Seattle:

Jordan Morris’ workrate off the field is just as impressive as his work on it, speaking with type 1 diabetes patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital on living and playing soccer with type 1 diabetes.

MLS:

Journeyman striker and all around nice fellow Chad Barrett has hit an unfortunate roadblock in his road to recovery, after undergoing a second surgery.

Tab Ramos has enjoyed coaching the US U-20 team, and his bosses feel the same way, offering him an extension, which he promptly accepted.

Nashville’s fairgrounds could be the site of a new soccer stadium with the city’s mayor reaching a financing deal with the prospective Nashville MLS ownership group.

Atlanta United’s seen a good return on investment per MLS Soccer’s 24 under 24 rankings, which was topped by Miguel Almiron and included two teammates (while also ranking Roldan far too low). If you believe Almiron, more talent like him is coming, saying that even more young South American players are becoming more interested in MLS.

United States:

A good amount of debate and rankings have been made of potential 2026 World Cup host cities, but the decision is ultimately going to come down to the opinions of the broader bid committee.

The NASL is fighting for its life as a league, but its antitrust lawsuit against U.S. Soccer could well reshape the sport.

The debate around the national anthem has been at an all-time fervor of late, but few mention that Megan Rapinoe was the first white American athlete to kneel during the anthem; she dove deeper into why she supported Colin Kaepernick’s protest in an interview with BBC Sport. This comes at a time where the US Federation continues its policy on all players needing to stand for the national anthem.

In what should be an unfortunate non-surprise to everyone, Lifetime has once again missed the mark with a NWSL advertising campaign.

The World:

Barcelona played to an empty Camp Nou during their match versus Las Palmas, due to the turmoil associated with the Catlan independence vote. Barcelona and Spanish soccer are going to feel the ripples of this referendum beyond one empty Camp Nou however, with Gerard Pique volunteering to end his international career if his support of Catalan independence “becomes a problem”. With history now up in the air, it is worth considering what options Barcelona FC might have outside of La Liga, with the Catalan President suggesting the Premier League, Ligue 1 or Serie A as viable alternatives.

The usual suspects have made their way to the top of the Superliga, but as Soccermetrics shows the storylines are far from business as usual.