The Herons opened their Leagues Cup quarterfinal matchnight with news that Lionel Messi would not be in uniform for Wednesday’s clash with LIGA MX giants Tigres UANL, sidelined again by the hamstring issue he’d just returned from last weekend.

Lizbeth Ovalle is expected to join the Orlando Pride from Mexico's Tigres UANL on a record transfer fee of $1.5 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The