RSL's Royal Roundup 1-2-17

Bradley fired, Maund officially back, retrospectives, and more

By Kreg Asay Jan 2, 2017, 6:00am MST

Each Monday we'll give you links to RSL, MLS and other Soccer news from the past week that you may have missed.

RSL News

Justen Glad ranks high on the MLS list of Top Teenage players.
Both Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman set several MLS milestones in 2016.
Anyone hung over from the Christmas / New Year's parties missed the news that Javier Morales has indeed signed with FC Dallas.
By now you should have heard all about the potential Landon Donovan to RSL news here on the Soapbox, here's a dissenting opinion.

Ever notice how many white kits there are in MLS? Anyone want to go back to the yellow kits?
Top moments of 2016 (according to FourFourTwo.com).
North Carolina expansion may have tough competition.
FourFourTwo's New Year's Resolutions for every MLS team, and here's one from a few MLS supporter's groups.
Soccer America's Annual Positional Rankings: Wingers, Strikers, Midfield, Central Defense, R/L Back, Goalkeepers should be ranked sometime Monday.

Goal.com wants to know - Who was the most influential person for US Soccer in 2016?
Triple-Joint WC bid possible with Canada / USA / Mexico.
NASL is on life support - look to be ousting former Pres., and preparing for 2017.
As the year ends, FourFourTwo recalls the small moments in soccer.

Investigation on the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian Chapecoense Futbal Club ruled to be human error.
Bob Bradley sacked from Swansea after just 11 games. Did fans force the decision on owners, or was it inevitable? Next stop may be back to Norway.
Video Replay has officially been used twice (both in the Club World Cup), and of course some problems ensued. How can it be improved?
Welsh club The New Saints have set a new world record winning streak.

Enjoy the MLS 2016 Blooper Reel