Royal Roundup May 24th, 2017

RSL

• Mike Petke spoke to the Tribune about not starting Yura Movsisyan vs Seattle.
• It’s getting close... Vote Nick Rimando for Save of the Week!

MLS

• MLS owners group will meet next week, and Beckham Miami delays are on the agenda.
• LA Galaxy fault Minnesota’s turf for recent injury.
• LAFC fans painted a mural, which was defaced altered shortly thereafter by LA Galaxy fans. Less than a year to go before kickoff and it would seem the rivalry is heating up.
• FourFourTwo has updated their 5 best MLS Academy systems.
• PRO referee assignments for this week’s games.
• San Diego’s stadium plans get a boost with successful petition for public vote.

Other US Leagues

• USL’s Phoenix Rising has hired French native Patrice Carteron as their new coach.
• Monarchs hit #2 on the USL Power Rankings list, and 2 players on the Team of the Week.

USA

• Geiger and Marrufo selected as CONCACAF referees for Confederations Cup. A total of 4 PRO referees were selected.
• Josh Sargent became the youngest player to score at a U-20 World Cup.

International

• Premier League News: what went wrong for Hull and Middlesbrough?
• Hull City coach in talks with Portugal’s Porto.
• Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola’s wife and daughter were at the concert that got bombed, both are unharmed.
• South Korea becomes first U-20 team to qualify for the KO rounds after eliminating Argentina.
• Mexican teams Xolos, Tigres, Chivas, and America all qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Video

• BWP gets on his bike!

• Simon Borg’s Instant Reply from MLS.