Tab Ramos has seen the growth of soccer in the United States from many levels, from representing the U.S. Men's National Team in the 1988 Summer Olympics to appearing in three FIFA World Cup tournaments - Italy 1990, USA 1994, France 1998. Born in Uruguay and growing up in New Jersey, Ramos went on to a thirteen-year professional career as a player. In 2009, he was appointed the Head Coach of the U.S. Under-20 national team and served as assistant of the senior team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He left U.S. Soccer in October to fill the Houston Dynamo Head Coach vacancy, his first job as a Manager in Major League Soccer.
Get to know the National Soccer Hall of Fame member in an exclusive interview with Glenn Davis, national soccer broadcaster and host of ESPN 97.5's Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis.
Real Madrid visited Houston last July as part of the 2019 International Champions Cup. Manuel Gonzalez / DTUSA
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft brought a few more additions to the Houston Dynamo, bringing the number of players under contract to 25 as of Tuesday morning. South of the border, the Clausura 2020 season got underway in Liga MX and cup action dominates the talk over in Europe.
Here are the top stories of the weekend:
Houston Dynamo add Croatian GK, select four MLS SuperDraft
The Dynamo officially announced the signing of GK Marko Marić from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Monday. The Austrian born player who has played internationally for Croatia is expected to be the starting man in goal this season. The signing was first reported by KXLN's Lester Gretsch back in December.
The club also selected four players in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, two in Rounds 1 & 2 on Thursday followed by the other two in Round 3 & 4 on Monday. The selections, which still have to come to terms on a contract, are as follows:
The second half of the Liga MX calendar year kicked off over the weekend with only four teams not participating in the first week, Apertura 2019 finalists Monterrey and Club America among them. The teams that took three points in their first outing of the year were Leon, Chivas Guadalajara, Atlas, Pumas UNAM, Xolos of Tijuana and Toluca.
TV listings (All Times CT):
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Tuesday, January 14
8:00 a.m. - [Coppa Italia] Napoli vs. Perugia (ESPN+)
11:00 a.m. - [Coppa Italia] Lazio vs. Cremonese (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [Coppa Italia] Inter vs. Cagliari (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [English FA Cup] Tottenham vs. Middlesbrough (ESPN+)
Wednesday, January 15
11:00 a.m. - [Coppa Italia] Milan vs. SPAL (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [Coppa Italia] Juventus vs. Udinese (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [English FA Cup] Manchester United vs. Wolves (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [Ligue 1] Monaco vs. PSG (beINSports)
Thursday, January 16
2:00 p.m. - [Coppa Italia] Parma vs. Roma (ESPN+)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] FC Juarez vs. Pumas UNAM (TUDN)
