Hey there! The Euros and the Copa America might be in the rearview mirror but there’s much to discuss with the Olympics right around the corner and a brand new coaching vacancy. I’m Pardeep Cattry with a midweek check-in.
📺 Footy fix
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Wednesday, July 17
🌍 Preseason friendly: Tottenham vs. Hearts, 2 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network
🇺🇸 MLS: Nashville vs. Orlando City, 8:30 p.m. ➡️ FS1
🇺🇸 MLS: LAFC vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:45 p.m. ➡️ FS1
⚽ The Forward Line
🇺🇸 USWNT go scoreless in Olympics tune-up
The U.S. women’s national team wrapped up its pre-Olympics schedule with a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica on Tuesday, a performance that leaves some question marks about the team’s offensive effort with about a week to go until their opening match against Zambia.
There was a lot the U.S. did right. Head coach Emma Hayes read aloud a social media post from Opta in her post-match press conference, noting that the team had 26 shots, 12 on target and 67 touches in the box — the most the USWNT have posted in a match in which they failed…