Royal Roundup - Oct. 27, 2017

RSL

• The Mike Petke contract extension also got a mention on (ESPN), as well as (TheScore), and over on (Goal).
• You may have seen the video clips of Brian Dunseth’s sit down interview with Mike Petke, here’s the full length version. (RSL)

MLS

• Did the imbalanced schedule doom New England Revolution (and other teams...)? (AmericanSoccerAnalysis)
• Colorado Rapids have apparently narrowed coaching search to 4. (DenverPost)
• MLS emphasizes connections between club/community; is it just a lie? (FiftyFiveOne)
• End of parity in MLS? (SamfordUniversity)
• Welcome to MLS - where an owner can move a team 1,000 miles on a whim. (Guardian)
• Chicago Fire would welcome Bastian Schweinsteiger back for 2018. (ESPN)
• Cyle Larin is reportedly leaving Orlando City for Europe. (ESPN)
• Columbus Crew front office bows to pressure and offers refund on 2018 season tickets. (ESPN)
• Trouble for Minnesota United as a rift forms between coach Adrien Heath and fan favorite defender Jèrôme Thiesson. (MLSMultiplex)
• Don Garber may have dropped a hint on the top expansion targets. (PST)

USA

• American coach Tom Byer brings new innovation to youth coaching in a new pilot program. (SI)
• NWSL players heading to Australia during off-season. (SoccerAmerica)

World

• Qatar vows to enact labor reforms for World Cup ‘22 workers. (TheScore)
• U17 World Cup comes down to England vs Spain for final. (SoccerAmerica)

Video

• MLS Instant Replay - Playoff Edition.