MLS

• Jason Davis: MLS Puts On The Breaks
• Greg Seltzer: MLS breakout players, redux
• Mike Firpo: The quickest, cheapest & easiest way to improve MLS

Interesting Reads

• Zonal Marking: Graphical Representation of the Stats from Chelsea v Bayern Munich
• Brett Forrest: All the world is staged – On Match Fixing in World Soccer
• ESPN Outside the Lines: Great piece on Bob Bradley and his Egyptian adventure
• Grant Wahl: Bayern Munich: A Model Franchise
• David Conn: Kenny Dalglish is gone but has Fenway taken on too much at Liverpool?
• Hexagonal Blog: A roundup of Central American action
• Bundesliga Talk: How the Bundesliga Is Having an Impact On the English Premier League
• SoccerLens: “Fans Without Borders” Spend €35bn Playing Away Each Season
  
• Big Lead Sports: The Dominance of Messi and Ronaldo is Historic, But Also the Product of Circumstance – An older piece, but still a good read

The Business of Soccer

• SI.com: Man City earns record $98M from TV for title win
• SI.com: WPS Folds After Three Seasons

Tournaments

• US Open Cup: 2nd round US Open offers some surprises
• Copa Libertadores: 1st leg of Quarters completed
• Mexican Liguilla: Santos Laguna claim Clausura crown