Breakfast Links - May 31, 2023
(image via Houston Dynamo FC)
It’s Match Day! Your Houston Dynamo are back at it tonight! Here is your midweek update to get your morning going with our Breakfast Links.
Houston
The Houston Dynamo travel to BC Place on Wednesday for the first of three road games across a seven-day stretch. This is the first meeting of the season between the Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the series was split in 2022 with each team winning at home. The match is scheduled for 9:30 PM CT. Let’s Go Dynamo!
The Houston Dash return home to Shell Energy Stadium to host the Orlando Pride on Saturday, June 3 at 7:30 PM CT. Be there and show your support!
Houston Dynamo 2 travel West to Los Angeles to take on LAFC on Saturday, June 3 at 9:00 PM CT.
Make sure you check out the latest episodes of the Bayou City Soccer Podcast, available everywhere you get your podcasts!
Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo FC captain Héctor Herrera was named to the MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday for Matchday 15, the league announced Tuesday.
LAFC will need to start confidently Wednesday evening (9 PM CT | FS1, TUDN) when traveling to Liga MX side Club León for Leg 1 of this year’s high-profile Concacaf Champions League final. Then, they’ll hope to complete the job Sunday evening (8 pm CT | FS1, TUDN) when Leg 2 shifts to BMO Stadium, with the winner decided on aggregate (no away-goals rule) and, if needed, either extra time or penalty kicks.
The US men’s national team will play two high-profile friendlies this upcoming October to prepare for quarterfinal matches in the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League the following month, the federation announced Tuesday.
Saturday, Oct. 14: USA vs. Germany | East Hartford, Conn. | 3 pm ET
Tuesday, Oct. 17: USA vs. Ghana | Nashville, Tenn. | 8:30 pm ET
Around the World
The United States have reached a fourth straight quarterfinal at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, accomplishing that Tuesday afternoon with a 4-0 rout of New Zealand to maintain their perfect record at the tournament’s 2023 edition in Argentina.
Today, Jose Mourinho, unbeaten in five European finals, leads AS Roma into the Europa League final against Sevilla, a six-time winner of Europe’s second continental club competition.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti remains Brazil's first choice to replace Tite, the country's football confederation (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues said. Despite receiving a strong interest from Brazil since Tite stepped down after the 2022 World Cup, Ancelotti reiterated his desire to continue as coach of Real Madrid until June 2024 when his contract expires.
