Hello and welcome to the L.A. Times’ weekly soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer, and once again we’re up to our ears in stuff to talk about.
This week I’m in Tampa, Fla., with the U.S. national team, which is preparing for a Thursday friendly with Colombia, a match that could be played in the remnants of Hurricane Michael. The storm is expected to make landfall in the Florida panhandle on Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours before game time.
After that, the team will head to Connecticut for an exhibition with Peru next week while I will fly to Dallas for the semifinals and final of the CONCACAF qualifying event for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in France.