News about Franco Escobar

According to rumors, FC Cincinnati is expected to sign DeAndre Yedlin from Inter Miami for $172,000 in General Allocation Funds. Yedlin has been in Miami for the past two years after completing a transfer from Turkish club Galatasaray, totaling 80 appearances during his time at the recently renamed Chase Stadium. When Tata Martino's men won the Leagues Cup last season, the former Tottenham and Newcastle defender was instrumental in the team's first ever trophy triumph last season.

Defending champion Los Angeles FC won their second straight MLS Cup Final by defeating the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night, with Ryan Hollingshead scoring. Franco Escobar of Houston secured the Western Conference Final for Los Angeles after scoring an own goal ten minutes from time. Steve Cherundolo's side will fly to Columbus next weekend to face the Crew, who defeated FC Cincinnati 3-2 in a thrilling thriller earlier Saturday.

Franco Escobar, a Houston Dynamo defender, clearly supports Lionel Messi, but it's unclear if the countrymen will face the countrymen in the US Open Cup final, though it remains to be seen. After winning the World Cup in December, hailing from Rosario, Argentina, just like Messi, Escobar did too, as a youth player at Newell's Old Boys - and got a massive tattoo of the Argentine star. Escobar spoke about the reasons for his tattoo ahead of the Open Cup final between Houston and Inter Miami on Wednesday.