Despite an historic, highlight-reel goal from 70 yards out by Homegrown defender Aaron Herrera, a short-handed Real Salt Lake side fell 2-1 at home to Liga MX Champions Atlas FC in the final 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase contest of the year.
REVIEW: BREAKING DOWN DARLINGTON NAGBE’S ALL-STAR NUMBERS
On Wednesday night, Darlington Nagbe will represent the Columbus Crew in the 2022 MLS All-Star Game, presented by Target. Nagbe will be part of the league’s elite 26-man roster that’ll face the Liga MX All-Stars. Let’s take a look at Nagbe’s All-Star stats: 2 – Nagbe, who is in his third season with the Black and Gold, was previously named an All-Star in 2016. He’s the only 2022 MLS All-Star who has won three MLS Cups – and all three with different clubs (Portland Timbers, Atlanta United, and Columbus Crew)
25 – Nagbe is the 25th Crew player in Club history to represent Columbus in the All-Star Game. The last was Lucas Zelarayán in 2021.
MEXICO THRASH SURINAME IN NATIONS LEAGUE
Mexico have kicked off their 2022/23 CONCACAF Nations League campaign in style following the big win over Suriname at home. The two teams met for a CONCACAF Nations League clash in Group A1 on Saturday.
Suriname and Mexico are in a three-team group with Jamaica as far as the current CONCACAF Nations League campaign is concerned. The Mexicans were overwhelming favourites ahead of their home game with Suriname and they lived up to that status with three goals. Israel Reyes gave Mexico a dream start in the fourth minute before Club America striker Henry Martin doubled the lead from the penalty spot five minutes before the half-time break. The Mexicans established a two-goal lead at the break thanks to the goals from Reyes and Martin. Pachuca midfielder Erick Sanchez wrapped up the 3-0 win for Mexico in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Continue reading MEXICO THRASH SURINAME IN NATIONS LEAGUE
EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT SEATTLE SOUNDERS VS CLUB LEÓN
The Seattle Sounders are taking on Liga MX’s Club León on Thursday night in Leg Two of the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals. Here is everything you need to know: The Sounders toppled Honduran side F.C. Motagua 5-0 on aggregate in the Round of 16. In the first leg of the current round, Seattle defeated Club León 3-0 at Lumen field on March 8.
Seattle enters the crucial second leg on the back of a thrilling 3-2 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday, marking the Rave Green’s first win of the 2022 MLS regular season. León suffered a 3-0 defeat to Tigres UANL on Matchday 10 of the Liga MX Clausura. Continue reading EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT SEATTLE SOUNDERS VS CLUB LEÓN
MAN UNITED REPORTEDLY END JIMENEZ TRANSFER HUNT
It appears as though English Premier League giants Manchester United have cooled off their interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez. United have reportedly had a long standing interest in the Mexico international striker as they were looking to bolster their attacking line but with no concrete offer tabled to him or his club, no negotiations were held and that means no transfer will be taking place. Jimenez has been a United transfer target even before they signed Edinson Cavani as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain but of course, he is still a Wolves player and it is looking highly likely that he will remain at the Molineux for a very long time.
Jimenez’s club teammate Ruben Neves, has also been said to have been scouted by United over a potential transfer once but again, no bid was made for the attacker and they will now both be fully concentrated on helping Wolves continue their upsurge in the Premier League table. Manchester United’s attackers have been criticized this season for their poor form and their failure to bury glorious goalscoring chances – a problem that has seen them lose a couple of games and drawn some others this season. The likes of Ronaldo, Cavani, Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, and Anthony Martial – now on loan at Spanish La Liga side Sevilla – are said to have underperformed this season and the club are suffering the consequences.
Sitting in sixth place in the Premier League table under Arsenal who are in 5tg place and above Tottenham who are in 7th place with two games in hand, United may likely miss out on Champions League football and that will definitely have a negative impact on their ability to attract their top transfer targets in the summer.
PREMIER LEAGUE: WOLVES, NORWICH IN STALEMATE
Norwich City manager Dean Smith has made a fantastic start to life at Carrow Road after he picked up four points from two league games including the stalemate with Wolves on Saturday evening.
Smith became the Norwich City manager earlier this month following his appointment in the place of the sacked Daniel Farke. He took the Norwich City job some days after Aston Villa made the decision to relieve him of his duties on the back of a five-match losing run.
In his first game as the Norwich City boss, Smith led the club to an impressive 2-1 win at home to Southampton. His team had to come from behind to claim the three points. The Saints took the lead through Scotland national team striker Che Adams before goals from Finland international TeemuPukkiand Grant Hanley either side of the half-time break turned the game on its head as Norwich City recorded three big points in the fight to avoid relegation.
For his second game, Smith and his Norwich City players were unlucky to leave the home encounter against Wolves with one point. The two teams played out a goalless drawand Norwich City can count themselves unlucky to leave the game with a solitary point.
Mexico international Raul Jimenez is the star player in the Wolves team and he found decent opportunities hard to come by throughout the game. The Mexico national team striker was unable to replicate his heroics of last weekend when he scored the only goal to lead Wolves to an impressive 1-0 win at home to in-form West Ham United.
Jimenez has been amongst the goals this season since he recovered fully from the serious head injury sustained during the league clash at Arsenal in December 2020. The Mexico senior national team hitman has three goals and two assists in 13 Premier League matches this season.
JIMENEZ IMPRESSES IN NEWCASTLE UNITED WIN
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Mexico national team striker Raul Jimenez was one of the best players on the pitch as Wolves side beat Newcastle United at home in a Premier League matchup that took place on Saturday. Mexico international Jimenez was the provider of the two goals as Wolves secured their third victory of the new league season via a 2-1 win over the Magpies.
Jimenez and brace scorer Hwang Hee-Chan showed great understanding through
out the game and they were rewarded with two goals.
Wolves scored the first goal of the game at the Molineux on 20 minutes through the aforementioned Hwang to make it two goals in four league outings for the South Korean international. Hwang benefited from Mexico player Jimenez’ good work to give Wolves the lead and they were on the way to establishing a halftime lead before Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick scored the equaliser for the Magpies to ensure that the team from theNortheastern part of the United Kingdom (UK) went into the break on level terms. Continue reading JIMENEZ IMPRESSES IN NEWCASTLE UNITED WIN
JIMENEZ PLAYS FIRST LEAGUE GAME FOR WOLVES SINCE SURGERY
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez has returned to Premier League action with his club after undergoing head surgery following a horrific injury that saw him fracture his skull before the end of last season. The Mexico international striker suffered the career-threatening injury in one of the matches he played for the club last season and many people thought it was going to be the end of his career for him. However, after being attended to by some professional doctors, he underwent a successful surgery and was passed fit to return to the football pitch but not without making use of headgear for his safety.
He played on one of the friendly matches that Wolves were involved in during pre-season and that was the first time he took to a football pitch since the injury. However, he marked his return to the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when they welcomed Tottenham Hotspur, now managed by their former manager Nuno Espirito Santo, to the Molineux Stadium.
The result of the match was not what Jimenez and his colleagues would have expected or wanted because Dele Alli’s first-half strike from the penalty spot was enough to guarantee the visiting team all three points as the match ended 1-0 in favor of Tottenham. However, even in defeat, there was still a tangible reason for the Wolves faithful to be in a jubilant mood as one of their players returned to action for them.
Jimenez looked sharp in the match, especially in the opening 45 minutes of the game but he was neither able to help his side seal a win nor help them avoid defeat against a resilient Tottenham side. Wolves had their chances but their lack of being clinical cost them all three points.
CAN JIMENEZ STILL SEAL HIS DREAM MOVE FROM WOLVES?
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez is currently torn between working to continue playing in his career under very careful conditions and looking to seal his dream move away from the club. The Mexico international striker suffered a career-threatening injury last season and was ruled out for the rest of the campaign after it was confirmed that he would be needing to undergo surgery. Before the injury, he was in such a fine form for Wolves and was also attracting interest from a couple of clubs in the Premier League, with Manchester United and Arsenal the two major suitors.
United were linked to the striker after his fine form as the Red Devils were looking for a competition for Anthony Martial. However, as expected, they pulled out of the race to sign the Mexican forward and after already signing Uruguay international striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer last January after the forward left Paris Saint-Germain, there appears to be no need to chase Jimenez anymore.
Arsenal are also said to no longer be interested in signing the Wolves star and are reportedly working to get other targets, meaning that Jimenez would have to once again prove that he deserves to move to a big club. It was confirmed after his surgery that he will have to continue wearing head protection for the rest of his career and it remains to be seen if it will affect his footballing ability but if it does, then he may have to focus on regaining his status as Wolves’ main man for as long as he can.
The striker already has Premier League experience but he now faces a huge task of bringing his career back on track and focusing on regaining the fine form that he was in before his unfortunate injury.
MANCHESTER UNITED RETURN FOR WOLVES STRIKER JIMENEZ
Manchester United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær is desperately in need of a top striker that he can rely on for the long term as he aims to steer the Red Devils to their first English Premier League title since the 2012/2013 season. The Manchester-based club have been linked to a number of strikers in the last couple of months and those links have continued to make the rounds.
Although they completed the free signing of Edinson Cavani in January, they still want to sign a prolific goalscorer that can lead them to title victories. Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani became available on a free transfer after leaving the French club last summer and his move to Old Trafford has been a very fruitful one to date. The Uruguay international striker has established himself as an important player under Olé Gunnar Solksjær and is currently the best player to have worn the number 7 jersey since Cristiano Ronaldo left the club in the summer transfer window of 2009.
Cavani has scored ten goals in Premier League this season and has a couple more to his name in the Europa League after showing reasons why he was signed by the club. He was set to leave Old Trafford at the end of the season but was convinced by the club, the manager, and his teammates before agreeing to stay for one more season.
United have since been looking for long-term options and with Tottenham set to ask for over £100 million to sign him ,they have revived their interest in Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raúl Jimenez. The striker spent the majority of the current campaign out with a head injury but Wolves have confirmed his return next season, alerting United to see if they can make a bid for him this summer.