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Union
Jose Martinez has been suspended one game by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for the uncalled kickout on Inter Miami’s Andres Reyes on Tuesday night. See the committee’s report here.
Kai Wagner talks about his first goal on Tuesday night.
Union II
The USL Championship side, Union II will be back to play tomorrow night against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Subaru Park, kicking off at 7:30pm. Fans will not be allowed in the stadium, but can watch live on ESPN+.
MLS
In Group B, the San Jose Earthquakes snagged a last minute win over the Vancouver Whitecaps, with the final score 4-3.
In Group C, Toronto FC beat Montreal Impact 4-3 last night.
In Group E, FC Cincinnati defeated Atlanta United 1-0 and the Columbus Crew advance to the knockout stage after beating the New York Red Bulls, 2-0.
See all the group standings for the MLS is Back Tournament here.
Zero new confirmed positive cases of coronavirus were reported in the bubble yesterday.
World
Lionel Messi criticizes a weak Barcelona team after the club lost to 10-man Osasuna, 2-1. Real Madrid are La Liga champions regardless of the result against Villarreal, but Real Madrid won 2-1.
Results from yesterday’s Premier League matches:
- Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace, 2-0
- Southampton and Brighton tied, 1-1
- Everton and Aston Villa tied, 1-1
- Leicester beat Sheffield United, 2-0
There was a cardboard cutout of Jeffrey Epstein in the stands in Nottingham during Wednesday night’s match between Nottingham Forest and Swansea.
Columbus looks gooooood. If regular season play ever returns this year, they look like serious front runners in the East.
Any idea if being suspended will clear the yellow card accumulation for Martinez ?
It clears going into the knockout round,
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They don’t accumulate for the rest of the tournament, so we don’t have to worry about having Martinez (or anyone else) sitting on the bench for accumulation when we win the final.
did anyone see the goal shea salinas scored for SJ against vancouver?
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oh dear god the defending. I had to shield my childrens’ eyes.
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in other news… I love Martinez’s bite and aggression. We have plenty of depth at the position. From my point of view, he needs to set an agenda of ruthlessness in our midfield. Make people just a bit hesitant. I love it and welcome watching his yellows and occasional reds and the like. Crevalle is a perfectly competent back up and who knows whats up with Oravec.
Oravec needs to find his confidence. He was a little embarrassed by his SexySZN spot. Even when he scored his banger in preseason against Miami he sheepishly admitted he just closed his eyes and hit it hard. Obviously that’s a throw-away line, but I think he still needs to find his comfort zone here in the US and with the Union. He does have some technical skills, he just needs to find his heart.