Puget Sound

Tacoma Defiance centerback Sam Rogers found a way to have low key fun on his birthday at home. Sam Rogers -Turning 21 During a Pandemic - Tacoma Defiance Features

“We did not want to put plywood on these windows.” For The Swiss, Hero Meals “Helps Keep the Doors Open” - We R Tacoma

MLS / USL

When it comes to what makes a great playoff team, Bruce Arena said it best, writes Matt Doyle. Armchair Analyst: What makes a great MLS playoff team? | MLSsoccer.com

Przybylko is one of many MLS players who don’t want to be separated from their families for up to two months this summer. Union’s Kacper Przybylko ready to play again after overcoming coronavirus, but he doesn’t like MLS’s Orlando plan

The coach underwent emergency surgery Thursday. San Jose Earthquakes assistant coach Benjamin Galindo suffers stroke - Center Line Soccer

Warrior of a thousand battles, this week’s guest in “USL Argentina In Talks” has a vast experience as a player and coach in the professional leagues of the United States. USL Argentina In Talks: Darren Sawatzky - USL Argentina - Medium

Goodbye eventually, The Banc, hello [YOUR BRAND HERE]. LAFC’s stadium to get new name in the future - Angels on Parade

Canada’s top soccer league has approached the Prince Edward Island government about the possibility of holding its 2020 season in the province. CPL asks to play on P.E.I. this summer | CBC News

NWSL / women’s soccer

NWSL makes it official: Utah Royals will host league tournament this summer at Zions Bank, Rio Tinto stadiums - The Salt Lake Tribune

Departing head coach says, ‘I thought, get some managerial experience, and then cut my teeth in day-to-day running’. England Women’s job was always three-year stepping stone to club football, says Phil Neville

On a related note... time to put your resume in! England Women’s Senior Head Coach

What do Diana Matheson and Ryan Reynolds have in common? Canada WNT supports Conquer COVID-19 campaign to provide PPE - All For XI

World soccer

Unless TV people are trying to insult us and the sports they carry, they shouldn’t add fake crowd noise to games without spectators. The real-life sound of empty ballparks and arenas may be weird. But everything is weird right now. We can handle it. Column: Fake crowd noise on sports telecasts? No thank you. - Chicago Tribune

‘A big, big Zoom meeting’: Has Danish soccer solved our sports-without-fans dilemma? | Yahoo Sports

In answer to that question, WAGNH thinks it was just about as expected, maybe a little less. The first ever football match attended via Zoom was ... okay-ish, I guess - We Ain’t Got No History

A standoff between the broadcaster and the league has put a return to play in question. A-League stands firm against Fox Sports with restart on hold | The Guardian

The decision was made official last Friday, less than two days after 12 Santos players tested positive for COVID. A wise choice by Liga MX to cancel remainder of season? - FMF State Of Mind

Former Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho was acquitted on Thursday “moral responsibility” regarding fans’ attack during training in 2018. Ex-Sporting president acquitted for alleged role in 2018 fan attack

Cuture

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley were just days away from flying to the United Kingdom to location scout for their next movie, Paramount and eOne’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Share Vision | Hollywood Reporter