Liverpool gain nine-point lead over City
Soccer Recap: Seattle wins MLS Cup, Liverpool top Man City, Bayern Munich stomp Dortmund
Nov 12, 2019, 7:33 am
Credit: Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC return to the pinnacle of American soccer after defeating Toronto FC 3-1 in front of 69,274 spectators on Sunday - a new record for a sporting event at CenturyLink Field. Across the Atlantic, Liverpool widened the gap between themselves and defending champions Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
Among the other top stories this week:
- USWNT picked up 3-2 win vs. Sweden, 6-0 win over Costa Rica in Andonovski's debut as Head Coach
- Judge grants class action status to USWNT in gender discrimination lawsuit
- Ecuador's Independiente del Valle wins 2019 Copa Sudamericana
- Barcelona / Real Madrid tied atop La Liga
- Bayern Munich rout rivals Dortmund
Major League Soccer
The 2019 MLS season concluded with the MLS Cup championship game on Sunday. Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC met in the final for the third time in the last four years. Seattle defeated Toronto by a 3-1 scoreline to collect their second MLS Cup - joining the Houston Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City with two league titles (only LA Galaxy and D.C. United have more with five and four, respectively).
2019 Major League Soccer Awards
- MLS Cup Champion: Seattle Sounders FC
- MLS Supporters Shield Champion: Los Angeles FC
- Most Valuable Player: Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)
- Defender of the Year: Ike Opara (Minnesota United FC)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Vito Mannone (Minnesota United FC)
- Coach of the Year: Bob Bradley (Los Angeles FC)
- Rookie of the Year: Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids)
- Newcomer of the Year: Carles Gil (New England Revolution)
- Comeback Player of the Year: Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)
- Golden Boot: Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) with 34 goals [MLS record]
- Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson (LA Galaxy)
- Referee of the Year: Allen Chapman
- Assistant Referee of the Year: Brian Dunn
- Goal of the Year: Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)
- Save of the Year: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
2019 MLS Best XI
Goalkeeper - Vito Mannone (Minnesota United FC) / Defenders - Ike Opara (Minnesota United FC), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC) / Midfielders - Eduard Atuesta (LAFC), Carles Gil (New England Revolution), Maxi Moralez (New York City FC), Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) / Forwards - Zlatan Ibrahimović (LA Galaxy), Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC), Carlos Vela (LAFC)
The offseason is officially underway with a temporary trade window until Wednesday, followed by a series of offseason drafts. It is important to note that the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire and will be an additional story to follow.
English Premier League
Most of the focus in the Premier League was on the battle of the top two teams from last season. Liverpool expanded the gap in the title race to a nine-point lead over Manchester City after a 3-1 win at home.
Top six: Liverpool (34), Leicester City (26), Chelsea (26), Man City (25), Sheffield Utd (17), Arsenal (17)
Scoring leader: 11 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Assists leader: 9 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Lionel Messi scored three in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Celta Vigo. Real Madrid collected a 4-0 win at Eibar. The two Spanish giants share the top of the table on points and are on a collision course towards their December 18th meeting.
Top six: FC Barcelona (25), Real Madrid (25), Atletico Madrid (24), Sevilla (24), Real Sociedad (23), Athletic Bilbao (20)
Scoring leader: 9 - Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Assists leader: 4 - Several players tied
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich looks to be back on the right course, responding to the dismissal of their Head Coach Niko Kovac with a 4-0 win over rivals Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Monchengladbach lead the Bundesliga standings at the moment.
Top six: Monchengladbach (25), RB Leipzig (21), Bayern Munich (21), Freiburg (21), Hoffenheim (20), Dortmund (19)
Scoring leader: 16 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 6 - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund)Italian Serie A
Top six: Juventus (32), Inter Milan (31), Lazio (24), Cagliari (24), Atalanta (22), Roma (22)
Scoring leader: 14 - Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
Assists leader: 8 - Luis Alberto (Lazio)French Ligue 1
Top six: PSG (30), Marseille (22), Angers (21), St-Etiene (21), Lille (19), Montpellier (19)
Scoring leader: 9 - Moussa Dembele (Lyon), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco)
U.S. Women begin new era
Newly appointed U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski got his first wins in a pair of friendlies after a 3-2 win over Sweden and a 6-0 rout of Costa Rica.
Copa Sudamericana
Ecuador's Independiente del Valle defeated Argentine side Club Atlético Colón with a 3-1 result at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay on Saturday. This marked the first time the tournament was decided by a one match final in a neutral location. It is also Independiente del Valle's first international title. The Copa Sudamericana is South America's secondary international tournament, similar to the UEFA Europa League.
TV listings (All Times CT):
Tuesday, November 12
1:00 p.m. - [International Friendly] Netherlands vs. Slovenia (GolTV)
Wednesday, November 13
10:00 a.m. - [AFCON qualifying] Cameroon vs. Cape Verde (beIN SPORTS)
Thursday, November 14
10:00 a.m. - [AFCON qualifying] Egypt vs. Kenya (beIN SPORTS)
11:00 a.m. - [EURO qualifying] Turkey vs. Iceland (ESPN2, TUDN)
1:00 p.m. - [AFCON qualifying] Ghana vs. South Africa (beIN SPORTS)
1:45 p.m. - [EURO qualifying] Czech Republic vs. Kosovo (ESPNEWS)
1:45 p.m. - [EURO qualifying] France vs. Moldova (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [EURO qualifying] France vs. Moldova (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [EURO qualifying] Portugal vs. Lithuania (TUDN)
Friday, November 15
6:00 p.m. - [Concacaf Nations League] France vs. Moldova (ESPN2, UniMas, TUDN)
8:00 p.m. - [Concacaf Nations League] Portugal vs. Lithuania (Univision, TUDN)
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Jul 1, 2025, 11:32 pm
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has experienced a setback in his recovery from a broken right hand and will see a specialist.
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Alvarez felt pain when he arrived Tuesday at the team's spring training complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he had a workout a day earlier. Alvarez also took batting practice Saturday at Daikin Park.
He will be shut down until he's evaluated by the specialist.
“It’s a tough time going through this with Yordan, but I know that he’s still feeling pain and the soreness in his hand,” Brown said before Tuesday night's series opener at Colorado. “We’re not going to try to push it or force him through anything. We're just going to allow him to heal and get a little bit more answers as to what steps we take next.”
Alvarez has been sidelined for nearly two months. The injury was initially diagnosed as a muscle strain, but when Alvarez felt pain again while hitting in late May, imaging revealed a small fracture.
The 28-year-old outfielder, who has hit 31 homers or more in each of the past four seasons, had been eyeing a return as soon as this weekend at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now it's uncertain when he'll play.
“We felt like he was close because he had felt so good of late,” Brown said, “but this is certainly news that we didn't want.”
You can watch Brown discuss the setback in the video below.
#Astros GM Dana Brown has the latest on Yordan Alvarez who will see a hand specialist tomorrow
We'll discuss on @astros Pregame before tonight's game with the Rockies starting at 7PM on SCHN pic.twitter.com/7hyIFL9jah
— Space City Home Network (@SpaceCityHN) July 1, 2025
Also Tuesday, the Astros officially placed shortstop Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list with a fractured rib and recalled infielder Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sugar Land.