It was a tough first experience for Boy Wonder in the Premier League as Chelsea's post-Hazard rebuild began with a 4-0 drubbing at Old Trafford last weekend. Christian Pulisic's Blues are back at it today at 2 PM in the Uefa Super Cup against Liverpool. The game takes place in Istanbul, and if you've been around the sport for more than a minute, you'll know all about Liverpool's affinity with the Turkish city after their comeback from 3-0 down in the 2005 Champions League Final. The game is on TNT and TUDN (Univision Deportes).

Speaking of Liverpool, some people will go to great lengths to meet their heroes but I'm not sure I'd want to break my nose. Props to Mo Salah for spotting the young fan and getting out to see if he was okay.

@MoSalah thank you for coming back to check on my boys after Louis KO’d himself trying to get a wave! He loves you so much and the pain went away instantly when you came to give them a hug. A nose reset worth well worth it he said. You are a top man and a true gent! #EgyptianKing pic.twitter.com/wrmHc4vxB9 — Joe Cooper 🐺 (@joecooper93) August 10, 2019

From one kid to another as 16-year-old Tyger Small got his nomination for both goal of the season and name of the year last night as he scored the winner for Haverhill Rovers vs Thetford Town in the English ninth tier. Beautiful finish.

Wow what a moment from the young @HaverhillRovers 16 year old Tyger Small, the winning goal from last nights 2-1 victory against @ThetfordTownFC last night @Culina_Group Hub @TheNewCroft pic.twitter.com/7dISSlu9fm — Haverhill Rovers (@HaverhillRovers) August 14, 2019

Time to reel it in with a couple of footballing nightmares. Picture this, you're playing for Blackpool FC as they lead 3-0 away to Southend United. Southend get a corner in the 60th minute as you defend that three goal lead. What do you do? Your answer probably isn't the same as James Husbands' was...

Over to the Netherlands where AZ Alkmaar's AFAS Stadium saw part of the roof collapse. The 13-year-old venue suffered during high winds on Sunday while nobody was in the stadium. It isn't known how long Alkmaar will have to wait before returning to the stadium, but they have moved tomorrow's Uefa Europa League qualifier an hour away to Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague.

1 / 2TOPSHOT - An aerial photograph taken on August 11, 2019 shows the collapsed roff of the AZ Alkmaar football club's AFAS Stadium in Alkmaar due to strong gusts of wind the day before. - High winds caused part of Dutch club AZ Alkmaar's stadium to collapse with officials relieved that the ground was empty at the time. Dramatic pictures emerged of the damage to the 17,000-capacity AFAS stadium in the northern Dutch city which was built 13 years ago. (Photo by - / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT-/AFP/Getty Images(- / Getty Images) 2 / 2A view of a section of the collapsed at the AZ Alkmaar football club's AFAS Stadium in Alkmaar on August 10, 2019. (Photo by Vincent Jannink / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUTVINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images(VINCENT JANNINK / Getty Images)

NASA astronaut Manley "Sonny" Carter (By NASA - http: / /nix.ksc.nasa.gov/info?id=S84-40463, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2137410)

Tomorrow would have been the 72nd birthday of the only professional athlete to leave Earth's orbit. Why is that significant? Because he was a professional soccer player!

Manley "Sonny" Carter Jr. played three seasons with the Atlanta Chiefs in the old NASL while attending medical school. After graduating he joined the U.S. Navy as a flight surgeon and caught the eye of NASA along the way.

Carter flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery as a Mission Specialist for mission STS-33. Carter was due to take a seat on Discovery once again for mission STS-42 in 1992 but died in a plane crash on April 5, 1991 while traveling to train ahead of the mission. It won't get a lot of attention but it's something only the Beautiful Game can boast.

It wouldn't be fair if we didn't cover what we cover best, our local side FC Dallas. After Brandon Servania notched his first two MLS goals in a 5-3 win over Minnesota United, fellow Homegrown player Bryan Reynolds got in on the act as Servania was interviewed at his locker. I'm not sure what the "I mean" bit is about but it's great to see such a healthy locker room.

"He won the game for us."



What else did Bryan Reynolds say about teammate @brandonservania? pic.twitter.com/zcpLxxbKJD — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) August 12, 2019

What's on this week

Wednesday, August 14:

2:00PM - Liverpool vs Chelsea (Uefa Super Cup) -TNT/TUDN

6:30PM - Orlando City v Sporting KC (MLS) - ESPN+

9:30PM - LA Galaxy v FC Dallas (MLS) - Texas21/ESPN+

Thursday, August 15:

4:00PM - Atletico Madrid v Olympique Lyonnais (Women's International Champions Cup) - ESPN+

6:30PM - Manchester City v North Carolina Courage (Women's International Champions Cup) - ESPN+

Friday, August 16:

1:30PM - Bayern Munich v Hertha Berlin (Bundesliga) - FS2

2:00PM - Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona (La Liga) - BeIN Sports

Saturday, August 17:

6:30AM - Arsenal v Burnley (EPL) - NBCSN

8:30AM - Borussia Dortmund v Augsburg (Bundesliga) - FS1

9:00AM - Southampton v Liverpool (EPL) - NBCSN

11:30AM - Manchester City v Tottenham (EPL) - NBC

11:30AM - Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke (Bundesliga) - FS1

6:00PM - Chattanooga Red Wolves v North Texas SC (USL-1) - ESPN+

6:30PM - Montreal Impact v FC Dallas (MLS) - Texas21/ESPN+

9:00PM - LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders (MLS) - ESPN2

Sunday, August 18:

10:30AM - Chelsea v Leicester City (EPL) - NBCSN

12:00PM - Espanyol v Sevilla (La Liga) - BeIN Sports

6:30PM - Women's International Champions Cup Final - ESPN2

9:00PM - Portland Timbers v Atlanta United (MLS) - FS1

Monday, August 19:

2:00PM - Wolves v Manchester United (EPL) - NBCSN