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Major Link Soccer: Championship March Day!

The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft takes places at 11am as well.

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Seattle

All the info for today's Championship March and Rally, which culminates at Seattle Center at 12:30 (also broadcast on Q13 Fox and Facebook). Riding transit down to the celebration might be a good idea given some street closures.

Stefan Frei's spectacular save in extra time made the viral rounds this weekend, including being featured in World Soccer's Performances of the Weekend.

Were you one of the amazing Sounders supporters to make the trip to Toronto, only to lose your favorite button-adorned scarf? Look no further than this FanPost.

MLS

The fight for the soul of soccer in America might just be happening in Hamtramck, Michigan, where Detroit City FC fans are proud of the community their club has built and don't need MLS to feel validated.

For those unable to attend the MLS Cup festivities, there will be plenty of intrigue to watch unfold online as the MLS Expansion Draft kicks off at 11am today - MLSsoccer's Matthew Doyle previews expansion clubs' top targets.

David Beckham's Miami franchise is officially on a deadline, which may become clearer on Thursday when MLS unveils its expansion roadmap to 28 teams. Should Beckham fail to get a deal done in Miami, however, there may be considerable interest in a joint venture between him and the Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas.

Former MLS midfielder John Thorrington hasn't taken any breaks since retiring from soccer in 2013; after working for the MLS Players' Union and finishing his MBA, he was hired by LAFC about a year ago as executive vice president of soccer operations.

USA

MLS Cup 2016 was sideline reporter Julie Stewart-Binks' last game for Fox Sports, signing on with ESPN for the 2017 season.

New Jersey's two Senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into FieldTurf, the leading maker of artificial sports surfaces in the country, for executives knowingly selling a defective product and leaving taxpayers holding the bag when under warranty.

Soccer to Watch Today:

English Premier League

11:45am AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City NBC Sports Live

11:45am Everton vs Arsenal NBCSN, NBC Sports Live

English FA Cup

11:45am Stourbridge vs Northampton Town Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Soccer 2Go

FIFA Club World Cup - 5th Place

11:30pm Jeonbuk Motors vs Mamelodi Sundowns  Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports GO, Fox Deportes

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