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Week 22 Team of the Week
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The Philadelphia Union led the way by placing three players on our MLS Team of the Week. Seattle were the only other club with multiple honorees, while NYCFC forward David Villa logged his sixth nod of the season. READ MORE
Atlanta to look different after pause
Ordinarily, when a team is on a five-game unbeaten streak, they'd probably bemoan the arrival of a week off in the schedule. Not so with Atlanta United boss Gerardo Martino, who believes their upcoming mini-break will allow injury returns for strike ace Josef Martinez and All-Star left back Greg Garza when the club returns to action at D.C. United on the August 24. READ MORE
Martino also appears to have defensive depth help on the way, with the Washington Post reporting they've made a trade to pick up veteran defender Bobby Boswell. READ MORE
Fire make clear their MLS Cup intentions
David Accam isn't going anywhere. The ExtraTime Live crew tells you what the Fire picking up Accam's 2018 option means for the Chicago's MLS Cup chances. Check out ExtraTime Live driven by Continental every Sunday at 8 pm ET on Facebook Live. WATCH NOW | FULL EPISODE
Mounting defenses in Houston, LA
Houston augmented their defense stable on Monday with the acquisition of free agent center back Philippe Senderos, most recently of Rangers. The 32-year-old has 57 Switzerland caps and has played at three World Cups. READ MORE
Meanwhile, Ouest France reports that the LA Galaxy are in advanced talks [in French—ed.] with out-of-contract Lorient defender Michael Ciani. The 33-year-old has played for the likes of Bordeaux and Lazio, and earned one France cap. READ MORE
D.C. out of Medel race
Soccer Insider Steven Goff is reporting that D.C. United have given up the chase for Inter Milan's Chile defender Gary Medel. READ MORE
Neagle returns to Seattle after D.C. sojourn
The Sounders swung a deal with D.C. United on Monday to re-acquire hometown winger Lamar Neagle. READ MORE
According to Paraguayan scribe Wilson Gonzalez, Dynamo Kyiv have stalled the move of Derlis Gonzalez to Seattle by hiking the transfer fee at the last second. And local blog Sounder at Heart figures the cash-poor Ukrainian club might have overplayed their hand. READ MORE
US, Canada Stock portfolio
Who's among those moving up in this week's US/Canada stock report? No less than Seattle star man Clint Dempsey, who is making a case that his super-sub days aren't here quite yet. READ MORE
Nashville (bid) expansion
According to The Tennessean, the Wilf family (majority owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings) have joined local businessman John Ingram as minority investors in the prospective effort. In announcing the partnership, Ingram cited the Wilfs' sports business experience, as well as familiarity with the stadium development and construction process. READ MORE
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