Chicharito to MLS gains steam
Soccer Report: Real Madrid win Spanish Super Cup, Dynamo continue off-season additions
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:
- Rd 1, #8 overall - F Garrett McLaughlin (SMU)
- Rd 2, #34 overall - M Luka Prpa (Marquette)
- Rd 3, #70 overall - GK Duncan Turnball (Notre Dame)
- Rd 4, #86 overall - F Kyle Edwards (UTRGV)
For a full list of Matt Jordan's selections in the SuperDraft during his Dynamo tenure click here. Also, check out the top five draft picks in club history.
English Premier League
Top six: 1. Liverpool (61), 2. Man City (47), 3. Leicester City (45), 4. Chelsea (39), 5. Man Utd (34), 6. Sheffield (32)
Bottom three (relegation): 18. Aston Villa (21), 19. Bournemouth (20), 20. Norwich City (14)
Scoring leader: 17 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Assists leader: 14 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Real Madrid win Spanish Super Cup
FC Barcelona sack Manager Ernesto Valverde
Mexican star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez linked to LA Galaxy
Italian Serie A
Top six: 1. Juventus (48), 2. Inter Milan (46), 3. Lazio (42), 4. Atalanta (35), 5. Roma (34), 6. Cagliari (29)
Bottom three: 18. Genoa (14), 19. Brescia (14), 20. SPAL (12)
Scoring leader: 20 - Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
Assists leader: 11 - Luis Alberto (Lazio)Liga MX Clausura 2020 kicks off
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)
Friday, January 17
1:30 p.m. - [Bundesliga] Schalke 04 vs. Borussia Monchengladbach (FS2, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Leganes vs. Getafe (beIN Sports)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Atlas vs. Puebla (TUDN)
Saturday, January 18
6:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Watford vs. Tottenham (NBC Sports)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Augsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund (FS1, FOX Deportes)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Hoffenheim vs. Frankfurt (FS2, TUDN)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Arsenal vs. Sheffield United (NBC Sports)
9:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Real Madrid vs. Sevilla (beIN Sports)
11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Newcastle vs. Chelsea (NBC)
11:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] RB Leipzig vs. FC Union Berlin (FS2, FOX Deportes)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Napoli vs. Fiorentina (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Eibar vs. Atletico Madrid (beIN Sports)
5:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Monterrey vs. Monarcas Morelia (FOX Deportes)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Pachuca vs. C.D. Guadalajara (Univision, TUDN)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Club America vs. Tigres (Univision, TUDN)
Sunday, January 19
5:30 a.m. - [Serie A] A.C. Milan vs. Udinese (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)
8:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Lecce vs. Inter (ESPN+)
8:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Burnley vs. Leicester City (NBC Sports)
8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Hertha Berlin vs. Bayern Munich (FS1, TUDN)
10:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Liverpool vs. Manchester United (NBC Sports)
11:00 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Paderborn vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FS2, FOX Deportes)
11:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Genoa vs. AS Roma (ESPN+)
11:30 a.m. - [Liga MX] Toluca vs. Necaxa (Univision, TUDN)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Juventus vs. Parma (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] FC Barcelona vs. Granada (beIN Sports)
3:30 p.m. - [Liga MX] Queretaro vs. Tijuana (TUDN)
6:45 p.m. - [Liga MX] Santos Laguna vs. Leon (FOX Deportes)
