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Around the Leagues: Excitement Runs Rampant in the Global Game

October 5, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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The U.S. Men's National Team is one week closer to kicking off their October Octagonal schedule, and the exhilaration in the Atlantic Division continues to match that of the Pacific Division in the USL Championship. Merseyside stole the limelight in the Premier League over the weekend, and the Pacific Northwest clubs of Major League Soccer once again made statements to the rest of the league with the regular season winding down.

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Late goals out West were both a blessing and a curse over the weekend. Oakland Roots SC won the possession battle, but dropped crucial points on Saturday at Laney College after conceding a late equalizer to Las Vegas Lights FC. In the Mountain Division, Hadji Barry leveled late for Colorado Springs against El Paso Locomotive FC at Weidner Field to help Switchbacks FC move up to second in the table.

Miami FC's 3-2 comeback win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC that saw two scores in the last 10 minutes helped the Florida side pull level with Pittsburgh on points in the Atlantic Division, while Charlotte's 5-1 win over Loudoun United FC made the Atlantic Division a must-follow for the remaining four weeks of the season.

Memphis 901 FC's unbeaten streak ran to four with a timely 3-0 win at FC Tulsa that kept the club's hopes of a first postseason berth alive. Laurent Kissiedou scored twice for Memphis in the win.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers

The United States Men's National Team arrived in Austin ahead of their first of three October matchups in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The Stars and Stripes will open up against Jamaica on Thursday, October 7 from Q2 Stadium in the Texas state capital.

Gregg Berhalter's USMNT has a quick turnaround after Thursday's showdown with the Reggae Boyz, traveling to Panama for the second leg of October play before hosting Costa Rica to close out the month at Columbus' Lower.com Field.

Premier League

The Merseyside clubs of the Premier League stole the show in the seventh matchweek of England's men's topflight.

Liverpool and Manchester City's 2-2 draw was a back-and-forth affair that included a world-class goal from Mo Salah in the 76th minute, but Kevin De Bruyne made sure Man City didn't leave empty-handed with an equalizer five minutes later. In Manchester, Andros Townsend's goal in the 65th minute helped Everton steal a point from Old Trafford.

Brentford's ascent up the Premier League table continued Sunday with a 2-1 win over West Ham, while Tottenham picked up its first league win since August 29 after downing Aston Villa 2-1 on an own goal that sealed the win in the 71st minute.

MLS

Portland's 1-0 win over Inter Miami on Sunday ran PTFC's unbeaten streak to eight games, while the Seattle Sounders made a statement with a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids that kept Brian Schmetzer's club at the top of the Western Conference.

Montreal Impact snapped a two-game losing streak and jumped over the playoff line after two goals from Romell Quioto carried the Impact to a 2-1 win over Atlanta United, and New York Red Bulls grabbed a critical three points for their playoff hopes after a 1-0 win over FC Cincinnati on a goal from Andrew Gutman in the 73rd minute.

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