Here are the top soccer stories everyone’s talking about this morning:
Team Awards
Houston, Montreal, Philadelphia and Kansas City each placed two players on our Team of the Week. When it came to the top MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager's top performers from Week 2, however, the Dynamo and Impact were tops.
Adi'd Up, Ridgewell Out
Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi, the club's leading goalscorer since it entered MLS in 2011, has inked a contract extension. Defender Liam Ridgewell has been ruled out for more than a month with a hamstring injury. The Englishman, recently featured in a Sky Sports interview, and the Nigerian were just two Timbers to receive their their MLS Cup championship rings.
Cool Herc
Elsewhere in Cascadia, former Toronto FC and US international forward Herculez Gomez is now training with Seattle.
Orange-and-Black Attack
Our Sam Stejskal says the Houston Dynamo are for real, due to a scary-deep attack stable, which has produced eight goals over two home games to open the season.
Where there's a Wenger …
With Houston one of the biggest stories of the weekend, Dynamo winger Andrew Wenger joined ExtraTime Radio on Monday to dish on his new Texan surroundings and keys to his club's goalscoring start.
Piatti Plowing Forward
Sam Stejskal also takes a look at how the Montreal Impact are coping without Didier Drogba. Hint: Large doses of MVP-caliber playmaker Ignacio Piatti.
Ballot Box
Voting for the latest AT&T MLS Goal of the Week award has begun, with a field of 8 competing to join Piatti's Week 1 winner.
Ghana Fly Now
Portland netminder Adam Kwarasey has reportedly been named to the Ghana squad to face Mozambique in World Cup qualifying on March 24. Kwarasey turned down international call-ups last year. Fellow MLSers Harrison Afful and David Accam are also in the squad.
Ticket Tuesday
Single-game Copa América tickets will go on sale next Tuesday, March 22nd.
Olympic Foes
Colombia Under-23 coach Carlos Restrepo has named his squad for the Olympic qualifying series against the United States next week.
Milan Going Green?
An Italian report claims AC Milan are preparing a summer move for US international winger Julian Green, of Bayern Munich II.
And The Nominees Are …
Several MLS and American honorees were nominated for Sports Business Awards, with the Portland Timbers among those up for the Team of the Year prize.
Invading SXSW
Over the weekend, a few of the more notable MLS supporters clubs had their own forum in South By Southwest's sports sector.
MLSsoccer.com Musts
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