MLS club embarrasses itself with horrid own goal in first game after World Cup hysteria

So much for capitalizing on the home World Cup buzz. In the first slate of MLS games since the end of the World Cup, Inter Miami scored an own goal to give the Chicago Fire a 1-0 lead in an embarrassing error. Miami, which didn’t have Argentina star Lionel Messi, came back to win 3-2, but it was still an embarrassing moment for the MLS immediately after the World Cup. In the 18th minute, goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo received a pass from defender Ian Fray, who looked ready to clear the threat of Chicago scoring. But instead of kicking the ball back out, Ríos Novo misjudged the clearance attempt, swinging at the ball and failing to make contact – which looked reminiscent of the United States Men’s National Team goalie Matt Freese, who swung and missed against Belgium during the World Cup in an