Daily news roundups
More on the new retention fund salary mechanism. Union’s preseason Florida home considering building soccer stadium. Power rankings drop. Forlan says no MLS move. USA ready for Belize. Messi’s mess. More news.
USMNT
While the shellacking of Guatemala may have put visions of sugar plums in many fans’ heads, tournament soccer is a different animal than international friendlies, even against the likes of Belize.
Fans' View
Sebastien Le Toux and Abby Wambach have been great role models for at least one young girl. (She apparently named her hermit crab Seba!)
Player ratings
With all four strikers on the pitch from the opening whistle, the Union had no answer once Houston scored the inevitable opener.
Daily news roundups
Hackworth not bothered by Union loss to Houston. McInerney not voted into to All-Star Game roster. Diego Forlan to Toronto? Reaction to big USMNT Gold Cup warmup win. Ref stabs player, fans decapitate ref in Brazil. More news.
Postgame
Postgame quotes from John Hackworth, Conor Casey, and Aaron Wheeler from Houston.
Union match reports
Houston were the better side for 90 minutes on Saturday night in a 1-0 win over the Union. (UPDATED with quotes from Hackworth.)
USMNT
After a slow start and some timely substitutions, the U.S. swept Guatemala aside in some style, 6–0 in the warmup game for the Gold Cup.
Union / Week in Tweets
Rimando trolls McInerney, Dallas and RSL reaction, and Matt Kassel is Stiffler. It’s all in The Week in Tweets.
Match previews
Nothing will change the ignominy or the lost points that have marred the Union’s last two performances except maybe a win in Houston.
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