Daily Links: Kansas City and Red Bulls advance out of Wild Card round

Philadelphia Union News

David Vazquez named to United States U-17 FIFA World Cup Roster
Vazquez has made 10 appearances for the USMYNT squad with seven coming in the regional championship where he racked up four assists in 350 minutes of action.

MLS News

Red Bulls trounce Charlotte in MLS Eastern Conference Wild Card
Elias Manoel scored a hat trick for the first goals of his MLS Cup playoff career and the New York Red Bulls romped to a 5-2 victory over Charlotte FC on Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Wild Card game in Harrison, New Jersey.

Sporting KC advances past the San Jose Earthquakes after penalty kicks
Sporting KC host and win the wild card game to advance to take on St. Louis City on Sunday in the next playoff round.

MLS considering expansion of SuperDraft eligibility, sources say
The proposed changes would allow any player who’s a collegiate sophomore or above to enter the SuperDraft. College players who are on a team’s homegrown player list will still not be eligible to be taken. The changes could be announced as soon as the end of October.

US Soccer News

Johnny Cardoso set to join Real Betis
Cardoso has scored two goals in 46 appearances in all competitions for Internacional this season. He broke into Internacional’s first team in January 2020 and earlier this year extended his contract with the Porto Alegre-based club until December 2026.

Rest of the World News

Wednesday round-up: Paris hit summit, Man City and Barça stay perfect
Paris showed their class by overpowering AC Milan, while Manchester City and Barcelona made it nine points from a possible nine.