Here are the 15 stories we're talking about this morning:
1. SCHMID WANTS TO STAY
With the Seattle Sounders' season now over, the club have some decisions to make about their roster, and, while rumors are already starting to fly, head coach Sigi Schmid hopes to be back in 2016.
2. RED BULLS FAR FROM SATISFIED
Despite advancing to the Eastern Conference Championship, New York Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty insists they need to improve if they want to win a first MLS Cup. Yet while a number of players are being called for international duty, one player who won’t be joining them in this window is Bradley Wright-Phillips.
3. PEAK PORTLAND
Caleb Porter believes the Portland Timbers are peaking at just the right time and, based on recent results, it’s hard to disagree with him. Diego Valeri is happy with the team's form, while Fanendo Adi is the living embodiment of his statement regarding the team’s growing confidence.
4. WHITECAPS LOOK TO NEXT SEASON
The Vancouver Whitecaps' season came to its conclusion on Sunday, as a series of small moments cost the side. The club have immediately focused on 2016, especially addressing the attack.
5. WILL BIELLO GET THE JOB?
Despite losing to Columbus in the Conference Semifinals, the Montreal Impact proud of their season. Will interim head coach Mauro Biello be back on a full-time basis? "We'll see," he says.
6. ORLANDO ADD A HOMEGROWN
Orlando City have made their first signing of the offseason: US U-20 international goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar.
7. SOUMARE CALLS TIME
Veteran MLS player Bakary Soumare turned 30 yesterday, and with that decided the time was right to announce his retirement.
8. ATLANTA UNITED'S YOUTH AMBITIONS
Atlanta United’s new academy side is due to start playing in 2016, a year ahead of the senior team, and technical director Carlos Bocanegra wants the development squad to be at "the top of the pyramid" in Georgia.
9. PIRLO NEWS
NYCFC's Andrea Pirlo is in the news today, as Italy manager Antonio Conte has indicated he might be done with the national team, and Inter boss Roberto Mancini has opened the possibility of a loan.
10. U.S. SOCCER'S NEW CONCUSSION RULES
U.S. Soccer announced on Monday a new youth soccer initiative designed to address concussions and youth soccer players.
11. CANADA FORCED TO MAKE CHANGES
There have already been a couple of changes to Canada's roster for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, with Lucas Cavallini and André Hainault bowing out due to injuries.
12. US U-23S HEADED TO BRAZIL
The US Under-23 national team take on Brazil in two friendlies this week, and coach Andi Herzog has included nine MLS players for the camp. Will it go better than the last US camp in Brazil?
13. VELA WANTS A MOVE
Is Carlos Vela really after a move to MLS? He is, according to Mexico’s director of national teams Santiago Banos, who says the Mexican striker is very much open to the possibility.
14. MEXICO FINISH FOURTH
Mexico’s U-17 national team did not quite make it onto the podium at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, finishing 4th after losing to Belgium in Sunday’s third-place playoff.
15. VELASQUEZ SPEAKS UP
Sebastián Velásquez, who entered a substance abuse program earlier this season, took to Twitter on Monday to thank the New York City FC fans and also reveal some of the tragic events that led him to where he is now.
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