Speaker 1: Welcome in. It's time for another edition of the Morning
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Speaker 1: soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason Longshore. Let's get the week started.
Speaker 1: Some of the soccer news you need to know from Monday,
Speaker 1: July seventh. US men's national team last night lost to
Speaker 1: Mexico in the CONCACAFF Gold Cup Final. The US took
Speaker 1: the lead on a set piece, great ball from Sebastian
Speaker 1: burhal Or. He picked out Chris Richards, really good header
Speaker 1: from him off the underside of the crossbar. I think
Speaker 1: it was in. Pretty sure it was in, but not
Speaker 1: one hundred percent conclusive and CONCA CAF doesn't have goal
Speaker 1: line technology in the situations, so very close decision that
Speaker 1: var ultimately upheld. Mexico tied it a really nice finish
Speaker 1: from Raul Jimenez blasted into the roof of the net
Speaker 1: from close range. Tim Reim trying to get across, wasn't
Speaker 1: able to make the tackle. Then Edson Alvarez. He scored
Speaker 1: the winning goal, heading in Johann Vasquez's flick of a
Speaker 1: free kick. The foul was dubious, Diego Luna fouling Alexis Vega.
Speaker 1: There wasn't a whole lot in it, but it's given.
Speaker 1: Then there was an offside check on the goal, it
Speaker 1: was on side, and Mexico ends up winning the match
Speaker 1: to one. Look, the takes were all over the place,
Speaker 1: as you would expect after a US men's national team match.
Speaker 1: Too many people use these games for clout, whether we're
Speaker 1: talking about social media, whether we're talking about podcasts, whether
Speaker 1: we're talking about vlogs, whether we're talking about watch alongs.
Speaker 1: Too many people use these games to It feels like
Speaker 1: at times like okay, game happens in there is a
Speaker 1: series of reactions. Then there is a series of reactions
Speaker 1: that are bigger than the previous set. Then there's another
Speaker 1: set of reactions that's even bigger, and this could be
Speaker 1: bigger positive or bigger negative, which is typically the way
Speaker 1: that it goes, And then it feels like a little
Speaker 1: bit of one upsmanship as to how big the reaction
Speaker 1: is to the game. Mexico is the better team on
Speaker 1: the night. There's not a question really about that. They
Speaker 1: had more of the possession, they had more of the chances,
Speaker 1: they had more of the field position, they were the
Speaker 1: better team. I didn't really have a problem with the referee,
Speaker 1: Merizio po Chatino did after the match the handball call
Speaker 1: that could have gone in favor of the US men's
Speaker 1: national team. I'm okay with it not being called, and
Speaker 1: i know that's the minority opinion, at least on this
Speaker 1: side of the Rio Grande. It felt like natural movement
Speaker 1: and the player was bracing himself for a fall. I
Speaker 1: know it's a different situation than what we typically see
Speaker 1: when we talk about the bracing arm on the ground
Speaker 1: and the ball hitting it. In this one, that arm
Speaker 1: is going to the ground and it actually the hand
Speaker 1: lands on top of the ball. I think it still applies.
Speaker 1: I think that idea still applies here. I think it's
Speaker 1: a natural movement of the arm when the player is
Speaker 1: falling to brace themselves, and that's why that was added
Speaker 1: into the laws of the game. I'm okay with that
Speaker 1: not being called. The US battled in the match, they
Speaker 1: showed fight, they had some moments of quality, but they
Speaker 1: got overpowered by a better team. This is the life
Speaker 1: that the US men's national team faces next summer as well.
Speaker 1: At the World Cup. The top US men's national team
Speaker 1: against the top Mexican national team. Right now, it's much
Speaker 1: more of a coin flip. It's much more of a
Speaker 1: fifty to fifty game than the US has had. I
Speaker 1: think maybe the advantage when they've had their best team
Speaker 1: against Mexico over the last cycle. If you get Christian Polistic,
Speaker 1: Westin McKinnie, Serginio Desk, Anthony Robinson, they're going to make
Speaker 1: the team better, no doubt, they'll raise the level of
Speaker 1: the group. The major questions of who will be the
Speaker 1: goalkeeper in those matches, who will be the striker, those
Speaker 1: are still there. I don't know if Matt Freeze did
Speaker 1: enough to be the number one no question here right now,
Speaker 1: I would go in that direction because I think Matt
Speaker 1: Turner's got to play games and now he's waiting to
Speaker 1: see what happens with Leon at the moment because that's
Speaker 1: where he's headed. But they might be in the second
Speaker 1: division in France instead of the first no telling. Leon
Speaker 1: reportedly has to find one hundred million dollars by Thursday
Speaker 1: to be able to keep their spot in the first division.
Speaker 1: The striker Patrick Augimon has had moments. I know he
Speaker 1: is one that the hashtag Brigade likes to really go
Speaker 1: at on social media, which I think is extremely unfair.
Speaker 1: A lot of shots at him for the game last night.
Speaker 1: I don't think he really had a whole lot of
Speaker 1: opportunity to impact the game. He did draw it to
Speaker 1: pretty dangerous free kicks, including the one that led to
Speaker 1: the US goal. I don't know who the striker is
Speaker 1: going to be. I want to see everybody get healthy,
Speaker 1: because there are a lot of injuries in that position
Speaker 1: right now, but I don't think anybody has stepped out
Speaker 1: to claim it. Goalkeeper and striker big questions. Regardless of
Speaker 1: what those answers are. The US men's national team are
Speaker 1: going to run into multiple opponents at the World Cup
Speaker 1: that are better than them. You know, you might see
Speaker 1: one in the group stage. Hopefully you will see one
Speaker 1: in the first knockout round round of thirty two, and
Speaker 1: hopefully you will see one in the round to sixteen.
Speaker 1: That's where I am setting the bar for what this
Speaker 1: team needs to do at the World Cup. They have
Speaker 1: to win a knockout game. They've only done that one
Speaker 1: time in history. They have to win a knockout game
Speaker 1: round to thirty two now to get to the round
Speaker 1: to sixteen. That should be the bar. This is a
Speaker 1: team that is a top twenty team in the world.
Speaker 1: They should be in the final sixteen of a home
Speaker 1: World Cup. The draw is going to impact that. Luck
Speaker 1: within the group is going to impact that. Matchups in
Speaker 1: the knockout round is going to impact that. There's so
Speaker 1: many variables that we can't control and we can't see
Speaker 1: what they're going to be yet. But the US should
Speaker 1: get to the round to sixteen. In those games where
Speaker 1: they are playing teams that are better than them, they
Speaker 1: have to fight. They have to be difficult to beat.
Speaker 1: They have to be resilient. They have to make the
Speaker 1: match tough for the opponent. I think they showed that
Speaker 1: ability last night with a less than full strength team.
Speaker 1: I will take that course. I want to see more,
Speaker 1: but you have to be realistic. Instead of just yelling
Speaker 1: and screaming and stomping your feet, you have to be realistic.
Speaker 1: This Mexico team was a better roster than this US team.
Speaker 1: That's not a judgment on the overall talent pools. That's
Speaker 1: a judgment on these two teams that were on the
Speaker 1: field in the match. Mexico is the better team as well.
Speaker 1: But the US was right there in it. They had opportunities,
Speaker 1: they did not take advantage of them. They weren't able
Speaker 1: to keep Mexico off the board for that second goal,
Speaker 1: and they end up losing to one in the final.
Speaker 1: That is not a shock in my opinion. I will
Speaker 1: take what happened in the Gold Cup for the US.
Speaker 1: I think there's far more positive than negative coming out
Speaker 1: of this tournament and we'll see where it goes from here.
Speaker 1: I also agree with what Maritzio po Chatino has said
Speaker 1: about the impact that fans can have in the building,
Speaker 1: and he's right about the level of support that Guatemala
Speaker 1: and Mexico received in these last two games. There's fans
Speaker 1: of the US men's national team that do an amazing
Speaker 1: job supporting the team all over the country. But work
Speaker 1: has to be done to grow that number that are
Speaker 1: making it into the building and supporting the team. That
Speaker 1: should not be a debate that should happen. You see
Speaker 1: it across this country with soccer fans. They are there,
Speaker 1: we are seeing them in large numbers. They have to
Speaker 1: come out and support the US men's national team. There
Speaker 1: is absolutely an effect from the overwhelming negativity from the
Speaker 1: hashtag brigade on social media, quite a few in the
Speaker 1: media and online influencer group as well. That does not
Speaker 1: help get people in the building at all. I think
Speaker 1: it becomes a reason why some people choose not to
Speaker 1: get into the building to go support the US men's
Speaker 1: national team. I know there were debates about ticket prices
Speaker 1: for the CONCACAFF Gold Cup and blaming US Soccer for that.
Speaker 1: US Soccer has nothing to do with the CONCACAFF Gold
Speaker 1: Cup pricing for tickets. And by the way, I don't
Speaker 1: think the Mexican fans had any issue with the pricing
Speaker 1: for tickets, so let's stop that complaint right now. Guatemala
Speaker 1: fans didn't have that issue either on Wednesday, let's stop
Speaker 1: with that debate. Are tickets for US friendlies maybe a
Speaker 1: little too high on that side? Yes, I would agree
Speaker 1: with that absolutely, and that's something that should change in.
Speaker 1: US Soccer needs to figure this out. It's not going
Speaker 1: to be an easy thing to solve. Ticket pricing for
Speaker 1: games that they control is part of the conversation, but
Speaker 1: honestly a very small part of the conversation. I don't
Speaker 1: know how this turns Between now and the next World Cup.
Speaker 1: You will get US fans in the building for the
Speaker 1: World Cup. Yes, you will get casual fans in the
Speaker 1: building for the World Cup that will support the US. Yes,
Speaker 1: but this is a big job for US Soccer to
Speaker 1: contemplate to make this US men's national team more popular
Speaker 1: in its own country. It is a very unique issue.
Speaker 1: Don't know if there's any other country in the world
Speaker 1: that would have the same issue. I don't think there's
Speaker 1: really any other team even in this country to compare
Speaker 1: it to. It's quite the challenge, but it's something that
Speaker 1: US Soccer has to work at, and it's something that
Speaker 1: I do think a lot of people inside of the
Speaker 1: game at all different levels, and yes that includes media
Speaker 1: and online influencers and bloggers and podcasters and bloggers and
Speaker 1: everybody it does. It does need to be contemplated, it
Speaker 1: does need to be thought about because the US men's
Speaker 1: national team is a huge driver of the soccer business
Speaker 1: in the United States. It is by no means the
Speaker 1: only one, but it is a very portant one, and
Speaker 1: I feel like the negativity around it does not match
Speaker 1: the reality around it, and that has a very negative
Speaker 1: impact on the product as a whole. It's very frustrating
Speaker 1: at times and I'm sure Ma'rito Pochatino was very frustrated
Speaker 1: with basically playing two away games in the United States,
Speaker 1: in two major knockout games. That's got to be extremely
Speaker 1: foreign to him. I think at times US soccer people,
Speaker 1: and I'm not saying that the organization. I'm saying people
Speaker 1: in the United States in soccer just kind of put
Speaker 1: their hands up and say, Oh, it's just how it is.
Speaker 1: Should it be? I mean, I think it's going to
Speaker 1: be to an extent, and that's the unique nature of
Speaker 1: the United States of America. But should it just be
Speaker 1: accepted and just that whatever. No, it shouldn't. If people
Speaker 1: are buying the tickets to these games, you would like
Speaker 1: for the people buying these tickets to these games be
Speaker 1: from the United States. If people from other countries or
Speaker 1: other fans are buying these tickets to support their team,
Speaker 1: why is the Why are the fans of the United
Speaker 1: States not buying these tickets instead they're offered to both.
Speaker 1: I don't I don't know. It's not an easy it's
Speaker 1: not an easy thing to answer, and it's gonna be
Speaker 1: a very difficult thing for the United States Soccer Federation
Speaker 1: to work on between now and the World Cup, and
Speaker 1: it's a long term thing. It's not just about the
Speaker 1: World Cup twenty twenty six. It's about everything past that,
Speaker 1: especially when you get into qualifying for the next World Cup,
Speaker 1: where fan support is going to be a very important
Speaker 1: thing in some of these games. Because everybody in CONCA
Speaker 1: CAF is getting better. Right now, the games are getting
Speaker 1: more difficult. It's why you're seeing teams like Guatemala mike
Speaker 1: runs that they are. It's not easy and fan support
Speaker 1: is a big factor in it. And right now the
Speaker 1: US men's national team doesn't get enough fan support and
Speaker 1: it's something that needs to change one way or another.
Speaker 1: Let's go to Major League Soccer. Yesterday one one draw
Speaker 1: between Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew right before the Gold
Speaker 1: Cup final, and it ended in a very strange way.
Speaker 1: Stephan Fry scary incident. He was forced to leave the
Speaker 1: match in an ambulance. Full credit to Brian Schmetzer and
Speaker 1: Wilfrid Nanci, the two managers, for asking that the match
Speaker 1: be called and stoppage time instead of continuing with the
Speaker 1: corner kick there were seconds remaining at that stage. I
Speaker 1: didn't see any hesitation from Nanci, who would have had
Speaker 1: the cornerkick for Columbus, by the way or Brian Schmetzer
Speaker 1: in asking for the match to be called at that moment.
Speaker 1: It was an accidental knee to the head and a
Speaker 1: collision with a marceditch in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
Speaker 1: Schmetzer said his captain was alert when loaded into the ambulance,
Speaker 1: no paralysis, nothing major, but he didn't want to downplay it.
Speaker 1: Fry tweeted Sunday night that he had returned home at
Speaker 1: following the incident, so sounds like he's going to end
Speaker 1: up being okay. Really scary moments, and I thought it
Speaker 1: was very well handled by the referee crew and the
Speaker 1: two managers to stop the match when it did. Atlanta
Speaker 1: United this weekend, it was just, frankly, not a good
Speaker 1: enough performance in a scoreless draw at d C United.
Speaker 1: There's really little to talk about on the offensive side,
Speaker 1: very few chances, very few opportunities to score goals. Second
Speaker 1: clean sheet of the season. F Ryan Morales was excellent.
Speaker 1: He was our man of the match on the radio broadcast.
Speaker 1: Ronnie Dila also cited Luisa brom Will Riley Mitao's click
Speaker 1: in the midfield as key contributors to the clean sheet.
Speaker 1: The team played in a four to three three with
Speaker 1: two holding midfielders in front of two center backs, as
Speaker 1: opposed to the three center backs and one holding midfielder
Speaker 1: alignment we have seen lately. The best chances of the
Speaker 1: night came from Brooks Lennon's right foot out wide. You
Speaker 1: couldn't create much of anything through the middle. Unfortunately, play
Speaker 1: was far too slow in the first half. It was
Speaker 1: too easy for DC United to get back and reset.
Speaker 1: It changed a little bit in the second half, but
Speaker 1: not enough. There were only two shots on goal, actually
Speaker 1: I think there were three. I think Brad Gazan had
Speaker 1: two comfortable saves and there was one comfortable save for
Speaker 1: Luis Barrazza. This is not good enough for two teams
Speaker 1: that are trying to get into playoff picture in the
Speaker 1: Eastern Conference. It was not a good match and the
Speaker 1: level has to go up, especially on the attacking side.
Speaker 1: As Atlanta gets ready to go to Toronto on Saturday,
Speaker 1: the unified team will be playing in Toronto as well.
Speaker 1: We'll have that broadcast for you earlier in the day
Speaker 1: on Saturday, followed by Atlanta United and Toronto FC on
Speaker 1: Saturday Night. Plenty more to come this week about that
Speaker 1: one Club World Cup. The semi finals have been confirmed.
Speaker 1: Flamenense will play Chelsea on Tuesday. PSG will play Real
Speaker 1: Madrid on Wednesday. Both will be at MetLife Stadium in
Speaker 1: New Jersey. PSG are seen as the favorites to win
Speaker 1: the competition by Opta, almost forty percent chance of winning it,
Speaker 1: fifty nine percent chance of advancing to the final over
Speaker 1: Real Madrid Chelsea. They have a very wrong chance of
Speaker 1: defeating Fluminense according to OPTA, which I'm not so sure
Speaker 1: of that, but they also then are a thirty three
Speaker 1: percent chance of winning the competition eighty one percent chance
Speaker 1: of reaching the final over Flaminense according to OPTA's prediction model.
Speaker 1: The final match here in Atlanta was one of the
Speaker 1: best you will see anywhere. PSG advanced with a two
Speaker 1: zero win over Byron in front of over sixty six
Speaker 1: thousand fans. We talked about it on our Atlanta Soccer
Speaker 1: Tonight special, but more has come out since. I was
Speaker 1: disappointed with the booing of gian Luigi Donna Ruma in
Speaker 1: the second half from Byron fans. I was even more
Speaker 1: disappointed with the comments that came out of the mixed
Speaker 1: zone later and they were very targeted in terms of
Speaker 1: how they were delivered because our own John Nelson was
Speaker 1: downstairs and these were not delivered in English. They were
Speaker 1: delivered to German media. Manuel Neuer and Byron sporting director
Speaker 1: Max Eberill. They I don't think they really attempted to
Speaker 1: blame Joan Luigi Dona Roma. They absolutely blamed Donna Ruma
Speaker 1: for the injury on Jamal Muciala. It was extremely out
Speaker 1: of place for the sporting director to be in the
Speaker 1: mix zone after the match. For one two. I think
Speaker 1: it was very unfair for Neuer to try to take
Speaker 1: credit for Donna Ruma going to say anything to Musiala
Speaker 1: after the incident. I guess at halftime, I don't know
Speaker 1: what kind of credit you're trying to take for that,
Speaker 1: And it was very unfair for both of them to
Speaker 1: blame Donna Ruma in this situation and to act like
Speaker 1: he didn't care. That's absolutely not fair and I thought
Speaker 1: very poor form from Noyer and Everel to do that.
Speaker 1: I was honestly shocked at the sporting director was speaking
Speaker 1: about it after the match and did not expect to
Speaker 1: see that from Manuel Neuer, who has been a goalkeeper
Speaker 1: who has been very aggressive in plays in his own career,
Speaker 1: and I don't think he would really apreciate being questioned
Speaker 1: in a moment like that, especially when it was blatantly
Speaker 1: obvious to anyone watching the broadcast or anyone in the
Speaker 1: building that Donna Rumo was one hundred percent affected once
Speaker 1: he saw the severity of the injury. Reports have come
Speaker 1: out since that he has spoken to the club psychologist
Speaker 1: for support. Just don't like to see finger pointing in
Speaker 1: a moment like this when it's a soccer accident. It's
Speaker 1: a shame for Jamal Musciali. He's going to be out
Speaker 1: for a long period of time, suffered a broken leg
Speaker 1: and a dislocated ankle in the incident. But the blaming
Speaker 1: of Donna Ruma afterwards I thought was extremely out of place,
Speaker 1: and frankly, it's not something that I expected from a
Speaker 1: club like Bayern Munich. I did not expect to see
Speaker 1: or hear that from them and their sporting director going
Speaker 1: to the mix zone to speak on it afterwards is
Speaker 1: honestly really shocking and I'm surprised hasn't been talked about more.
Speaker 1: Let's get into silly season because there's a whole bunch
Speaker 1: of updates is by no means all of it. Things
Speaker 1: that are bubbling up as we speak. Arsenal they have
Speaker 1: gotten the deal done for Martin Zubin Zubimindi from Orel Sosiadad.
Speaker 1: It's going to be about seventy six and a half
Speaker 1: million dollars higher than the release clause, but by spending
Speaker 1: more they'll be able to pay it in installments rather
Speaker 1: than one lump sum. They have also agreed to personal
Speaker 1: terms with Chelsea's winger Noni Madoweke, twenty three years old.
Speaker 1: He's given the green light to the move. No club
Speaker 1: to club talks between Arsenal and Chelsea yet. Arsenal are
Speaker 1: also in advanced talks with Sporting in Portugal for Victor Yulkaris,
Speaker 1: twenty seven year old striker. It's not done, the situation
Speaker 1: is progressing. Personal terms are in place for a proposed
Speaker 1: five year deal. The Swedish international wants to go to Arsenal.
Speaker 1: If they get all these deals done, they have to
Speaker 1: be a major contender for major trophies this year. There's
Speaker 1: no way around it. And I've talked a lot over
Speaker 1: the years about Mikhael Artet and I think at times
Speaker 1: the unfair criticism that he has dealt with at Arsenal,
Speaker 1: sometimes from his own fans. This changes it for me.
Speaker 1: The issue has been that he has done as much
Speaker 1: as he could reasonably do with the talent that he
Speaker 1: has had at his disposal. If he gets Yolkaris, if
Speaker 1: he's gotten Zubi, MINDI, if he gets Mattawaki, along with
Speaker 1: any other moves that they make, they have to pay
Speaker 1: that off with trophies this year, and that puts you
Speaker 1: into the conversation of FA Cup, Premier League, Champions League trophies.
Speaker 1: We'll see if Arsenal can get it done. Chelsea might
Speaker 1: sell Mattawaki. They have confirmed the signing of Jamie Geitttens
Speaker 1: from Barusha Dortmund fee of forty eight point five million
Speaker 1: pounds potential add ons as well Tottenham Hotspur. They have
Speaker 1: failed with their initial bid of fifty million pounds for
Speaker 1: West Ham midfielder forward Mohammed Kudus. We'll see if that
Speaker 1: goes up over time. Callum Wilson, he is leaving Newcastle.
Speaker 1: He said all good things must come to an end.
Speaker 1: After confirming he will leave contract expired. They couldn't agree
Speaker 1: to a new deal. Forty nine goals and one hundred
Speaker 1: and thirty matches for Newcastle thirty three years old. Will
Speaker 1: be curious to see where Callum Wilson ends up next season.
Speaker 1: Fresh from the Club World Cup, Igor jay Esus his
Speaker 1: transfer from both the Fogo to Nottingham Forest. It's complete.
Speaker 1: It's been a wild year for Igor jay Esus. He
Speaker 1: was in the Middle East, won the Copa Debertadores with Botafogo,
Speaker 1: came in as a backup, ended up taking the starting role.
Speaker 1: He's broken into the Brazilian national team. He was a
Speaker 1: start the Club World Cup and now he's headed to Forest.
Speaker 1: Speaking of Botafogo, after firing ran out to Paiva, they
Speaker 1: have hired David Ancelotti in his first managerial role. Yes,
Speaker 1: he is Carlos's son. He's been his assistant at Real Madrid.
Speaker 1: Most recently. He was in the running for the job
Speaker 1: at Rangers this summer, didn't get it. Reports have suggested
Speaker 1: that Paiva's departure was largely due to disagreements over team
Speaker 1: selection and the tactics with club owner John Texter. Texter
Speaker 1: wanted a more aggressive style to play. He wasn't happy
Speaker 1: with the one zier loss to Paul Mettis in the
Speaker 1: Club World Cup knockout stage. Paiva started three defensive midfielders
Speaker 1: in that match, reportedly against John Texter's wishes. Piva himself
Speaker 1: has attributed the sacking to his refusal to accept John
Speaker 1: Texter's interference in team matters. We'll see if David Ancelotti
Speaker 1: is ready to manage that side of things, and John
Speaker 1: Texter might need to interfere more on the financial side
Speaker 1: of things. And I don't know pay his transfer fees
Speaker 1: that he has agreed to with clubs like I don't
Speaker 1: know Atlanta United, as a FIFA tribunal has told him
Speaker 1: he has to or he's going to face a transfer ban.
Speaker 1: And we're getting close to that time when things were
Speaker 1: supposed to be paid, and I don't know if they
Speaker 1: have been paid, because John Texter also has the issue
Speaker 1: with trying to find one hundred million euro for Leone
Speaker 1: to prevent them from being relegated. Good times all the
Speaker 1: way around for the Eagle football group. Rodrigo de Paul,
Speaker 1: his name is coming up a lot right now. This
Speaker 1: has been going on a weekend. Now it's being added
Speaker 1: to by Fabrizzio Romano, but it was Michelle Kaufman of
Speaker 1: the Miami Herald, who reported first that Miami is chasing him,
Speaker 1: maybe it's better to say Michellekaufman confirmed that Inter Miami
Speaker 1: is chasing Rodrigo de Paul. Makes total sense because of
Speaker 1: the close relationship with Lionel Messi. To Paul often seen
Speaker 1: as Messi's bodyguard on the field with Argentina. Okay, not
Speaker 1: a shock. He's in the last year of his deal Atleti.
Speaker 1: There's also reports out of Brazil that Flamingo is joining
Speaker 1: the chase as well, so this could get very interesting
Speaker 1: with Rodrigo de Paul and I think things are going
Speaker 1: to come together pretty quickly in this regard as well,
Speaker 1: so stay tuned. Nico Williams he is staying at Athletic
Speaker 1: Club in bill Bao. Now that that is done, Barcelona
Speaker 1: and Byron, who were both chasing Williams, are now chasing
Speaker 1: Louis Diaz of Liverpool. According to Build in Germany, Luis
Speaker 1: Diaz is a given the green light to join Bayern Munich.
Speaker 1: According to Mundo Deportivo in Spain, Louis Diaz is wanting
Speaker 1: to join FC Barcelona. Welcome to silly season. We'll see
Speaker 1: what happens and after a dalliance with Chelsea. Mike Magnon
Speaker 1: will stay at Milan between the pipes this season and
Speaker 1: be their goalkeeper. Now he's going into the last year
Speaker 1: of his contract, we'll see if Milan can get a
Speaker 1: new deal done with him. Other news on this edition
Speaker 1: of The Morning Espresso. The Women's African Cup of Nations
Speaker 1: started over the weekend. Morocco and Zambia in the opener
Speaker 1: a two to two draw, while back and forth match.
Speaker 1: In that one Senegal, they rolled in the first half
Speaker 1: to beat the Oar Congo four nil. They moved to
Speaker 1: the top of Group A. Vivian Medema she scored her
Speaker 1: one hundredth goal for the Netherlands in the win over Whale.
Speaker 1: At the Women's Euros, France defeated England two to one
Speaker 1: in the opening match for both teams, puts a little
Speaker 1: extra pressure on the Lionesses in their remaining two group
Speaker 1: matches in Norway. They have booked their spot in the
Speaker 1: knockout round with two wins. Thus far more games in
Speaker 1: the Women's Euros today, More games in the Club World
Speaker 1: Cup this week. More talk about Atlanta United as they
Speaker 1: get ready to go to Toronto this week. Plenty to
Speaker 1: come all week long on the Morning Espresso on the
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