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Seattle:
An incredible undefeated regular season run for the Sounders Women ends starkly, with their first loss of the year coming from the San Diego Sea Lions in the WPSL Western Conference Championship.
After years of being a cash-only institution, Seattle hamburger luminary Dick's Drive-in will begin accepting cards and digital payments at all of its locations by September.
With DeAndre Yedlin getting an extended run at left back, it looks like his best fit with Tottenham might be by bringing speed to what ever part of the field he can.
S@H's very own Dave Clark talked with the Soccer Today! Podcast about the watershed moment the Sounders face; with the passing of the old era and transitioning fully into the future.
Major League Soccer:
Following Don Garber's state of the state interview during All-Star Game halftime, it looks like Minnesota will be the next expansion team in line to join Atlanta in the 2017 season.
Dom Dwyer has been having himself quite a transfer saga, with reports coming in that he had signed with Olympiacos. But after evaluating their options, and the monetary outcome of the offer presented from the Greece outfit, Peter Vermes said no deal.
Washington local and long time mLS veteran Tally Hall is hanging up the cleats, and intends to take up a career in law enforcement.
Chris Rolfe was D.C. United's team MVP last season, but hasn't been able to return to the field due to a litany of concussion related symptoms.
United States:
USMNT Shot-stopper Brad Guzan has signed on for two years with Middlesborough, keeping him in the Premiership following Villa's demotion.
Twenty years after winning the first Olympic Women's Soccer Competition, many of the players from the 1996 USWNT are still heavily tied to the beautiful game.
The Texas State Fair announced their semi-finalist draw of Fried Food; there are no groups of death here.
The World:
Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired from Der Meinschaft, after winning one world cup and recording 120 caps for the national team.
Following a friendly versus Mexico in Puebla, the Argentina U-23's came back to their hotel only to find much of their belongings stolen.
Soccer on TV
10 AM - Barcelona v Celtic in International Champions Cup on ESPN
Noon - Real Madrid v Chelsea in International Champions Cup on ESPN
2 PM - Inter v Bayern Munich in International Champions Cup on ESPN
5 PM - Monterrey v Cruz Azul in Liga MX action on Univision Deportes
7 PM - Liverpool v AC Milan in International Champions Cup on ESPN2
8:30 PM - PSG v Leicester City in International Champions Cup on ESPN