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Man City gets first PL loss since January; Houston Dash to play Tigres Femenil in Mexico
Sep 17, 2019, 6:39 am
The Houston Dash are headed to Mexico to face the Liga MX Femenil Champions. Credit: Houston Dash
With the FIFA international break over, leagues around the world resumed their calendar and with it many interesting results. Major League Soccer didn't have a big pause during the international fixtures so the league just resumed business as usual (although Zlatan was one of the many who disapproved).
“It’s a joke.” - Zlatan Ibrahimovic on MLS teams playing during the international break.— Adam Serrano (@Adam Serrano) 1568310340.0
Here are the top stories from around the globe:
English Premier League
Matchday 5 Results
- Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle
- Manchester United 1-0 Leicester City
- Sheffield Utd 0-1 Southampton
- Brighton 1-1 Burnley
- Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
- Tottenham 4-0 Crystal Palace
- Norwich City 3-2 Manchester City
- Bournemouth 3-1 Everton
- Watford 2-2 Arsenal
- Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham
Top six: Liverpool (15), Man City (10), Tottenham (8), Man Utd (8), Leicester City (8), Chelsea (8)
Scoring leader: 7 - Sergio Aguero (Man City) / Tammy Abraham (Chelsea)
Assists leader: 5 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Matchday 4 Results
- Mallorca 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
- Real Madrid 3-2 Levante
- Leganes 0-3 Villareal
- Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 5-2 Valencia
- Eibar 1-2 RCD Espanyol
- Alaves 0-1 Sevilla
- Celta Vigo 0-2 Granada
- Valladolid 1-1 Osasuna
- Real Betis 1-1 Getafe
Top six: Sevilla (10), Atletico Madrid (9), Real Madrid (8), Athletic Bilbao (8), Barcelona (7), Granada (7)
Scoring leader: 5 - Gerard Moreno (Villareal)
Assists leader: 3 - Ander Capa (Bilbao) / Angel Montoro Sanchez (Granada)
German Bundesliga
Matchday 4 Results
- Fortuna 1-1 Wolfsburg
- Cologne 0-1 Monchengladbach
- Dortmund 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Mainz 2-1 Hertha Berlin
- Union Berlin 1-2 Werder Bremen
- Augsburg 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
- RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayern Munich
- Hoffenheim 0-3 Freiburg
- Paderborn 1-5 Schalke 04
Top six: RB Leipzig (10), Dortmund (9), Freiburg (9), Bayern Munich (8), Wolfburg (8), Schalke 04 (7)
Scoring leader: 7 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Italian Serie A
Matchday 3 Results
- Fiorentina 0-0 Juventus
- Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria
- Inter Milan 1-0 Udinese
- Genoa 1-2 Atalanta
- SPAL 1-0 Lazio
- Brescia 3-4 Bologna
- Parma 1-3 Cagliari
- Roma 4-2 Sassuolo
- Hellas Verona 0-1 AC Milan
- Torino 1-0 Lecce
Top six: Inter Milan (9), Bologna (7), Juventus (7), Napoli (6), Atalanta (6), Torino (6)
Scoring leader: 5 - Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo)
French Ligue 1
Matchday 5 Results
- Lille 2-1 Angers
- Amiens 2-2 Lyon
- PSG 1-0 Strasbourg
- Montpellier 2-1 Nice
- Dijon 0-0 Nimes
- Bordeaux 2-0 Nice
- Brest 0-0 Rennes
- Nantes 1-0 Reims
- St-Etienne 2-2 Toulouse
- Monaco 3-4 Marseille
Top six: PSG (12), Rennes (10), Nantes (10), Marseille (10), Lille (9), Nice (9)
Scoring leader: 5 - Moussa Dembele (Lyon) / Victor Osimhen (Lille)
Portuguese Liga Nos
Matchday 5 - Top Results
- Setubal 1-0 Braga
- Benfica 2-0 Gil Vicente
- Portimonense 2-3 Porto
- Boavista 1-1 Sporting
Top four: Familicao (13), Benfica (12), Porto (12), Boavista (9)
Scoring leader: 6 - Pizzi (Benfica)
Assists leader: 4 - Bruno Fernandes (Sporting)
Netherlands Eredivisie
Matchday 6 - Top Results
- Ajax 4-1 Herenveen
- AZ Alkmaar 5-1 Sparta
- PSV 5-0 Vitesse
- Feyenoord 3-2 Den Haag
Top four: Ajax (13), PSV (13), Twente (12), Vitesse (11)
Scoring leader: 6 - Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven)
Assists leader: 5 - Bryan Smeets (Sparta) / Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
Scottish Premiership
Matchday 5 - Top Results
- Hamilton 0-1 Celtic
- Hearts 2-3 Motherwell
- Rangers 3-1 Livingston
Top four: Celtic (15), Rangers (12), Motherwell (10), Aberdeen (8)
Scoring leader: 4 - Liam Donelly (Motherwell) / Ryan Christie (Celtic)
Assists leader: 3 - James Forrest (Celtic)
Major League Soccer
East top seven: 1. NYCFC (57), 2. Philadelphia (52), 3. Atlanta (48), 4. Toronto (45), 5. D.C. United (45), 6. New York Red Bulls (41), 7. New England (40)
West top seven: 1. x - LAFC (64), 2. Seattle (49), 3. Minnesota (48), 4. Real Salt Lake (46), 5. LA Galaxy (45), 6. San Jose (44), 7. Portland (43)
Scoring leader: 28 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Assists leader: 18 - Maxi Morales (NYCFC)
Mexican Liga MX
Matchday 9 Results
- Puebla 1-3 Atletico San Luis
- Veracruz 0-0 Cruz Azul
- Xolos 1-1 Tigres UANL
- Monterrey 0-2 Necaxa
- Guadalajara 1-0 Atlas
- Leon 3-1 Juarez
- Club America 1-1 Pumas UNAM
- Toluca 0-2 Morelia
- Santos 0-0 Pachuca
Top Eight: 1. Necaxa (17), 2. Queretaro (17), 3. Santos Lagua (17), 4. Club America (16), 5. Leon (15), 6. Tigres UANL (14), 7. Atleti San Luis (14), 8. Monarcas (13)
Scoring leader: 7 - Julio Furch (Santos)
Assists leader: 4 - Luis Quinones (Tigres) / Osvaldo Martinez (Atlas)
Argentina Superliga
Matchday 6 Results
- Arsenal 4-1 Union
- Cordoba 1-2 Defensa y Justicia
- Godoy Cruz 0-1 Argentinos Juniors
- Colon 2-1 San Lorenzo
- Huracan 0-4 River Plate
- Gimnasia 1-2 Racing Club
- Banfield 0-1 Talleres Cordoba
- Rosario Central 1-1 Newell's
- Independiente 2-2 Lanus
- Boca Juniors 1-0 Estudiantes
- Aldosivi 1-1 Patronato
- Velez 1-0 Atletico Tucuman
Top four: Boca (10), San Lorenzo (10), Arsenal Sarandi (9), Rosario Central (8)
National Women's Soccer League
The Houston Dash pulled themselves six points behind the fourth and final playoff spot with a 2-1 win over Utah Royals on Friday night at BBVA Stadium. The Dash play Tuesday night with an opportunity to continue to close the gap in a tough test against defending champion NC Courage.
The Dash will also become the first NWSL side to play a friendly in Mexico after announcing an October 5 friendly at Liga MX Femenil Champion Tigres UANL.
Standings: 1. North Carolina Courage (40), 2. Chicago Red Stars (38), 3. Portland Thorns (36), 4. Utah Royals (31), 5. Reign FC (31), 6. Washington Spirit (26), 7. Houston Dash (25), 8. Sky Blue FC (16), 9. Orlando Pride (14)
Scoring leader: 16 - Sam Kerr (Chicago)
Assists leader: 7 - Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)
Upcoming Matches (All Times CT):
Tuesday, September 17
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Inter Milan vs. Slavia Prague (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Dortmund vs. Barcelona (UniMas, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Napoli vs. Liverpool (TNT, Galavision)
7:30 p.m. - [NWSL] NC Courage vs. Houston Dash (ESPNews)
Wednesday, September 18
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Brugge vs. Galatasaray (Galavision)
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Olympiacos vs. Spurs (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus (Galavision)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] PSG vs. Real Madrid (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
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Critical levers Astros can pull as health concerns, deadline pressures grow
Jul 10, 2025, 3:46 pm
Jake Meyers is the latest Astro to be rushed back from injury too soon. Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images.
Houston center fielder Jake Meyers was removed from Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland during pregame warmups because of right calf tightness.
Meyers, who had missed the last two games with a right calf injury, jogged onto the field before the game but soon summoned the training staff, who joined him on the field to tend to him. He remained on the field on one knee as manager Joe Espada joined the group. After a couple minutes, Meyers got up and was helped off the field and to the tunnel in right field by a trainer.
Mauricio Dubón moved from shortstop to center field and Zack Short entered the game to replace Dubón at shortstop.
Meyers is batting .308 with three homers and 21 RBIs this season.
After the game, Meyers met with the media and spoke about the injury. Meyers declined to answer when asked if the latest injury feels worse than the one he sustained Sunday. Wow, that is not a good sign.
Asked if this calf injury feels worse than the one he sustained on Sunday, Jake Meyers looked toward a team spokesman and asked "do I have to answer that?" He did not and then politely ended the interview.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2025
Lack of imaging strikes again!
The Athletic's Chandler Rome reported on Thursday that the Astros didn't do any imaging on Meyers after the initial injury. You can't make this stuff up. This is exactly the kind of thing that has the Astros return-to-play policy under constant scrutiny.
The All-Star break is right around the corner, why take the risk in playing Meyers after missing just two games with calf discomfort? The guy literally fell to the ground running out to his position before the game started. The people that make these risk vs. reward assessments clearly are making some serious mistakes.
The question remains: will the Astros finally do something about it?