Royal Roundup April 21, 2017

RSL

• Brooks Lennon blooms, as does the hype. Even the MLS site is getting in on it.
• The date of Justen Glad’s return to fitness is still pending, and other injury updates.
• Leandro Pirez will be available when Atlanta meets RSL after red card overturned.
• MLS preview of Saturday’s RSL/Atlanta match.
• Is Orlando following RSL’s path under Jason Kreis?

MLS

• Mexico’s head coach believes MLS will soon be among the best in the world.
• LAFC is looking to set a new standard for MLS.
• Handicapping the MLS Expansion bids.
• What is Chivas USA’s legacy to MLS?
• Several teams are bringing out eco-friendly kits for Earth Day.
• Owners may be looking at increasing TAM again.
• Attn. Fantasy Players - Portland’s Fanendo Adi will be suspended for the next game.
• Howard Webb (ref. in charge of the VAR program) clarifies that it will be used to fix “clear and obvious mistakes”.
• MLS teams are getting closer to winning the Champion’s League according to Don Garber.

USA

• After previous failures, Soccer in the US is looking good now!
• NASL also has plans to form a 3rd division league.
• S.I.’s Grant Wahl asks - what if the best US athletes played soccer?
• Las Vegas working out stadium plans for USL expansion.

International

• An examination of Premier League money problems.

Video

• RSL academy update video from ESPN (sorry no embed for this one).
• Swing and a miss from Wondo!