Breakfast Links - October 18, 2023
(image via AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
The FIFA international break has concluded and we may now continue our regularly schedule programing, club football! Here is your midweek update to get your morning going with our Breakfast Links.
Houston
The Houston Dynamo close out the regular season in the Pacific Northwest, traveling to face the Portland Timbers on Decision Day, Saturday, October 21.
Dynamo midfielder Coco Carrasquilla scored for Panama in their 3-0 win over Guatemala in Nations League play.
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Major League Soccer
Inter Miami CF superstar Lionel Messi wrote more history Tuesday evening, becoming Conmebol's all-time leading scorer in World Cup qualifying after tallying twice in Argentina's 2-0 win at Peru.
FC Cincinnati and head coach Pat Noonan have agreed on a long-term contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. Noonan’s extension follows similar deals for general manager Chris Albright and captain Luciano Acosta in recent weeks, securing the club’s long-term future as they build off a 2023 MLS Supporters’ Shield crown and second straight Audi MLS Cup Playoffs trip.
Tata Martino, speaking on the eve of Wednesday’s Inter Miami home finale against Charlotte FC, said the club are planning the possible arrival of Uruguayan superstar Luis Suárez in 2024.
Around the World
The US men’s national team's stars shined bright Tuesday night as Gio Reyna, Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun scored inside the opening 22 minutes of a 4-0 win over Ghana at Nashville SC’s GEODIS Park to close the program's October international window.
Neymar was in tears as he left the field with a knee injury at the end of the first half of Brazil's 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss at Uruguay on Tuesday, and was later seen leaving the stadium on crutches.
Mexico and Germany battled to hard-fought 2-2 draw in Philadelphia. An equalizer from Borussia Dortmund's Niclas Füllkrug secured the draw for Germany in their friendly against Mexico on Tuesday.
