Royal Roundup - Dec. 1st, 2017

RSL a soccer Mecca?, a day with Jordan Allen, MLS expansion final 4, CCL draw, Garza to MLS, WC18 draw, and more.

By Kreg Asay Dec 1, 2017, 6:00am MST

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Welcome to December! Pre-season is right around the corner now.

Dutch international Wesley Sneijder may be heading to Los Angeles FC. (AoP)
Four finalists for MLS expansion have been announced, two will be picked before end of year. (MLS)
Atlanta United sign US International Greg Garza. (AUFC)
Toronto FC through to 2nd MLS Cup. (SLTrib)
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Venezuelan Anthony Blondell. (VWFC)
Los Angeles FC will play inaugural game vs Sacramento Republic in Feb. (LAFC)
Sports exec. Tim Leiweke has some reservations about Beckham’s Miami team. (SBI)
Columbus offers 3 stadium options to keep Crew. (SBI)
Is MLS becoming a selling league for players? (USSP)
All MLS players with a shot of playing in the World Cup. (MLS)

NWSL - Seattle Reign re-sign team captain MF Jess Fishlock. (TB) Also re-signed is Japanese MF Rumi Utsugi. (TB)
NWSL - Washington Spirit re-sign GK Kelsey Wys. (WS)
USL - Former Colorado Rapids GK Matt Pickens 1st player to sign with Nashville SC. (TENN)
USL - Rochester Rhinos to go on hiatus for 2018 season. (RSoc)
USL - FC Cincinnati sign 9 for 2018 season. (SA)

ESPN to eliminate 150 production & tech jobs. Undetermined if coverage to be affected. (SLTrib)
US U17’s lose 1-0 to England in friendly. (USSoccer)
US Soccer presidential candidate forum highlights (SA)

CONCACAF Champions League draw procedure announced. (MLS)
NWSL Sky Blues striker Sam Kerr named Asian Confederation Women’s Player of the Year. (RP)
World Cup ‘18 draw to take place at 7:30 AM today. (MLS)
Russia hasn’t gained world’s trust before World Cup. (SLTrib)
World Cup ‘18 venues on track, but marred by high costs and worker deaths. (PST)
Russian officials will not have access to any World Cup doping samples. (PST)

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