Royal Roundup: Garber speaks about RSL sale, says league has taken over process

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Original publish date: January 13, 2021

England changing FA Cup, US Soccer VP election, Garber and Baird issue league updates, and more.

January 13, 2021

Here’s your roundup of news in the world of soccer.

INTERNATIONAL

German striker Mesut Ozil is open to playing in MLS once his contract with Arsenal is up this summer. (MLS)
England is looking at a plan to change the FA Cup tournament (US Soccer Players)
Manchester City Group has added yet another team to it’s list - Club Bolivar from Bolivia. (MLS)
Qualifying for FIFA 2022 World Cup has started. Here’s the current status. (FIFA)
English international, and Arsenal’s top all-time goalscorer Ian Wright has recovered lost career memorabilia. (Balls)

There are four candidates in the running for February’s US Soccer VP election. (MLS)
Orlando City’s midfielder Andres Perea has been given FIFA approval to switch affiliation from Columbia to USMNT. (NBC Sports)
MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave an new update on the status of the league for 2021. (NBC Sports)
Yet another USWNT star looks to be heading to England - Abby Dahlkemper. (Wash. Post)
Seattle Sounders’ Jordan Morris is open to moving to Europe during the transfer window. (GOAL)
KC NWSL has unveiled their new crest and colors, other branding still in the works. (Soc. Stad. Digest)
NWSL has released the list of players registered for today’s draft. (SoccerWire), one name of interest is Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA’s Dennis Rodman (UPI) - The NWSL draft will start at 5 PM Mountain Time, and will be streamed live on Twitch.
NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird gave a state of the league press conf. Tuesday, Sacramento expansion team will join in 2022. (Equalizer)
Finally some news about the RSL sale and DLH. (Deseret News)

And finally your chuckle for the day.

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