Breakfast Links - May 17, 2023
(image via Houston Dynamo FC)
There are some exciting matches today, especially as the Dynamo are back at it tonight! Here is your midweek update to get your morning going with our Breakfast Links.
Houston
The Houston Dynamo look to bounce back after allowing their first goal at home in more than 530 minutes of league play this season. Houston will face Minnesota United FC tonight with kickoff at Allianz Field scheduled for 7:30 PM CT. Let’s Go Dynamo!
The Houston Dash will host San Diego Wave FC on Saturday, May 20 at Shell Energy Stadium. Houston will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Be there and show your support!
Houston Dynamo 2 travels north to Arlington to take on in-state rival North Texas SC on Sunday, May 21 at Choctaw Stadium. Houston returns to SaberCats Stadium on May 28 to host Austin FC II for the first time this season after opening the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season against Austin FC II on March 28.
Make sure you check out the latest episodes of the Bayou City Soccer Podcast, available everywhere you get your podcasts!
Major League Soccer
LAFC, fresh off an MLS Cup-Supporters’ Shield double and awaiting this year’s Concacaf Champions League final, are viewed (at least via one metric) as the region’s third-best team.
Minnesota United FC star midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has been cleared to return to action by Major League Soccer, the club announced Tuesday. Reynoso has missed Minnesota's first 11 games of the 2023 season after being suspended without pay by the league in February following his failure to report to preseason training camp.
United States Under-20 defender Justin Che is returning to FC Dallas after German team Hoffenheim decided not to make his loan move permanent.
Around the World
Florian Balogun has made his long-awaited decision and he has chosen to play for the U.S. Men’s National Team. FIFA approved Balogun’s one-time switch from England. Balogun has scored 19 goals this season for Reims in the French top tier.
Champions League semis! A second-half goal by forward Lautaro Martinez earned Inter Milan a 1-0 victory over rivals AC Milan in their Champions League semifinal second leg on Tuesday, sealing a 3-0 aggregate win to book their ticket to the showpiece in Istanbul. Manchester City will host Real Madrid today at 2pm CT. Who will take on the powerful Inter Milan??
Luton Town moved a step closer to reaching the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Sunderland thanks to first-half goals from Gabriel Osho and Tom Lockyer in their Championship playoff semifinal, second leg on Tuesday for a 3-2 aggregate victory.
It’s a week of derby’s in the Liga MX playoffs! The quarterfinals of the 2023 Clausura season are now officially over, leaving four teams in the running for the Liga MX title. A mouth-watering set of games in the Clasico Regio and Clasico Nacional.
