Major Link Soccer: Get Zlatan a pool

Seattle

He didn't score on Sunday, but Nicolas Lodeiro impressed a number of viewers in his Seattle Sounders debut.

The Kitsap Pumas may be just one of a few PDL clubs to separate from the league, perhaps in part because of how they got done last year.

MLS

Yet another horrific ailment has sought out Charlie Davies, this time in the form of cancer. Luckily the New England Revolution contributor is already in remission.

The Houston Dynamo have offloaded Giles Barnes onto the Vancouver Whitecaps.

A recent Sounder at Heart fanpost questioned the wisdom of Atlanta United FC's naming convention.

We reported last week that Fabian Castillo could be sold to Europe, but FC Dallas is now saying that deal is entirely dead.

World

Seems even Manchester United isn't enough for Zlatan, who recently checked out of the team's preferred hotel due to the lack of a pool.

World Cup/Olympics

The controlled demolition of a practice bomb at the site of Rio's Opening Olympic Ceremonies caused some Twitter consternation before the official story was released.

FIFA's By the Numbers for the Rio games include's Carli Lloyd's active record with the most caps in Women's Soccer.

Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium is undergoing major renovations to ready it for the 2018 World Cup.