Here are the top soccer stories everyone’s talking about this morning:
Honor Roll
The New York Red Bulls led all teams with three nods in our Team of the Week for Week 13.
All-Star Wish
Our own Andrew Wiebe comes up with his own MLS All-Star ballot, providing the basis of a squad he thinks could give Arsenal a run for their money in July.
Rivals Again
Major League Soccer participants learned their CONCACAF Champions League group stage assignments in Monday's draw, with the Western duo of Sporting KC and Vancouver set to face off in the same group. Only issue is that only one team qualifies from each of the eight groups.
Getting Well Soon
Toronto FC are hoping star man Sebastian Giovinco will return from injury quickly, but he may not quite be ready when they host Montreal on Wednesday in the first leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal (7:30 pm ET, TSN4 in Canada and MLS LIVE in USA).
Cardiac Kids
Orlando City's propensity for striking late result-altering goals is a lot for their fans' hearts to take, if this supporter's reaction is any indication.
Line Item
With Philadelphia Union starting goalkeeper Andre Blake off to Copa America duty with Jamaica, the locals are wondering who will walk the line until he is back.
No Worries
New York City FC star Andrea Pirlo has no hard feelings over his exclusion from Italy's Euro 2016 squad and goes out of his way to wish the Azzurri well.
Andres, Yes?
Reported Atlanta United target Andres Guardado suggested that he's up for the MLS challenge.
Custom Taylor
The Boston Globe got Taylor Twellman's take on a variety of current MLS issues and about the USMNT's Copa America outlook.
A Familiar Approach
United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann says the team will enter Copa America the same way they started World Cup 2014: with the attitude that their group opener (against Colombia on Friday) is like a final because they must get a result to stoke advancement hopes.
Ticos Worry
Costa Rica are now sweating the fitness of star netminder Keylor Navas for Copa America.
Film Review
Charles Boehm saw the new movie Pelé: Birth of a Legend and writes that it was made to appeal to the masses.
Morning Show
Charlie Davies, Maurice Edu and David Villadropped by Good Morning America to talk goals, Instagram accounts and more.
The Next Action Hero
When kidnappers took Mexico forward and recent Colorado target Alan Pulido, he didn't get mad. He got even –with a vengeance, apparently.
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Cast your AT&T Goal of the Week ballots
A complete list of MLS players set for int'l duty
Atlanta United makes first academy signings
