MLS

• Greg Seltzer: Top 5 MLS Spines
• Podcast: Around the League – Week 9
• SKC: Sporting Club Network Unveiled
• MLS_UK: Diary of an MLS Convert(East) – Diary of an MLS Convert(West) – Week 10 of Glenn Williams’ brilliant series.

Interesting Reads

• The Sport Collective(via Fake Sigi): The Problem with Punditry
• Tim Vickery: Ronaldinho’s moment of truth is at hand in Brazilian championship
• Guardian: Premier League players are in dream world where casino always pays out
• Run of Play: Exploitation, Youth Soccer and College – More of a ‘what-if’ piece, which is addressed in the comments. But still, some thought provoking stuff worthy of further consideration.
• Guardian: Home Grown Players, not just in MLS

The Business of Soccer

• David Conn: Record income but record losses for Premier League
• English Leagues: Nearly one in seven season ticket holders not renewing, claims survey
• David Conn: FA told to end ‘financial craziness’ of Premier League and curb excess

Tourneys

• Copa Libertadores: Quarterfinals 1st legs
• HexagonalBlog: Nicaragua in, Belize out of CONCACAF Champions League
• CONCACAF Champions League: 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Draw
• Europa League: Prolific Falcao leads Porto to glory
• J Hutcherson: The Status Of The Europa League