Soccer News

Bernardeschi (undisclosed) will undergo a late fitness test to determine whether he'll be available to face New England on Saturday, John Molinaro of TFC Republic reports, though his chances of playing are high. "I'm not expecting Fede to miss out," manager John Herdman said.

Bender (knee) is dealing with a quadriceps injury and is not ready to return to action yet, but he could see minutes with the Crown Legacy before the end of the month, Carroll R. Walton of The Charlotte Ledger reports.

Malanda (hamstring) will be available for Sunday's game against Minnesota United, Carroll R. Walton of The Charlotte Ledger reports.

De La Vega suffered a new injury during training this week, though manager Brian Schmetzer said the injury is in the same leg he had the previous hamstring injury, Niko Moreno of Sounder at Heart reports.

Silva (groin) is questionable for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

Giakoumakis (knee) is questionable for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

Bacharach underwent knee surgery and is expected to miss between four-to-eight weeks, manager Eric Ramsay told Andy Greder of The Twin Cities' Pioneer Press.

Herrera (knee) will return Saturday against Austin FC, Houston's general manager Pat Onstad told Nate Griffin of FOX 26 Houston.

Bacharach (undisclosed) hasn't trained this week and is likely to miss Sunday's match against Charlotte, Andy Greder of the Twin-Cities Pioneer Press reports.

Byrne (not injury related) hasn't taken part in training this week since he's still renewing his green card, meaning he'll be out for Sunday's match against Minnesota, Will Palaszczuk of WFNZ reports.

Alba (hamstring) will miss multiple games before progressing to a day-to-day recovery process, Alex Windley of 90Min reports.

Taylor (hamstring) won't be available for Saturday's game against Nashville, Alex Windley of 90Min reports.

Campana (leg) won't be available for Saturday's game against Nashville, Alex Windley of 90Min reports.

Ramirez (thigh) was pictured training on grass Thursday, ahead of Saturday's clash with Portland.

Jones (hamstring) is expected to miss three weeks, manager Caleb Porter told reporters.

Vaisanen (foot) was spotted in training Thursday, but his availability for Saturday's game against the Dynamo is uncertain, manager Josh Wolff told media.

Baker-Whiting (illness) trained individually during Thursday's session, Jeremiah Oshan of Sounder at Heart reports.