1. Spokane Public Facilities District officials chose United Soccer League to bring men’s and women’s teams to new downtown stadium
By Jim Allen (
Spokesman Review)
2. Divided Yemen finds moment of unity in underdog youth soccer victory over Saudi Arabia
By Ali Al-Mujahed and
Siobhán O'Grady (
Washington Post)
3. Plagued by fan violence, French soccer asks: Why?
By Rory Smith (
New York Times)