Royal Roundup: Garber speaks about RSL sale, says league has taken over process

Here’s your roundup of news in the world of soccer.

INTERNATIONAL

• German striker Mesut Ozil is open to playing in MLS once his contract with Arsenal is up this summer. (MLS)
• England is looking at a plan to change the FA Cup tournament (US Soccer Players)
• Manchester City Group has added yet another team to it’s list - Club Bolivar from Bolivia. (MLS)
• Qualifying for FIFA 2022 World Cup has started. Here’s the current status. (FIFA)
• English international, and Arsenal’s top all-time goalscorer Ian Wright has recovered lost career memorabilia. (Balls)

USA

• There are four candidates in the running for February’s US Soccer VP election. (MLS)
• Orlando City’s midfielder Andres Perea has been given FIFA approval to switch affiliation from Columbia to USMNT. (NBC Sports)
• MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave an new update on the status of the league for 2021. (NBC Sports)
• Yet another USWNT star looks to be heading to England - Abby Dahlkemper. (Wash. Post)
• Seattle Sounders’ Jordan Morris is open to moving to Europe during the transfer window. (GOAL)
• KC NWSL has unveiled their new crest and colors, other branding still in the works. (Soc. Stad. Digest)
• NWSL has released the list of players registered for today’s draft. (SoccerWire), one name of interest is Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA’s Dennis Rodman (UPI) - The NWSL draft will start at 5 PM Mountain Time, and will be streamed live on Twitch.
• NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird gave a state of the league press conf. Tuesday, Sacramento expansion team will join in 2022. (Equalizer)
• Finally some news about the RSL sale and DLH. (Deseret News)

And finally your chuckle for the day.

Baby Blues Comic 2012