Royal Roundup - Dec. 29th, 2017

RSL

• Luke Mulholland makes the list of MLS Moments of Unintentional Comedy. (Reddit)

MLS

• MLS Superdraft 2018 order tracker. (MLS)
• LA Galaxy trade Jose Villarreal to Orlando City for 2019 3rd round draft pick. (LAG)
• The new off-season trend in MLS. (USSP)
• Colorado Rapids / Arsenal FC owner Stan Kroenke is being sued by St. Louis city for breach of contract over NFL team. (Bloomberg)
• The “America First” experiment didn’t work for early MLS, and lawmakers shouldn’t push for it’s return. (Bloomberg)

Other US Leagues

• NASL sent a letter to US Soccer about concerns in the presidential election. (NASL)
• USL - Oklahoma Energy FC re-sign Jose Angulo. (USL)
• USL - An open letter thanking fans for making 2017 a historic year. (USL)

USA

• Top 10 USMNT goals of 2017. (SBI)
• Profiles of all 8 US Soccer presidential candidates. (Yahoo)
• Top 10 US Soccer news items of 2017. (SBI)
• Sports Illlustrated’s Grant Wahl made his annual 2018 predictions. (SI)

International

• Columbian defender Rinson Lopez admits to falsifying nationality to play on Ecuador’s national team. (PST)
• A week after stepping down from Russia’s FA, Vitaly Mutko also forced out as chairman of World Cup ‘18 committee. (ESPN)
• Liverpool makes record £75million transfer for defender Virgil van Dijk. (SN)
• Huddersfield Town coach David Wagner declines position with Hoffenheim. (ESPN)
• Soccer legend George Weah just got elected president of Liberia. (Reuters)
• FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes US Soccer has to change. (Twitter)

Media

• The Burnley Low Block explained.