Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning:
Everything on the line
Saturday night's 2016 MLS Cup championship game between the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC (8 pm ET on FOX and UniMás in USA; TSN and RDS in Canada) is just one day away and our own Andrew Wiebe reminds that there's much more at stake than silver and jewelry.
Preview shows airing tonight
To get you set for Saturday's match, you won't want to miss the two 1-hour preview shows airing on FS1 at 10 pm ET and on Univision Deportes Network at 8 pm ET. SiriusXM FC Channel 85 will also feature a 4-hour preview show starting at 5 pm ET. For the full rundown of how to watch, stream or listen to MLS Cup around the world, check out the complete listings here.
State of the League address
Also today at 3 pm ET you can watch the annual State of the League address featuring MLS Commissioner Don Garber from Toronto, where he will field questions from national and international media members. After that's done, fans can submit their own questions to the Commissioner via a Facebook Live Q&A on the MLS official page.
Unstoppable force, meet immovable object
Toronto FC will enter MLS Cup hoping to ride their record-setting attack. The Sounders will try to counter the threat with their monster center backs, Chad Marshall and Roman Torres.
Awesome Ozzie
Benjamin Baer quantifies the excellence of Seattle midfield general Osvaldo Alonso. Unfortunately, the veteran is among three Sounders cogs listed as questionable for MLS Cup.
Famous friend
Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez has jumped on the Sounders bandwagon to support Uruguay teammate Nicolas Lodeiro.
Half off
Sam Stejskal gets to the bottom of why next Tuesday's MLS Expansion Draft now features five selections for each team instead of the 10 picks at more recent editions.
Court side?
It's not clear if the Galaxy are trying to lure Jermaine Jones, but the out-of-contract Colorado midfielder was spotted at a Lakers game with LA execs Chris Klein and Peter Vagenas.
The right Mix?
Local blog Big D Soccer ponders whether NYCFC outcast Mix Diskerud can help FC Dallas cover the temporary loss of star man Mauro Diaz.
Welcome back
The Vancouver Whitecaps have picked up 11 contract options and re-signed forward Erik Hurtado.
The heat is on
Alianza Lima winger Reimond Manco claims his agent has heard a recruitment pitch from a mystery MLS club.
Splitting the bill
As the city of St. Louis continues to chase a future MLS expansion team, local and state officials are already busy discussing stadium strategy.
Ciao, bambino
American Soccer Now's Brian Sciaretta has a talk with Fiorentina attacking prospect Josh Perez, who recently made his Serie A debut at the tender age of 18.
MP3 Cup
Who has the better pregame Spotify playlist: Seattle or Toronto FC?
MLSsoccer.com Musts:
Sigi Schmid previews MLS Cup with ExtraTime Radio
MLS Now: Can Jozy Altidore be stopped in MLS Cup?
MLS Insider: Re-living how the Sounders punched their ticket to Cup
