Puget Sound

Four players who can step up in MLS this week amid international absences | MLSsoccer.com
Handwalla Bwana makes the top spot.

WIAA Football State Championships to Find New Home
The state football championships will no longer call Tacoma Dome home.

MLS / USMNT

Frank de Boer has changed some to turn his fortunes around at Atlanta United, but not much
After rough stints in England and Italy, Frank de Boer’s fortunes are changing with Atlanta United. But that doesn’t mean de Boer has changed much himself.

David Beckham makes Suarez Inter Miami offer for debut MLS season | JOE.co.uk

Montreal Impact short staffed ahead of Seattle Sounders game | Pro Soccer USA
The Montreal Impact may only be able to rely on 13 outfield players heading into Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Sounders.

Power Rankings: Philadelphia Union climb higher than ever | MLSsoccer.com
Sounders drop to fifth.

USA vs. France, U-20 World Cup: Recap and Reaction | Stars and Stripes FC
The young Yanks pull off a massive upset.

Women’s soccer

Watch: From world player of the year to the World Cup with Scotland | BBC Sport
Kim Little was crowned world player of the year in 2013. Now she will anchor Scotland's midfield in their World Cup debut.

'Is it too much to ask?' Matildas take fight to FIFA over fair Women's World Cup pay | The Guardian
Players’ union demands an immediate doubling of prize money at the World Cup.

African ‘twin sisters’ Addo and Chawinga tackle Chinese football together | Ghana Sports Online
Tabitha Chawinga and former Reign FC midfielder Elizabeth Addo call one another “twin sister” and together they are making waves in Chinese women’s football — while also helping each other acclimatise off the pitch.

Rachel Corsie wants to ‘unite’ Scotland at Women’s World Cup | BBC Sport
Former Scotland head coach Anna Signeul and Rachel Corsie speak about the national captain’s leadership qualities before the Women’s World Cup.

Tour de Four: Join the U.S. Women on their quest for a fourth star | Stars and Stripes FC
Pretty cool shirt to wear at your Women’s World Cup watch party.

World Soccer

theScore - Report: Valladolid players paid to lose final match of La Liga season

Sources: Klopp could take sabbatical from 2022
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could take a year's sabbatical at the end of his contract in 2022, sources have told ESPN FC.

Emmanuel Macron angers UEFA president over Champions League plan critique | SI.com
The president of UEFA is not too pleased with remarks made by France president Emmanuel Macron.