Pellegrino Matarazzo, an American who manages Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim, has emerged as a "top head-coaching choice" for the USMNT. German outlet Bild reported the USSF is "offering" Matarazzo the job which has been opened since Gregg Berhalter was fired in July (N.Y. POST, 8/3).
Saturday's Real Madrid-Barcelona match at MetLife Stadium was "delayed nearly an hour" due to "severe weather." Referees stopped the game in the 12th minute after lightning struck in the area, and "confused players started leaving the pitch just as a torrential downpour began," while fans were advised to "exit their seats and seek covered shelter" (THE ATHLETIC, 8/3).
