Seattle

Find Your Team Yael Averbuch
Thoughts from the Reign defender on the meaning of having a team.

Emerald City Supporters - Your Power is Turning Our Darkness to Dawn
Featuring Max Aquino’s photo of the latest tifo.

Where to Eat in Sequim, Port Angeles, and Neah Bay - Eater Seattle
Sequim, Port Angeles, and Neah Bay are home to a number of ambitious, creative, and quirky restaurants

Seattle Stars win 2018 NWPL Title 3-1 over Washington Timbers – Northwest Premier League
Seattle Stars FC scored early and late to take the 2018 NWPL Championship 3-1 over last year's title holders Washington Timbers.

Chris Cornell statue coming to Seattle’s MoPOP next month | The Seattle Times
A commemorative statue of the late Soundgarden singer will be erected in his hometown.

Seattle Sounders Women win first WPSL championship
Seattle Sounders Women defeated Pensacola FC, 3-1, to capture the WPSL for the first time since it joined the 108-team league in 2016 after the W-League folded.

Kitsap Pumas won't field team in 2019 after 10 seasons, owner says
The Kitsap Pumas won the 2011 Premier Development League Championship, multiple division titles and two conference championships.

Major League Soccer

Bayern Munich, Vancouver haggling over transfer fee for Alphonso Davies - Bavarian Football Works
Meanwhile, Davies held out of Whitecaps’ game.

Report: Bayern Munich close to signing Alphonso Davies in MLS record transfer - Bavarian Football Works
It’s a big fee for a 17 year old.

Armchair Analyst: The whole weekend in review from MLS Week 22 | MLSsoccer.com

RSL capitulates to Rapids, draw 2-2 on late goal - RSL Soapbox
It was an unfortunate turn of events for RSL.

Red Bulls washes out the Revolution - Once A Metro
Late Goals by Royer and BWP gives the Red Bulls the full three points.

Wil Trapp’s late-game heroics seal Columbus Crew SC’s comeback win - Massive Report
An epic finish provides the Black & Gold with a win.

Justin Meram could be on his way back to Columbus Crew SC - Massive Report
The winger hasn’t had a great season and is potentially coming back to Columbus.

Quintero chuckles as keepers adapt, Ibarra two gets his debut, Ramirez stays standing, plus more from MINvLAFC - E Pluribus Loonum
Check out all the news and notes from the 5-1 win

Don’t Tell California: Loons demolish LAFC 5-1 - E Pluribus Loonum
Ramirez scored two, just to shush us some more, Schüller scored his first, and Ibarra and Quintero tacked on goals of their own.

Soccer: FC Dallas trades homegrown midfielder Kellyn Acosta to Colorado Rapids | SportsDay
FC Dallas is trading homegrown midfielder Kellyn Acosta to the Colorado Rapids for forward Dominique Badji, sources close to the team confirmed.

Four reasons why FC Dallas is trading Kellyn Acosta to Colorado - Big D Soccer

Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez sets new MLS hat trick record with six - Dirty South Soccer
No. 7 stands alone.

Portland Timbers come from behind twice to draw Montreal Impact 2-2 - Stumptown Footy
The Portland Timbers remain unbeaten in their last thirteen league matches after coming from behind twice to draw the Montreal Impact 2-2.

Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas trade goals in 1-1 draw - Dynamo Theory
Mauro Manotas scores the lone goal for the Dynamo in draw.

Ezequiel Barco to miss next match for team rule violation - Dirty South Soccer
Let’s hope he learned his lesson.

Atlanta United vs. DC United, recap: A bounce back win at home - Dirty South Soccer
Headbutter keeps scoring in games.

Game thread: FT : Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Toronto FC - Waking The Red
Toronto pull out the victory.

MLS WORKS Community MVP voting

Atlanta United VP Paul McDonough expected to join Beckham’s Miami team | Miami Herald
Atlanta United Vice President Paul McDonough is expected to be named General Manager of David Beckham’s Miami MLS team. He spent Friday in final negotiations with Beckham’s managing owner Jorge Mas.

NWSL

Thorns scrape past Sky Blue FC 2-1 - Stumptown Footy
A Thorns team missing a number of key players gritted out a 2-1 win in New Jersey tonight to officially knock Sky Blue out of the playoffs.

Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign: Final Score 1-1 as Teams Draw for Third Time in 2018 - The Mane Land
Toni Pressley put the Pride ahead in the first half but Jodie Taylor leveled things late as the teams split the points yet again.

Utah Royals FC earn a much-needed point against North Carolina - RSL Soapbox
Utah Royals wrap up season series versus North Carolina Courage.

North America

U.S. Soccer upholds LAFC’s U.S. Open Cup win over Portland Timbers - Angels on Parade
Timbers withdraw protest as USSF proclaims "good faith misunderstanding"

Pacific FC unveiled by Canadian Premier League - Waking The Red
The team will represent Vancouver Island.

Sights & Sounds – Rising FC Hosts Club-Record Crowd
A 7,381 sellout at the Phoenix Rising soccer complex saw Phoenix edge out S2

Q&A: Peter Wilt is working to create Madison's first professional men's soccer team | Politics and Elections | madison.com
More than 30 years after starting professional men’s soccer teams in Chicago and Indianapolis, Wilt, a Milwaukee native, is developing a men’s pro soccer team in Madison, Wisconsin.

US Soccer holding semifinal and final draw this afternoon

Sacir Hot’s FC Motown on a run - Once A Metro
The expansion NPSL side is making a big run as they defeat the NY Cosmos B in the playoffs.

USWNT Players Association | Ruffneck Scarves
You can get a Megan Rapinoe scarf *and* support the USWNT Players Association.

Rowdies Release Magalhães, Reynares – The Unused Substitutes

LaLiga: Jozy Altidore looks back on his Villarreal days: "It was the best time of my life" | MARCA in English
It was 10 years that a transfer captured the attention of everyone within football in the United States. It was June 2008 when Major League Soccer...

World

It's Never Too Early To Get Excited About The Women's World Cup | HuffPost
The United States will have to outlast the deepest field in World Cup history to win a fourth title next summer in France.

OFFICIAL | The Supercopa de España will be played in Tangier | rfef.es
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Mesut Özil retires from the Germany national team - Bavarian Football Works
"The treatment I have received from the DFB and many others makes me no longer want to wear the German national team shirt."

Mesut Ozil's Germany exit worse than any World Cup loss

Leighton Baines talks about mental health in football - Royal Blue Mersey
Everton player was speaking at a workshop held by The Mind Map.

Alves: Neymar play-acting memes are no joke | theScore.com

LaLiga and the Nadeshiko League join forces - Womens Soccer United

More

The Offspring and 311 Recorded Each Other’s Hits | SPIN
The Offspring and 311 cover each other's hits ahead of their co-headlining summer tour.

Tools for New D&D Dungeon Masters: Sly Flourish

2018’s Best & Worst Cities to Drive in
Seattle is 5th worst

Making 1994’s Street Fighter involved real swords and so, so much cocaine - SBNation.com
"I just stopped thinking – they just told me what to do and I followed instructions."