Royal Roundup - Jan. 24, 2018

The Royal Family

• Kelley O’Hara played 90 min in USWNT win vs Denmark. (RSL)
• Utah Royals are having open tryouts for local women! (RSL)
• RSL ranked #6 on list of top teams going into 2018 season. (MLS)
• The Reddit roast of RSL on Monday was quite tame. (r/MLS)

MLS

• Federico Higuain discusses potential Columbus Crew relocation. (Dispatch)
• LA Galaxy sign midfielder Chris Pontius. (GOAL)
• Colorado Rapids sign defender Tommy Smith from Ipswitch Town. (ESPN)
• LA Galaxy set for “massive turnaround”. (PST)
• Lee Nguyen AWOL from New England Revolution training camp. (ESPN) And as expected Cyle Larin is also AWOL from Orlando City. (SBI) - he’s apparently training in Turkey. (SBI)
• Portland Timbers unveil their 2nd kit. (PT)

Other US Leagues

• USL3 - First club announced will be in Statesboro Georgia. (SSD)
• USL - Las Vegas Lights bring Freddy Adu in for tryout. (LVRJ)

USA

• The US Soccer presidential race is impossible to predict. (FFT)
• US U20 women beat Mexico in CONCACAF Championship Tournament. (USSF)

International

• Spanish - Honduran clubs Olympia and Motagua ask CONCACAF for venue change on Champions League games due to political crisis, request to play in Florida. (ASUSA)
• FIFA confirms VAR will definitely be used at World Cup ‘18. (ESPN) But is seeking sponsors to monetize it. (PST)
• Satire - Canada discovers paying millions to host World Cup easier than getting in by playing well. (Beaverton)
• Former England World Cup ‘66 captain Jimmy Armfield has died at age 82. (PST)
• Ronaldo gets stitches for cut received by defender’s boot last week. (FOX)
• Phil Neville hired as England women’s team coach. (ESPN)
• France’s Ligue 1 terminates goal line technology contract. (FOX)

Media

• Justen Glad interview on UWMNT camp. (MLS) (Pt 2) - sorry no embed available.
• Nick Rimando talks about his decision to return to RSL. (Link for those who can’t view below)