THE SOCCER REPORT
Atlanta United wins U.S. Open Cup; LA Derby highlight of MLS rivalry week
Aug 28, 2019, 6:32 am
THE SOCCER REPORT
MLS Rivalry Week gave the American soccer fan lots to speak about while the heartbeat of "the beautiful game" kept beating thanks to action from all over the world.
Top Stories
90 in 90: FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo | 2019 MLS Highlightswww.youtube.com
Atlanta United down Minnesota to win US Open Cup| ESPN FCwww.youtube.com
The rest of the picture from the past week:
English Premier League
Every goal from Premier League 2019/20 Matchweek 3 | NBC Sportswww.youtube.com
Matchday 3 Results
Scoring leader: 5 - Raheem Sterling (Man City) / Teemu Pukki (Norwich)
Assists leader: 4 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Highlights FC Barcelona vs Real Betis (5-2)www.youtube.com
Matchday 2 - Top Results
Top four: Sevilla (6), Atletico Madrid (6), Real Madrid (4), Valladolid (4)
Scoring leader: 2 - Six players tied
Assists leader: 2 - Ander Capa (Bilbao) / Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)
German Bundesliga
Sancho, Lewandowski, Osako & More - Top 5 Goals on Matchday 2www.youtube.com
Matchday 2 - Top Results
Top four: Dortmund (6), Freiburg (6), Leipzig (6), Wolfburg (6)
Scoring leader: 5 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Italian Serie A
Parma 0-1 Juventus | CR7 goal ruled out by VAR as Chiellini scores winner | Serie Awww.youtube.com
Matchday 1 - Top Results
French Ligue 1
Top buts 3ème journée - Ligue 1 Conforama / 2019-20www.youtube.com
Matchday 3 - Top Results
Top four: Rennes (9), Lyon (6), PSG (6), Nice (6)
Scoring leader: 3 - Habib Diallo (Metz) / Memphis Depay (Lyon) / Moussa Dembele (Lyon)
Assists leader: 3 - Thiago Mendes (Lyon)
Netherlands Eredivisie
Matchday 4 - Top Results
Top four: Willem II (9), Vitesse (8), Sparta (8), Ajax (7)
Scoring leader: 4 - Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II)
Assists leader: 4 - Bryan Smeets (Sparta)
Major League Soccer
90 in 90: LAFC vs. LA Galaxy | 2019 MLS Highlightswww.youtube.com
East top seven: 1. Atlanta (48), 2. Philadelphia (48), 3. NYCFC (47), 4. NY Red Bulls (41), 5. D.C. United (39), 6. New England (38), 7. Toronto (37)
West top seven: 1. x - LAFC (62), 2. Real Salt Lake (43), 3. Seattle (43), 4. LA Galaxy (42), 5. Minnesota (42), 6. San Jose (41), 7. Dallas (40)
Scoring leader: 27 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Assists leader: 18 - Maxi Morales (NYCFC)
Liga MX
Top Eight: 1. Queretaro (16), 2. Santos Laguna (15), 3. Club America (15), 4. Tigres UANL (12), 5. Necaxa (10), 6. Leon (10), 7. Atlas (10), 8. Pumas (9)
Scoring leader: 5 - Two players tied
Assists leader: 4 - Luis Quinones (Tigres)
Superliga Argentina
Matchday 4 - Top Results
Top four: Boca (10), San Lorenzo (10), Arsenal Sarandi (9), Rosario Central (8)
Scoring leader: 3 - Three players tied
Assists leader: 2 - Nicolas de la Cruz (River Plate)
National Women's Soccer League
Thorns 3 - Red Stars 0: Midge Purce and Christine Sinclair lead Portland's rout | NWSL Highlightswww.youtube.com
Standings: 1. Portland Thorns (36), 2. North Carolina Courage (31), 3. Chicago Red Stars (29), 4. Utah Royals (28), 5. Reign FC (27), 6. Washington Spirit (25), 7. Houston Dash (22), 8. Orlando Pride (16), 9. Sky Blue FC (14)
Scoring leader: 13 - Sam Kerr (Chicago)
Assists leader: 5 - Lynn Williams (North Carolina) / Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)
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Wednesday, August 28
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Ajax vs. APOEL (TNT, TUDN)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Boca Juniors vs. LDU Quito (beIN Sports)
Thursday, August 29
12:00 p.m. - UEFA Champions League Group Draw (B/R Live)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Cerro Porteno vs. River Plate (beIN Sports)
6:00 p.m. - [International Friendly] U.S. Women's National Team vs. Portugal (FS1)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Monterrey vs. Pumas (FS2)
Friday, August 30
1:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Sevilla vs. Celta (beIN Sports en Español)
1:30 p.m. - [Bundesliga] Borussia Monchengladbach vs. RB Leipzig (FS2)
Saturday, August 31
6:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Southampton vs. Manchester United (NBC Sports)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Bayern Munich vs. Mainz (FS1, FOX Deportes)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Schalke vs. Hertha Berlin (FS2)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Chelsea vs. Sheffield United (NBC Sports)
10:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Osasuna vs. Barcelona (beIN Sports)
11:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Milan vs. Brescia (ESPN+)
11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Burnley vs. Liverpool (NBC)
11:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund (FS2, UniMas)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Juventus vs. Napoli (ESPN+)
7:30 p.m. - [MLS] Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo (KUBE 57)
Sunday, September 1
8:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Everton vs. Wolves (NBC Sports)
10:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Arsenal vs. Spurs (NBC Sports)
12:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Atletico Madrid vs. Eibar (beIN Sports)
1:35 p.m. - [Serie A] Lazio vs. Roma (ESPN2)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Villarreal vs. Real Madrid (beIN Sports)
5:30 p.m. - [MLS] Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy (FS1)
The Houston Rockets pulled the trigger on a trade with Atlanta before the trade deadline on Thursday.
According to reports, the Rockets are acquiring center Cody Zeller and a second round pick in exchange for the NBA rights to international player Alpha Kaba.
Can confirm the Rockets acquiring Cody Zeller and their 2028 2nd-round pick from Atlanta. In exchange, Atlanta is acquiring the rights to Alpha Kaba, sources tell @TheAthletic.
— Kelly Iko (@KellyIko) February 6, 2025
Reports from Yahoo Sports indicate this is basically a salary dump for the Hawks, and Houston is buying back their draft pick.
Hoopshype is reporting that the Rockets will release recently acquired Jaden Springer to make room for Zeller.
Via YardBarker:
The Pelicans re-signed Zeller last summer to use his contract for salary-matching purposes in the Dejounte Murray trade. However, he has yet to play a game for the Hawks in 24-25, having been listed as away from the team for personal reasons for much of the season.
Time will tell if the Rockets decide to release Zeller in the coming days.