Clint Dempsey was left off the United States roster for its opening qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, but Coach Jurgen Klinsmann included two players who could make their national team debuts: Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe and Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga. The United States opens against St. Vincent and the Grenadines in St. Louis on Nov. 13, then plays at Trinidad and Tobago four days later.
u25a0 The women’s W-League said it would cease operations. The league began play in 1995 and was the longest-running professional women’s league in North America.