Royal Roundup June 7th, 2017

RSL

• With Albert Rusnák being called up by Slovakia, who will fill in?
• Craig Weibel dispels rumors of Joao Plata’s Mexico interests.

MLS

• Top USMNT uncapped players in MLS.
• Beckham’s Miami team gets last piece of land for stadium.
• NYCFC’s coach Patrick Viera has reportedly rejected an offer to coach in France.
• 2017’s best fortress in MLS.
• Last week’s MLS attendance numbers.
• MLS and NBA audiences trending younger.
• San Diego’s expansion bid hanging by a thread.
• FC Dallas is apparently restricting Houston Dynamo fans for the next rivalry match.
• (Satire) MLS lays groundwork for competent referees.

Other US Leagues

• Power Rankings for all of D2 (combined USL & NASL) - guess who’s on top?
• Puerto Rico FC finally wins an NASL game!
• UWS Western recap, Midwest recap, and Eastern recap of week 4; one RSL-W player makes Team of the Week after hat trick.
• NASL has announced their D3 bid due to launch next year.

USA

• 8 memorable moments from last weekend.
• Will any of the players from the U20 World Cup make it on the squad going to Russia next year?
• Five players with the most to gain from Gold Cup call-up.
• Could (or should?) Fox Sports surpass ESPN as the network for sports?
• Nebraska youth soccer is facing world wrath for disqualifying a girls team from a tournament over clerical error.

International

• A Championship League Millwall FC fan fought the London Bridge terror attack with bare fists.
• First predictions on Russia World Cup 2018 qualifications.
• Italy and England book final two U20 World Cup semi-final berths.

Video

• Fan’s guide to attending an NYCFC game.

• Instant Replay by Simon Borg.