Royal Roundup - Oct. 16, 2017

RSL

• Albert Rusnak is a rising star in MLS. (MLS)
• Update on the Joao Plata suspension from Equador’s national team. (PST)
• How Mike Petke tore down and rebuilt RSL. (MLS)
• Real Monarchs looking forward to new stadium. (USL)

MLS

• Will Johnson reinstated to play for Orlando City. (MLS)
• Jason Kreis hints ad major offseason turnover for Orlando City. (MLS)
• Should the MLS expansion draft stop? (FourFourTwo)

Other US Leagues

• Portland Thorns beat NC Courage to win NWSL championship. (Goal)
• Who will be USL’s MVP? - One Monarch, and one former RSL player in top 5. (USL)
• USL Playoff bracket. (Wikipedia)

Gocomics.com - Cleats

USA

• Projecting the USMNT World Cup ‘22 team. (Goal)
• Bruce Arena may be out as coach, but Sunil Gulati remains... for now. (EOS) He asserts that development structure review will happen. (MLS) An interim coach will be selected in a week or two. (SoccerAmerica) Presumably it will be Tab Ramos (PST)
• Gulati remaining as head of US Soccer means more of the same. (PST) Another site also calls for him to step aside. (Goal)
• Election process for US Soccer leadership explained. (SoccerAmerica)
• US will play a full schedule of November friendlies according to Gulati. (SBI)
• Jermaine Jones wants more US players in Europe. (Goal)
• Tata Martino for USMNT? (Goal)
• Professional Football - NFL is losing fans; Soccer growing fastest. (Gallup)

International

• FIFA president Gianni Infantino urges VAR after Panama’s phantom goal. (SBI)
• French Ligue 1 roundup. (PST)

Video

• Monarchs vs Los Dos highlights.

• Let’s just call this the Tim Howard promo reel.