Here are the top soccer stories everyone’s talking about this morning:
Cup Semi Tonight
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final four kicks off on Tuesday night, as the New England Revolution host the Chicago Fire (8 pm ET on ESPN2 in USA, MLS LIVE in Canada) with a place in the final on the line. The Revs will line up behind Open Cup ace Kelyn Rowe, who has six goals in 10 career contests. To stop him, the visitors will rely on Dutch defender Johan Kappelhof, who is feeling at home in Chicago.
Honor Rolls
A hat trick of Seattle Sounders led our MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week, while Toronto FC dominated MLS Fantasy Manager with five nods on this week's best XI.
Checkpoint Charlie
Having beaten cancer and moved to Philadelphia in a trade, Charlie Davies says he's ready to take the next step with his new club.
Q&A
Among other subjects, weekend Galaxy hero Ashley Cole has offered his thoughts on MLS in a 1-on-1 interview.
North Star
It certainly hasn't taken long for Impact striker Matteo Mancosu to make a name for himself in Montreal.
With Or Without You
The staff over at local outlet Big D Soccerweighs in on whether FC Dallas are better or worse off with the departure of Fabian Castillo.
Prodigal Son?
A Spanish report claims the Red Bulls have interest in bringing New Jersey-born, Fiorentina-famed forward Giuseppe Rossi home to MLS.
Group Closers
The US women's national team will attempt to continue their perfect run through the Summer Olympics group stage when they tackle Colombia on Tuesday night (6 pm ET on NBCSN, NBC Universo, NBC Olympic Soccer Channel). But first, team Canada will battle Germany for first place in Group F (3 pm ET on Sportsnet, CBC.ca in Canada; NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel in USA).
Tennessee Titans
Several Nashville business leaders have formed an organizing committee with the goal of bringing MLS to Music City.
Instant Impact
Fresh AGF Aarhus recruit A.J. Soares marked his first Superliga start by bagging the late equalizer in a 2-2 draw.
All For One
Ahead of last weekend's draw with the LA Galaxy, the New York Red Bulls took the field in t-shirts showing support to reserve team defender Konrad Plewa, who recently suffered a stroke on the trip home from a match.
Can You Tell Me How To Get...
New York City FC star David Villa's appearance on Sesame Street has now aired, and it was a hoot.
MLSsoccer.com Musts:
Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez visits ExtraTime Radio
Watch: The latest episode of This Week In MLS
Eric Wynalda hits the track on What'Cha Got?
