"My heart told me the U.S. was the best option for me. I was raised in the Netherlands. I love it here. But in life, you have to make difficult decisions. I felt the U.S. was the best option. I had played in their youth teams, and I feel at home there. It's not as if the U.S. is bad at soccer, either. They play in World Cups -- and against a lot of the same teams as the Netherlands."

-- Sergino Dest, on his decision to pick the USA over the Netherlands at the senior international level, crediting the USA -- a country he didn't visit until 2014 -- for being there and picking him on the 2017 U-17 World Cup and 2019 U-20 World Cup teams  after he was continually overlooked by the Netherlands. (ESPN)

1. Paxton Pomykal departed the U.S. men's national team's camp to return to FC Dallas and continue rehabilitation from offseason groin surgery. He will not be replaced on the roster, which now stands at 25 players. Brandon Servania, a teammate on FC Dallas and the 2019 U.S. U-20 World Cup team, was a late addition to the U.S. camp roster.

2. The Charlotte team that will enter MLS in 2021 has appointed Thomas Schaling as director of scouting. He comes from PSV, where he worked as its international senior scout and helped identify and sign Mexican national team stars Hirving Lozano and Andres Guardado. Before joining PSV, Schaling scouted for AZ.

3. Former MLS player Ryan Pore has been named the new UMKC men's head coach. Pore, who spent time with the Kansas City Wizards and Portland Timbers in a seven-year pro career, comes to the Kangaroos from the University of Tulsa, where was on the coaching staff since 2013.

Round 1
1. Portland: Sophia Smith (Stanford)
2. Portland: Morgan Weaver (Washington State)
3. Orlando: Taylor Kornieck (Colorado)
4. Washington: Ashley Sanchez (UCLA)
5. Sky Blue FC: Evelyne Viens (South Florida)
6. NC Courage: Ally Watt (Texas A&M)
7. Orlando: Courtney Petersen (Virginia)
8. Utah: Tziarra King (N.C. State)
9. Reign FC: Kelcie Hedge (Santa Clara)
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