Hope International Overview

MLS Roundup: Surridge ruins Messi's night, Cavan is on fire

Philadelphia's stunning run continued with more Cavan Sullivan magic, while Sam Surridge's brace against Inter Miami showed Nashville SC's resilience.

USMNT's Arfsten finalizes $7.5m Boro transfer

Middlesbrough have finalized an agreement to sign U.S. men's national team and Columbus Crew defender Max Arfsten. Sources told GOAL last week that the deal is worth up to $7.5 million. The move to the Championship club sees Arfsten link up with USMNT teammates Sebastian Berhalter and Aidan Morris, both of whom are also Crew products.

'He only wanted to play for us!' - LA Galaxy chief make shock Casemiro claim

Major League Soccer has been rocked by a burgeoning controversy surrounding Casemiro's move to Inter Miami, with the LA Galaxy claiming the Brazilian midfielder pledged his loyalty to them just months before heading to Florida. The league has officially opened an investigation into the transfer to determine if tampering or rules violations occurred during the process.

MLS roundup: No magic for Messi on Miami return, Lewy scores

Messi's return proved a bit underwhelming, but Lewandowski announced his home arrival in Chicago with a bang

Messi returns to Inter Miami squad after World Cup break

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has returned to the matchday squad and is among the substitutes for the Herons’ Eastern Conference matchup against the Columbus Crew. Messi hasn’t appeared for the South Florida side since Argentina’s World Cup final defeat on July 19. His international teammate Rodrigo De Paul, however, has slotted straight into the starting XI.

'It's a new chapter' - Arfsten takes step forward with Boro

EXCLUSIVE: GOAL spoke with the American wingback about what comes next and why, after some time, he's ready to turn the page on his big summer

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
10	Reilac Shiga	6	3	0	3	10	10	0	9	L W L W W
11	Tochigi SC	6	2	3	1	9	9	0	9	D W L D D
12	Nagano Parceiro	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8	D D L W L
13	Nara Club	6	2	2	2	11	13	-2	8	W D D W L
14	Zweigen Kanazawa	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	7	D W L L W

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