The Blue Links: January 27th

Feilhaber and Zusi named to 23-man roster to face Serbia on Sunday

Bruce Arena has named his roster for friendlies to close out January camp and the SKC duo is on the list. Game is on ESPN2 at 3pm.

Tiny Puma is training with the Galaxy

He is training with the squad while Brian Rowe is with the USMNT.

Player Spotlight on our own Erik Palmer-Brown

EPB spoke with American Soccer now about his loan spell and his 2017 To Do List

Former Swope Park Ranger Alex Molano signs with North Carolina FC

Molano got lost in a crowded mildfield with SPR but eventually began to earn more time as the season went on. He is quite talented but I got the impression from the very start the team wasn’t thrilled about the player’s attitude. So it isn’t a big surprise to see him move on.

The Answer has a tiny new question to deal with!

Peterson just had a baby girl AND he is celebrating his 31st birthday today. Congrats Jake! Good luck with Atlanta.

YAY FOR TRANSPARENCY - Will Molino be worth the cost for Minnesota United?

I only include this story because we are entered a new era in MLS. This is a question we wouldn’t have been able to ask in years prior. Now that teams are making an effort to disclose more details, we as fans can have more information and hold people accountable.

NWSL doubling minimum salaries

This is fantastic news for the league. The minimum was $7,200 and will now be approximately $15,000 for 2017. It’s obviously still a disappointing number, but progress is always good.

Sebastian Giovinco confirms big offers from China

The Toronto FC star is the next player in a long line of big names linked to a move to the absurd, ridiculous gold mine that is China.

Americans Abroad - Keep track of US internationals this weekend

Keep an eye on DeAndre Yedlin who is being praised as best the best full back in The Championship.

These videos need to be longer.. but here is some footage from the beep test