Royal Roundup - August 7th, 2017

RSL

• Houston parking the bus plan earns a point. Here’s the Tribune’s recap.
• How do you counter a team parking the bus?

MLS

• Is MLS a ponzi scheme?
• ESPN ranks the top 30 MLS players.
• Coaches react to the first uses of VAR. Here’s a rundown of the uses over the weekend.

Other US Leagues

• A new USL attendance record has been set!
• A recap of the USL midseason board of governors meeting.
• A comparison between the proposed D3 leagues.

USA

• Prediction of the 23 player list for September HEX matches.
• John Hackworth has called in 24 U-17 players for World Cup prep camp (Booth and Soto from RSL-Academy included). Roster for U-15 team named for CONCACAF championship.

International

• A friendly match between EPL’s Burnley and Bundudliga’s Hannover was abandoned due to trouble with visiting fans.
• The technical director for Bayern Munich is switching sides to join Stuttgart as sporting director.
• VAR also affected the outcome of the Dutch Super Cup.
• Arsenal completed a preseason treble.

Video

• First use of VAR in MLS.

• In case you missed it... we have TURF in Herriman!