"Se gli inglesi hanno inventato il calcio, come mai Piero della Francesca è riuscito a disegnarne il pallone nel 1460?" Fonte.
Morton visit Dingwall for a League Cup group stage match against Ross County. This match should determine who wins Group D. So far Ross County have played one match, beating Stranraer 5 - 1. Morton have beaten both opponents. If you count the end of last season, Morton are on a five-game winning streak.
These two have only ever met in one League Cup match before:
1998/8/8 R2 Morton 0 - 1 Ross County
The last Morton player to score on Ross County was Kerr Waddell on January 4th, 2019, in a league match.
County's Alex Samuel played for Morton in the 2015-16 season. Nobody on the current Morton squad has played for Ross County.
[Ross County 2 - 1 Morton. Goal by Oakley.]
Also today: Stranraer [2 - 1] Edinburgh City
Kelty Hearts are off.
Group D standings after these matches:
Ross County 2 2 0 0 0 7 2 +5 6
Morton 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6
Kelty Hearts 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3
Stranraer 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 -6 3
Edinburgh City 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 -3 0
Other matches:
HFX Wanderers vs Atletico Ottawa [postponed till tomorrow]
HFX Wanderers have signed 30-year-old Doneil Henry, formerly of Toronto FC, Apollon Limassol, West Ham United, Blackburn Rovers, AC Horsens, Vancouver Whitecaps, Ottawa Fury, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United, and the Canadian national team. This is a major signing.
Wanderers need to ramp up the appearances by their U-21s if they plan to meet the league's 2000 minutes requirement. Source.
[HFX Wanderers win 1 - 0 on a goal by Collomb.]
Scrosoppi [3 - 2] Sigma (tomorrow)
NPL2 Vic: Northcote City 2 - 0 Preston Lions (yesterday)
Mito HollyHock [0 - 0] Omiya Ardija (tomorrow)
Honda FC [1 - 0] Reilac Shiga
Tokyo 23 FC [4 - 0] Ryutsu Keizai Dragons
Tokai Gakuen University [1 - 1] Fujieda City Hall (tomorrow)
Cobaltore Onagawa [7 - 0] Morioka Zebra (tomorrow)
Gamba Osaka [0 - 1] Celtic (friendly)
Rangers [2 - 1] Hamburger SV (friendly)
Banks o' Dee [2 - 2] Hermes (friendly)
Largs Thistle [3 - 0] Kilbirnie Ladeside (friendly)
FC Isle of Man 0 - 5 Southport FC (friendly) (yesterday)
FC Isle of Man [9 - 1] Corinthians (friendly)
Carluke Rovers [3 - 3] Bonnyton Thistle (friendly)
Gartcairn vs Morton Women (closed door friendly) (tomorrow)
The Lowland League begins. Let's follow Linlithgow Rose:
Linlithgow Rose [3 - 1] University of Stirling
Why did the Lowland League need to wait until the SPFL fixtures were released before drawing up its own schedule? Because Broomhill groundshare with Dumbarton, Celtic B with Airdrieonians, East Stirlingshire with Falkirk, Hearts B with Edinburgh City and University of Stirling with Stirling Albion.
About the Midlands Football League
The Midlands Football League is a tier VI league immediately below the Highland League in the Scottish pyramid. (Its should not be confused with the Midland Football League which occupies tiers IX to XII of the English pyramid.) It's made up of 19 teams situated in Angus, Perth and Kinross, Dundee, and the northern tip of Fife. It's the northeast coast equivalent of the West of Scotland League Premiership. Let's follow one of the Dundee clubs, East Craigie.
East Craigie [0 - 1] Downfield
Both of these are Dundee clubs. East Craigie's park is on Old Craigie Road, Downfield's on Balgowan Avenue. East Craigie wear azure and white stripes, Downfield black and white hoops.
FAI Cup Round One:
UCD 3 - 2 Cobh Ramblers (yesterday)
Coupe de France, R2:
AS Saint Pierraise [3 - 0] AS Miquelonaisse
(Round One was played July 8th: AS Miquelonaisse 1 - 0 AS Illienne Amateur)
2023-24 UEFA Conference League 1QR, second leg (July 20):
Derry City 1 - 0 HB
Dundalk 3 - 1 Bruno's Magpies
St Patrick's 2 - 3 F91 Dudelange
Vllaznia 1 - 0 Linfield
Glentoran 1 - 1 Gżira United (Gżira won on PK)
Crusaders 1 - 0 Haka
Connah's Quay Nomads 0 - 2 KA
Santa Coloma 2 - 0 Penybont
Haverfordwest County 1 - 0 Shkëndija
Crusaders, Derry City, Dundalk, Haverfordwest County and Linfield advance. Connah's Quay Nomads, Glentoran, Penybont and St Patrick's are out.
It's the 2023 Leagues Cup, a tournament featuring all 47 teams of Major League Soccer and Liga MX. It begins with a group stage, from which the two league champions (Los Angeles FC and Pachuca) have a bye. The other 45 teams are divided into 15 groups of three teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to join LAFC and Pachuca in the round of 32, and from there it proceeds as a knockout tournament. The final will be played August 19th. The two finalists and the third-place team will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Champions League. Let's follow the Canadian teams.
Vancouver Whitecaps [2 - 2] León (yesterday) [León get the extra point in PK]
CF Montréal [2 - 2] UNAM (today) [Montréal get the extra point]
It's also the 2023 Women's World Cup. Let's follow Canada and Japan:
Group B: Nigeria 0 - 0 Canada (yesterday)
Group C: Zambia [0 - 5] Japan
The Japanese squad includes 4 players from Urawa Red Diamonds, 4 from INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2 from Tokyo Verdy Beleza, 1 each from Albirex Niigata, MyNavi Sendai and JEF United Chiba, 2 who play for Roma, 2 for West Ham United, and 1 each from Manchester City, Liverpool, Portland Thorns, Angel City FC and Hammarby. Saki Kumagai is captain. All of the Canadians play outside of the country except for two who are with the National Development Centre team in League1 Ontario.
Takoyaki. Source.