Royal Roundup April 10, 2017

April 8th is a date which may go down in RSL history as Mike Petke’s Snow Classico.

RSL

• MLS recap of the RSL Snow Classico, and one from Soccer by Ives.

MLS

• Will he or won’t he... The Zlatan Ibrahimovic to MLS saga.
• Former MVP Carlos Ruiz announces retirement.
• Saturday recap of all games.

USA

• Confirmed - Brazilian Women’s star Marta joining Orlando Pride.
• US Mens will play friendlies vs Venezulea and Ghana before next Hex matches (and as we’ve already learned, one will be at the RioT).
• US Women get new U-20 and U-17 coaches, and the USWNT beat Russia 5-1 on Sunday.
• US expected to announce joint World Cup ‘26 bid in press conference today.
• Another team joins the rapidly growing United Women’s Soccer in the Eastern Conf.
• NASL week 3 recap.

International

• CONCACAF will soon have a League of Nations competition patterned after UEFA.
• FIFA financial losses continue to mount.

Video

• RSL/Vancouver highlights from MLS.

• Here’s Luis Silva’s stealth snowball attack.

• Rimando takes down Mullholland