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Philadelphia Union News

Philadelphia Union highest-ranked MLS team in latest Concacaf Rankings
The Boys in Blue are ranked No. 8 surrounded by Deportivo Toluca FC and Club Santos Laguna from Liga MX.

MLS News

Inter Miami signs Jordi Alba to reunite with Lionel Messi
Alba, 34, played 11 seasons at Barcelona, helping the legendary Spanish club to six LaLiga titles. He also played for Valencia. The attacking left-back had 37 goals with 107 assists in 605 matches across all competitions.

Columbus Crew set to acquire Julian Gressel from Vancouver Whitecaps
Gressel has appeared in 18 matches, 16 starts, for the Whitecaps this season, tallying three goals and recording five assists. The 29 year old is in the final year of his contract with the Cascadia side and, according to Bogert, was aiming for a move back to the East Coast.

Inter Miami sign Diego Gomez from Club Libertad
Gomez made over 50 fifty appearances for Club Libertad, scoring six goals in the process before joining Miami.

Why Luis Suarez won’t be joining Lionel Messi at Inter Miami this summer
ESPN Uruguay reported that Suarez was willing to pay Gremio $10 million to terminate his contract. According to that report, Gremio refused and instead told Suarez that they wouldn’t allow him to play for any other club in 2023.

MLS grades heading into Leagues Cup: Can your team win it all?
It’s all happened in a flash, but we’re roughly two trimesters of the way through the 2023 MLS regular season. With the All-Star and Leagues Cup break conveniently handing us a chance to take stock of where things stand across the league, we’re back with updated grades for every team in MLS.

World Cup News

World Cup Daily: Spain makes a loud statement, Canada can’t capitalize
Here’s a recap of everything that happened in the second day of the Women’s World Cup and a preview of what’s to come in Day 3.