Daily Links: Union renew rivalry with Red Bulls in Leagues Cup

Philadelphia Union News

Preview | Union and Red Bulls collide once again in knockout rounds
The knockout match will be the third time that the two teams have faced off with both going providing some of the biggest moments in Subaru Park history.

MLS News

FC Dallas signs Canadian midfielder Liam Fraser
The 25-year old defensive midfielder returns to the United States after spending the 2022/2023 season with KMSK Deinze of the Challenger Pro League, the second tier of Belgian soccer. Across all competitions, Fraser would appear 37 times for the Belgian club tallying 2,530 minutes.

Atlanta United, embattled U-22 forward Erik Lopez part ways
Exactly nothing went right for Lopez’s Atlanta United tenure. Upon being signed in the summer of 2020, the Paraguayan international was unable to be registered to the squad until the following season. That year, head coach Gabriel Heinze featured him frequently but to little success, with the forward scoring just one in 868 league minutes.

The Story Behind Djordje Petrovic’s Absence on Thursday
Djordje Petrovic returned to full-team training for the New England Revolution on Saturday, two days before their Round of 16 game against Querétaro FC. Petrovic only participated in goalkeeping drills ahead of the Revs game against Atlas FC on Thursday. The 23-year-old netminder was not a part of the game-day roster for the shootout victory.

D.C. United set to release Taxi Fountas amid racism probe
The Athletic reported that in a bid to clear his name following the latest allegation, Fountas underwent and passed a polygraph test, the results of which he passed on to the league. The accuracy of polygraphs has long been debated, and are not considered to be conclusive proof that the subject is either lying or telling the truth.

Leagues Cup News

In a historic match against FC Dallas, Messi guides Inter Miami CF to the 2023 League Cup Quarterfinals
Lionel Messi had another stellar performance and was the man of the match again after scoring another late free kick goal that kept Miami from being eliminated in regulation.

US Soccer News

Lack of goals bounces USWNT from World Cup earlier than ever
Many of the USWNT’s chances just weren’t enough to test the Swedish keeper, though, either shot straight at Musovic or missing the goal entirely. The U.S. players never put on their shooting boots at this tournament, which is difficult to explain from such an attack-oriented team. At the 2023 World Cup, the team managed just four goals in four games. In its previous eight World Cups, the U.S. averaged 17.3 goals per tournament.

World Cup News

England overcomes Lauren James red card to beat Nigeria in penalty shootout
England midfield star Lauren James is in danger of missing the rest of the Women’s World Cup after being dramatically sent off during her team’s nail-biting penalty shootout victory over Nigeria in the round of 16.

Raso, Foord lead Australia to 2-0 victory
Sam Kerr made her return to competition late in the match after being sidelined with an injury throughout the group stage. To the delight of the home crowd, the star striker wasted little time getting back into the swing of things, but earlier goals from Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso were enough to send Australia to the quarterfinals.

Roord on target as Dutch march past South Africa in last 16
Roord’s header gave her side an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeper error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday.