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The final Wednesday of February! Get ready for the unpredictable weather of March, at least it should be warmer.
INTERNATIONAL
- Everton received city council approval for a new 52,888 seat stadium in Liverpool’s waterfront. The decision now rests with the UK local government. [Guardian]
- Premier League teams will vote to decide whether or not to allow fans to attend the final game of the season. [Guardian]
- US International Christian Pulisic may be heading back to Bayern Munich. [SportsLens]
- A look at Thierry Henry’s 6 best moments with Arsenal. [FFT]
- Aston Villa may ban it’s players from participating in fantasy leagues due to insider information allegations. [Balls]
USA
- All of the players for the US Women’s team stood for the National Anthem in their game vs Brazil for the first time in over a year. When asked about the decision Crystal Dunn replied: “I think we decided that moving forward we no longer feel the need to kneel because we are doing the work behind the scenes.” [USAT]
- The 50-man preliminary roster for the U-23 USMNT has been announced. RSL is well represented among all the Concacaf teams. [RSL] Full USMNT list here. [NBC] Links to rosters for all teams here. [Concacaf]
- The final match of the She Believes Cup kicks off 5 PM tonight (Wednesday) on FS1 as the USWNT face Argentina. [USSOC]
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US LEAGUES
- Columbus Crew hope to break the MLS curse in 2021. Only 3 teams have ever won back-to-back MLS Cups. [USSP]
- NWSL ownership reads like a who’s who of A-list celebs, CEO’s, sports stars and of course foreign investors. [WaPo]
- USL Championship expansion team Monterey Bay FC is renovating an old football stadium on the campus of Cal STate University. [USL]
- MLS has a problem with maintaining parity, and it’s linked with geography. [USSP]
- Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns have announced TikTok as a sleeve sponsor for 2021. It will include a weekly content partnership on the platform with Crystal Dunn and Eryk Willimson as club creator-ambassadors. [NWSL][MLS]
- Chicago’s NISA team finally has a name - Chicago House Athletic Club. [FRS]
- A look at the three new head coaches joining MLS this year. Can they perform as hoped in a league where new coaches often need a year or more to show results? [WFBI]
- FC Buffalo becomes the 6th team to join the growing United Women’s League. [FRS]
FLASHBACK
- Eleven years ago it wasn’t a lockout that threatened to disrupt the league, it was a possible player strike. [2/24/10]
- As preseason ends, we looked at which players on the Real Salt Lake roster impressed the most. [2/25/13]
- A look at RSL’s midfield as the preseason friendly games wind down. [2/25/14]
- RSL beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in a foul-ridden game. [2/25/15]
- The first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals had RSL lose 2-0 to Tigres UANL. [2/24/16]
- Five of RSL’s young players to watch (none are still with the team...) [2/24/17]
VIDEO
Now streaming on Netflix - a documentary on Pelé!