"I think that stereotype is still there for Asian parents and Asian kids: 'You're not big enough or you're not strong enough or you're not fast enough to play professional sports, so you should just focus on school.' So when they come out and they're able to interact with me, they're inspired. And the parents see it too, firsthand, and they're able to support [their kids playing sports] afterward."

-- Vietnamese-American Lee Nguyen, who plays for LAFC after stops in the Netherlands, Denmark and Vietnam and with the New England Revolution, on how Vietnamese-American parents are so amazed how excited their children are about playing soccer after attending his offseason camps. (Huffington Post)

Ecuador Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders)
-- Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas)
-- Jhegson Mendez (Orlando City)
Peru Alexander Callens (NYCFC)
-- Andy Polo (Portland Timbers)
-- Raul Ruidiaz (Seattle Sounders)
Uruguay Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders)
Venezuela Rolf Feltscher (LA Galaxy)
-- Josef Martinez (Atlanta United)
-- Junior Moreno (D.C. United)
-- Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake)

Thursday May 30
Group C Norway 12 Honduras 0. (Haland 7, 20, pen. 36, 43, 50, 67, 77, 88, 90, Ostigard 30, Hauge 46, Markovic 82. Att.: 5,646.)
-- Uruguay 2 New Zealand 0. (Nunez 40, B.Rodriguez 90+5. Att.: 4,385.)
Group D USA 1 Qatar 0. (Weah 76. Att.: 3,651.)
-- Nigeria 1 Ukraine 1. (Tijani pen. 51; Sikan 30. Att.: 3,143.)