMNT and USWNT. He will also be responsible for maintaining relationships with clubs and leagues around the world. Onyewu will also help with fundraising for youth and extended national teams.

United States U-20 World Cup roster named
The U-20s will compete in the group stage beginning on May 20th with a match against Ecuador. They continue by facing off against Fiji on May 23rd and then complete the group stage against Slovakia on May 26th. The matches will be shown on Fox Sports and Telemundo platforms, with each match slated for a 2:00pm ET kickoff.

Rest of the World News

Eden Dzeko, Henrikh Mkhitaryan have Nerazzurri on verge of Champions League final
Inter can feel the Champions League final in their future as two early goals saw them defeat their rivals Milan at the San Siro. Eden Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were able to score early and only 12 minutes the visitors were up two and fully able to control the remaining time.