News and Views from Wed May 12

MLS

• Impact of US 30 man squad on MLS teams.
• Hispanic Millenials: The future of MLS.
• Pro/Reg: The subject has been beaten to death, but this piece at least has a fresh take. Feel free to disagree.
• DC United getting better, but is it too late.

Interesting Reads

• In the aftermath of Inter Milan's victory over Barcelona, the question arises, How important is possession?
• Sanford's Soccer Net: Just a bunch of good stuff.
• Peter Wilt: Are we there yet? (soccer in the US)
• Soccer journalism in the US. And Fake Sigi did a fine follow up.
• Paul Scholes: Not in South Africa, in Orlando, Florida.

Around the World

• A-League looking to the US for players.
• Two draws in Mexican Liguilla semifinal 1st legs.

The Business of Soccer

• English Premier League proposes new compensation deal for young players.

World Cup

• Team profile: Ivory Coast.
• Team profile: New Zealand.
• The Guardian's World Cup section. Tons of news. A good link to bookmark for WC2010.
• Goal.com: The 23 man reject squad.
• A conversation with David Downs of GoUSABid.

Club Tournaments

• US Open Cup  - Competition structure finalized - RBNY over New England.
  
• CAF Champions League(Africa) - Top clubs move through.
  
• AFC Champions League(Asia) - 4 teams take their place in quarterfinals.
  
• UEFA Champions League(Europe) - final May 22, Bayern Munich v Inter Milan
  
• CONCACAF Champions League(North America) - 2010 Champs - Pachuca
  
• Copa Libertadores(South America) - U de Chile, Sao Paolo win 1st leg quarterfinal matches.
  
• Europa League(Europe) - Atlético Madrid defeats Fulham to win Europa League title.
  
• Nutralite Canadian Championship - Toronto win eliminates Montreal.
  

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