World Soccer XXXI: Golden Generation?

[Jimjamesak]

In CONCACAF Champions Cup Vancouver advanced past Pumas with a tying goal at 90+3. Pumas is going to have PTSD playing Cascadia teams.

The longest road trip in MLS will now be a CCC semifinal as Vancouver will play Miami.

 

[Jimjamesak]

So here’s a fun journey.

In 2020 FC Dallas transferred Reggie Cannon to Portuguese club Boavista.

FC Dallas has not been paid by Boavista for the transfer to this day.

Real Salt Lake is trying to bring in a current Boavista player for $2 million.

Dallas has requested that RSL pay Dallas the $2 million instead of it going to Boavista.

 

[Spartanforlife4]

So here’s a fun journey.

In 2020 FC Dallas transferred Reggie Cannon to Portuguese club Boavista.

FC Dallas has not been paid by Boavista for the transfer to this day.

Real Salt Lake is trying to bring in a current Boavista player for $2 million.

Dallas has requested that RSL pay Dallas the $2 million instead of it going to Boavista.

There isn’t a money up-front, or “pay in installments and if you miss one we get to recall him” type deal in these?

 

[Jimjamesak]

There isn’t a money up-front, or “pay in installments and if you miss one we get to recall him” type deal in these?

Apparently not.

Definitely can’t recall, once you transfer the player they’re permanently gone.

 

[ticapnews]

Wow, Google has gotten so good it can tell the future.

The Milan derby (Derby della Madonnina) between AC Milan and Inter Milan has already taken place multiple times in 2025, including in the Serie A league and the Coppa Italia. The most recent match was on April 23, 2025, a Coppa Italia semi-final second-leg match that ended in a draw

The match is scheduled to begin in a little over an hour...

 

[Jimjamesak]

Vancouver beat Miami 2-0 in leg 1 of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal last night.

It’ll be interesting to see how much the travel will affect Vancouver in leg 2. It clearly affected Miami in leg 1.

 

[ticapnews]

Hard to imagine Trent is looking at the clown show happening at Real Madrid and is eager to join in.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Vancouver beat Miami 2-0 in leg 1 of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal last night.

It’ll be interesting to see how much the travel will affect Vancouver in leg 2. It clearly affected Miami in leg 1.

Well, the travel definitely didn't affect Vancouver as the Whitecaps beat Miami 3-1, 5-1 on aggregate.

Somewhere CONCACAF brass are crying as Messi and friends are utterly destroyed by a team from British Columbia.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Not to be out done, C. Ronaldo and Al-Nassr were eliminated from the Asian Champions League by Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale.

 

[SonofSouthie]

Kevin De Bruyne and Chicago Fire are in talks. Inter Miami CF still has De Bruyne's discovery rights, which is a right-of-first refusal mechanism MLS uses to prevent its teams from bidding against one another for a player's services. But Miami already has the maximum number of DPs with Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi, though all three are out of contract at the end of the season.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Sporting Kansas City defeated the LA Galaxy 1-0 while having zero shots on goal and zero shots attempted.

(The lone goal was an own goal)

 

[SonofSouthie]

Inter Milan/PSG in the CL finals on Sat. 5/31 in Munich.

 

[Jimjamesak]

If you wanted an upset winner of the US Open Cup, you probably won’t get it. 15 of 16 MLS teams advanced to the Round of 16. Pittsburgh Riverhounds were the only non-MLS team to advance.

 

[ticapnews]

Europa Conference League: Chelsea vs Real Betis

Europa League: Tottenham vs Manchester United

So there will be six English teams in the UEFA Champions League next season?

 

[Jimjamesak]

I see the Loons gave Messi and friends quite the welcome.