Higuain Scores 3 Goals, Inter Miami Ties 4-4 with Cincinnati

Inter Miami Gonzalo Higuain celebrates goal after penalty kick at DRV PNK Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AFP)
Inter Miami Gonzalo Higuain celebrates goal after penalty kick at DRV PNK Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AFP)
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Higuain Scores 3 Goals, Inter Miami Ties 4-4 with Cincinnati

Inter Miami Gonzalo Higuain celebrates goal after penalty kick at DRV PNK Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AFP)
Inter Miami Gonzalo Higuain celebrates goal after penalty kick at DRV PNK Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AFP)

Gonzala Higuain had his first MLS hat trick and Christopher McVey scored the equalizer — his first MLS goal — in the seventh minute of stoppage time to help Inter Miami to a 4-4 tie with Cincinnati on Saturday.

McVey took a pass from Corentin Jean, cut back to evade a defender and blasted a rising shot off the crossbar into the net for Miami (7-10-5) to cap the scoring.

Higuain opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, gave Miami a 2-1 lead in the 37th and converted from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time to take a 3-2 advantage into halftime.

Brenner and Brandon Vazquez scored two goals each for Cincinnati (7-8-8).

Miami visits the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, while Cincinnati will host the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.



Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

 Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
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Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

 Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)

Christian Horner said it was “very humbling” to receive an honorary award from King Charles III on Wednesday, which came after a Formula 1 season that saw the Red Bull team principal cleared of accusations of inappropriate conduct by an employee.

Horner was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the king's traditional New Year's List for his services to motorsport. He received the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

It capped a year in which Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won a fourth straight Formula 1 title, but where the results on the track were sometimes overshadowed by the accusations against Horner by a team employee.

The 51-year-old Horner was cleared by an independent counsel of the initial complaint of inappropriate conduct in March, and Red Bull dismissed an appeal in August.

“Obviously a very proud moment to be awarded this CBE,” Horner told journalists outside the palace after the ceremony, standing alongside his wife, singer Geri Halliwell. “It's very humbling.”

Horner said he and the king had time for a quick chat about F1 as well.

“He was interested in how the season went, obviously followed some of the races,” Horner said. “So it was good to catch up.”