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Cowell is one of the exceptional players of the United State men’s national team, and at 19 he has already made more than 100 appearances in Major League Soccer. This may be the reason why foreign clubs are being to approach him, starting with Bologna FC, which reportedly made the Earthquakes an offer for him.
Cowell reaffirms his status as a star talent
Cowell’s prowess and potential have been noticeable since he made his debut in the league in 2020; at age 16. In 2021, he scored five goals and assisted five more for San Jose mostly as a substitute and emerged as a full-fledged starter for the 2023 season.
While Cade is yet to score a goal in MLS this year, a look at the California-born’s highlight reel puts him forward as someone who should be watched in future.
At a group stage contest against Trinidad and Tobago, Cowell scored a Mess-like goal that got national applause; his first one for the USMNT. He added an assist to his five-game Gold Cup tally too.
Reports have not yet confirmed if the Earthquakes will accept or refuse Bologna’s offer and it will be a hard decision for San Jose to make. But the more highlight-reel moments of Cade Cowell surfaces, the bigger and better the financial offers to this Major League Soccer club will be.
Jordi Alba is presently in Florida and has trained with Inter Miami to join former Barcelona players Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, all of whom are being coached by Gerardo Tata Martino.
Alba arrived at the MLS team that has gotten global attention after it signed Argentine world champion Messi, and has changed US football on and off the pitch, following his presentation Inter Miami has been another on the field.
Inter Miami gets a new face
Inter Miami is presently at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in MLS with only 18 points after 22 games played, the effect of five wins, three draws, and 14 defeats.
But in the Leagues Cup, a tournament where Messi, Busquets and Tata Martino have made their debuts, the club moved to the round of 32 after beating Cruz Azul 2-1 with a last-minute free-kick goal by Leo Messi and then won Atlanta United 4-0.
With Jodi Alba arriving to play the full-back position, Miami is among the favourites to win the tournament among Major League Soccer and Liga Mx teams and is predicted to display a different side when the U.S. competition resumes.
On Wednesday, Inter Miami will play Orlando City, and there is a chance that Alba will make his debut that same day for the team where David Beckham is a major shareholder.
Jordi Alba’s bright track record
Messi, Busquets, and Alba were teammates for over a decade at Barcelona, after Alba joined the Blaugranain 2012 after three years with Valencia in Spain’s La Liga.
With Barcelona, Jordi Alba won six La Liga titles, five Cop del Rey titles, and four Supercopas de Espana, and won one Champions League (2015) in international tournaments, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup.
Additionally, Alba won the UEFA Championship with Spain in 2012 and the Nations League in 2023.
Portland Timbers VS San Jose Earthquakes will happen at Providence Park in the 2023 Leagues Cup today.
Today, these teams will get back at each other’s throats after a goalless draw match in MLS last June. Portland and San Jose are in group West 1 alongside Mexicans Tigres UANL. The top two will advance to the round of 32.
The Portland Timbers struggle in Major League Soccer presently. Their campaign is headed in the wrong direction, with them winning just two games in their last 10 matches.
Portland sits 12th out of 14 teams in the Western Conference and 23rd overall. They and the San Jose won each other (2/1 – 3/2) in league action last year.
Timbers drew twice and lost once in their last five games with the Earthquakes. They scored seven goals and forfeited five in their last five games with San Jose.
Betting On San Jose Earthquakes
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
1XBet Moneyline: 3.645
San Jose got back to the winning side with a 2-0 home victory of the Seattle Sounders in league game last week. It was their first victory in six meetings and third in 10. That result took the edge off of the criticisms they had been getting due to a disappointing run of results.
The Earthquakes will hope to keep this momentum tofell the Timbers today. Both clubs are familiar rivals, playing numerous MLS and US Open Cup matches against each other. This upcomimg meetup will happen on neutral ground which will hopefully even things out between both sides.
MatchPlug Prediction
The Timbers will play in the absence of David Ayala and Eryk Willamson no thanks to an injury, but top scorer Frank Boli and Evander will be present.
San Jose Earthquakes key RB Nathan has been out with a liganment injury. But top player Christian Espinoza will be covering for him. Espinoza boasts 17 goals and five assists.
The Quakes can expect a close victory based on their dominat individualities.
Real Salt Lake VS Seattle Sounders will take place at the America First Field on Sunday in the opening round of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
These teams have met 41 times, with both sides winning 16 games each, while their other nine matchups including the most recent meeting ended in draws.
Real Salt Lake are presently enjoying a good result in Major League Soccer and hope to bring that energy in today’s game. Only four of Real’s 10 league wins this year has happened at home.
Salt Lake defeated the New York Red Bulls 3-1 in their last match, with Diego Luna delivering a brace before Jefferson Savarino wrapped up the points late in the game.
Betting On The Seattle Sounders
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
1XBet Moneyline: 3.625
Seattle Sounders on their own path, have fought for results in their home matches lately and hope to find better luck today. They drew 1-2 against FC Dallas the last time they were on the road and probably deserved more from the match, but wasted their finishing.
Sounders reached the finals in the previous edition of the Leagues Cup before losing 3-2 to Mexican side Leon and hope to stay till the end this year.
They are unbeaten in their last two matches of this fixture, after losing four games before that. Five of the Sounders’ eight league defeats this year were on the road. Seattle has the second-best defensive record in the MLS this season with a goal concession tally of 23.
MatchPlug Prediction
Real Salt Lake were victorious in three of their last four games and are unbeaten in their last 10 games across all contests. They are undefeated in their last five games at home, and will hopefully recreate that result today.
Seattle Sounders on the other hand, are in a run of winless outings and won only two of their last nine games. They won one of their last five away matches and may lose today.
CF Montreal got back to the winning side after four matches on Sunday, thanks to first-half goals from Kwado Opoku and Chinonso Offor, which helped them clinch a 2-0 home win over Charlotte in the MLS.
Although they haven’t played the Pumas before, Montreal has certainly faced Mexican teams 12 times, winning only twice in that time. They have recorded 5 defeats and five matches that ended in draws. They have only one win from their last 5 matces in all competitions.
Montreal has failed to score four times in their last seven games and have maintained four clean sheets in that period too.
Betting On Pumas UNAM
1XBet Spread: +1.5
1XBet Over/Under: Under 0.5
1XBet Moneyline: 3.39
Pumas UNAM have rode on an undefeated start to their Liga MX Apertura campaign, although their last two league matches ended in ties. They have been invited to the Leagues Cup for the second time, after making their debut in the 2021 edition.
UNAM was knocked out of the contest in the semi-finals last two years and will want to improve on that record this year. This season, 47 other teams will join the Leagues Cup, which contains the 29 MLS teams and 18 Liga MX teams. The Pumas are alongside DC United in Group East 2.
The guests have played MLS teams 11 times, recording four wins, five defeats and two draws.
MatchPlug Prediction
Montreal has lost three of their four matches in July, including two in three games. They could not score in four of their last five matches in all competitions and may struggle tomorrow. They won seven of their last nine home games in all competitions.
Meanwhile, UNAM lost only once in their past seven games in every competition and three of their last five games ended in draws. Considering the hosts poor performance in recent outings and poor track record playing Mexican teams, the visitors are expected to secure a close win.
The Colorado Rapids finished off with a scoreless draw against the Portland Timbers on Wednesday July 4 at the DSG Park.
This game resumed in the 46th minute, and only players who were active on July 4 could play, meaning that Andrew Gutman of the Rapids, who joined the team after that date, was ruled out of the match.
The result leaves Colorado at the bottom of the Western Conference on 18 points after 22 matches, but the Rapids have only lost once in their last four outings, meaning they may have turned a corner.
A playoff spot for this team is realistically out of reach, with the Rapids 11 points behind Dallas FC in seventh, but a good climax to the season may be in the cards for them.
Betting On Houston Dynamo
1XBet Spread: 0
1XBet Over/Under: Under 2
1XBet Moneyline: 3.416
Failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, Houston was set to clinch a top-seven position in the Western Conference and be present for the business end of the season.
This plan took a huge blow Wednesday night when they were defeated by Minnesota United onthe road, courtesy of strikes from Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Ismael Tajouri, and Teemu Pukki, but their is still time to turn things in their favor.
Houston is presently, ninth position in the Western Conference, after picking up 28 points from 22 matches, with only eight wins coming on the road.
Since they had an easy 4-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on June 22, Houston lost consecutive games against Austin FC and Seattle Sounders before splitting the spoils in an intriguing 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City and suffering a loss to Minnesota United, so they are expected to end the winless curse today.
MatchPlug Prediction
Although they enter today’s game in better form, Colorado Rapids still hage a poor home record, and Houston has a bad away record, so the teams might cancel each other out, resulting in a draw.
Austin FC has gathered 29 points from 22 MLS matches played so far, which means they are presently in the playoff places, but they won’t reach the top position, since they are 12 points behind St. Louis City who is in first place.
Despite this setback, Austin is still on track to have a great season, and their form has gotten better in recent weeks, gathering 10 points in their last five games, defeating Houston Dynamo, Dallas FC and Minnesota United.
This team won their last two home games without forfeiting a goal, so they will be happy to be playing at Q2 today, as they have had a patchy form on the road lately, losing to the Vancouver Whitecaps the last time.
Austin sank into a 2-1 defeat in Canada, in what was an inspiring peformance, scoring just two shots on target throughout the whole match, a necessary improvement will be needed this week.
But, they struggled the last they played against Sporting Kansas City, losing 4-1 in the alternate fixture back in June, despite controlling most of the possession.
Sporting Kansas City somehow became easy winners in the last fixture between the two teams, but their form since then has been disappointing, winner only one of their last six matches.
Kansas drew three of those matches, and are unbeaten in July, so there is an upside for them, but they will need more wins, and quickly too if they want to be in the playoffs.
They are presently two points off the playoff spots, but they have played three matches more than the two teams directly above them in the table, and blew a good chance to secure three points the last time.
Sporting went in 2-0 up at half-time against Real Salt Lake, with Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell getting on the scoresheet, but they lost control of the game in the second half, eventually ending 2-2.
They have played poorly on the road since this season, not winning away from home since a 2-1 victory at Seattle Sounders at the beginning of May.
Austin FC have played well at home in recent weeks, winning their last two games at Q2 3-0, and experts expect them to have another easy victory this Saturday. While they lost to Kansas City in April, they are three points above them in the table, even after playing two fewer matches.
Seattle Sounders young winger Léo Chú has been named Player of the Matchday awarded by Continental Tire for Matchday 24 of the 2023 MLS season, having particpated in their 3-2 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday at BC Place.
Chú was electrifying in the final third, scoring twice set-piece chances delivered by Nicolás Lodeiro’s service and initial header courtesy of Jackson Ragen. Chú then caused a late red card on Whitecaps defender Mathias Laborda sending the game-winner Yeimar shot home to earn the Sounders all three points.
Leo who was drafted midway through the 2021 season from Brazil’s Grêmio, leads Seattle with 11 goal contributions (3g/8a) this year. In his breakout 2023 season, Chú has become the only MLS player to record a multi-goal game and a game with up to three assists.
Chú is the second Seattle player to be name MLS Player of the Matchday this season, sharing the honour with Jordan Morris (Matchday 5). Multiple Sounders players have earned this award in the same season for ther first time since 2020 whrn Morris and Raúl Ruidíaz did so.
The Sounders who are second position in the Western Conference table, will play to win a third straight game when visiting the San Jose Earthquakes for Matchday 25 on Wednesday evening (10:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass).
The MLS Player of the Matchday awarded to Leo Chú by Continental Tire is chosen for every matchday of the regular season by both media and fan voting in a process overseen by MLS Communications. A panel of journalist from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) consists 75 percent of the vote, while a Twitter poll an vote comprises the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR includes members of print, television, radio, and online media.
Despite gathering 17 shots plus 8 attempts on target, Los Angels FC took a shameful 2-1 loss against LA Galaxy in midweek, with Ex-Barca midfielder Riqui Puig delivering the winning goal to bury this team.
The loss followed them to losing three matches, with a 3-2 loss against the White Vancouver Whitecaps and a 2-0 win from FC Dallas preceding their El Trafico failure on Tuesday.
However, the defending MLS champions are only three points from the Western Conference leaders St. Louis City FC, thanks to their outstanding start to the season, as they had a sole defeat in their opening 13 league matches, securing 7 wins and five draws.
No matter, LAFC has the best defensive record in the West and the second-best defensive record in the MLS, so they may be ending their losing streak today.
San Jos Earthquakes stole up on LA Galaxy twice to secure a draw last weekend, when Jack Skahan delivered an equalizer at halftime before Christian Espinoza clinched a point for his team in the 81st minute.
Due to this, the Earthquakes enter today’s game on a four-game winless run, recording two draws and two defeats since their last victory, with consecutive losses against Houston Dynamo and St Louis City preceding last weekend’s draw.
Note, that San Jose lost two of their last eight games, picking two wins and four draws, so they’ll need to avoid defeat today.
On that note, the Earthquakes have the second-worst away record in the Western Conference, recordings just one win, three draws, and six losses on the road this season.
They have also forfeited 19 goals across their 10 away league games this year, maintaining only two clean sheets in this journey, with the 4-1 whipping from Houston marking the beginning of their road struggles.
It is hard to picture LAFC suffering four consecutive losses, especially with the type of squad they have. Today’s match will be tight and locked as Los Angeles will want to end their losing streak. However, they have enough ammunition to dispatch San Jose.
Los Angeles will want to continue their undefeated streak to seven games when they meet with Philadelphia today in Los Angeles Galaxy VS Philadelphia Union at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Despite clinching a significant win over Los Angeles FC the last time, Galaxy stays second from bottom in the Western Conference, while the Union are in fifth position in the Eastern Conference.
Los Angeles Galaxy serves up its share of thrills, and last weekend’s game with Los Angeles FC was no different, as they secured a 2-1 victory over LAFC in the presence of a record MLS crowd.
Galaxy has evaded defeat in every of their last 6 matches, defeating Real Salt Lake before getting four consecutive draws, with last weekend’s win extending their fire streak.
However, do keep in mind that LA Galaxy managed to win only two of their opening 14 MLS games this year, recording three draws and nine losses in that process, so they still have lots of work to do if they wish to make it to playoffs.
Another thing to note is that Galaxy has the worst defensive record and the second-worst offensive record in the Western Conference, meaning they must improve on both sides.
Philadelphia Union racked up a nine-game undefeated streak between April and June, securing 7 wins and 2 draws in the MLS, they seem fated to win the Eastern Conference.
But, the team has struggled to stay consistent since that time, clinching one win, one draw and two defeats, and have failed on the road in recent weeks, taking just one point from their last three road matches.
The Union enter today’s match with a 2-0 defeat against Atlanta United, with them mustering a sole attempt on their opponent at Mercedes Benz Stadium last weekend.
Although, Philadelphia stays five points inside the top seven teams in the Eastern Conference and 15 points higher than Los Angeles in overall standings – winning 10 of their 20 league encounters this year.