Postponed Quakes-LAFC game moved to Wednesday
The Earthquakes’ game that was postponed Sunday because of coronavirus issues with the Los Angeles Football Club has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Earthquakes Stadium. Three LAFC players tested positive last week.
The Quakes hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Because the pandemic will not allow all teams to play a full 23-game schedule, MLS is determining standings by points per game. San Jose is at 1.29. The Quakes’ final regular-season game is at Seattle on Sunday.
— Steve Kroner
Americans in Europe: Gio Reyna could make his U.S. debut next week on the eve of his 18th birthday.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder, a son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, is among 10 players on the youthful 24-man American roster who could debut in an exhibition against Wales at Swansea on Nov. 12. The Americans also play Panama four days later at Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
“Gio is a different type of attacking player. I think he’s more of a straight-line player, a guy who can arrive in the penalty box and can give a final pass, a final cross,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said Tuesday.
Reyna could become the 12th player under 18 to make his U.S. debut. The match at Wales will be just the second in the pandemic-disrupted year for the Americans, who beat Costa Rica 1-0 on Feb. 1 with a roster of players mostly from Major League Soccer.
He could team in a new-look midfield with 22-year-old Christian Pulisic, in his second season at Chelsea; 22-year-old Weston McKennie, in his first season at Juventus; and 21-year-old Tyler Adams, in his second full season at Leipzig.
Berhalter’s team is preparing for the start of World Cup qualifying, which likely will be delayed until September.
Other young players getting playing time in Europe...