5.18.15
ASN Morning Read: Cinco a Uno in Los Angeles
Sydney Leroux and the United States women's national team do their thing (read: win) against El Tri, scoring many more than the men typically do. Time for a new chant?; Does LAFC have a new stadium?
- The United States women's team undid Mexico, winning 5-1 after a shaky first half.
- The goals: Sydney Leroux (Megan Rapinoe), 28th minute.
Ariana Calderon (Bianca Sierra), 39th.
Lori Chalupny (Abby Wambach), 46th.
Abby Wambach (penalty kick), 58th.
Sydney Leroux (Morgan Brian), 61st.
Abby Wambach (Tobin Heath), 72nd. - Tobin Heath has moves:
- Sydney Leroux has goals:
.@sydneyleroux has scored a goal every 82 minutes in her #USWNT career, best rate of the 26 players with 20+ goals.
— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) May 18, 2015 - Aron Johannsson continued his tear in Europe:
Aron Johannsson ends season w/ 9 goals in 1514 minutes (1 per 168 mins). His 4 goals in last 3 games helped lift AZ to unlikely Europa spot
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) May 17, 2015 -
Are these MLS's top 10 players? You tell us.
- Arsene Wenger on Zelalem: "[A loan move] is possible but I always test the players in preseason. After preseason I make an assessment on how close they are to the first team. If he is not close next year then yes, he needs to play somewhere."
- LAFC gets a stadium, or at least some very pretty drawings of one.
