Royal Roundup - Oct. 6th, 2017

Acosta interviewed, MLS expansion updates, MLS records, USMNT and more.

By Kreg Asay Oct 6, 2017, 6:00am MDT

The MLS Best Dressed Coach poll is still ongoing - and Mike Petke is still in! VOTE NOW (MLS)
UofU’s Rice-Eccles Stadium survived the first cut for World Cup ‘26 host site! (SI)
An excellent interview / profile of Danny Acosta. (SBI)
RSL U17’s head to KC for Generation Adidas tourney. (RSL)

Atlanta fan charged with assault for hitting ref. with bottle during game. (AJC)
Yet another opinion piece on the still undecided FC Dallas forfeiture situation. (USSoccerPlayers)
Louisville City FC step up their expansion plan with stadium deal. (Stadium Digest)
FC Cincinnati continue to work on their stadium plan. (Stadium Digest)
Tentative deal reached for Detroit stadium site. (Freep)
Playoff Scenarios - New York Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City can clinch on Saturday. (MLS)
Atlanta breaks attendance record again! (Twitter)
Remember the legal challenge to David Beckham’s stadium plan? Here’s a primer and current status. (Reddit)
The next two MLS expansion teams will be announced “around Dec. 19-20”. (ESPN)
MLS player salary data has been released by the player’s union. (Washington Post)
MLS records broken, and those that could be broken in 2017. (MLS)

ESPNU will air the USL Championship game. (USL)
Then and now - how much has changed for USMNT support in Florida. (SoccerAmerica)
US vs Panama - three keys to the game. (ProSoccerTalk)
USMNT goalkeeper battle continues during final two Hex games. (SBI)
CONCACAF World Cup ‘18 qualifying scenarios. (ProSoccerTalk)

The U-17 World Cup kicked off very early this morning. Here’s the standings and schedule and where to watch. (MLS)
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay plan to bid for World Cup ‘30. (ProSoccerTalk)
England and Germany qualify for WC ‘18. (ProSoccerTalk)

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