UEFA: Top four leagues guaranteed four teams in UCL from 2018

Will Manchester United add a center back like Jose Fonte? Will Hull or Sunderland find help? Can Chelsea land defensive depth?

With club season open, PST assesses the Top 15 USMNT prospects under 23
From Major League Soccer upstarts to a regular starter in the Premier League, when it comes to the USMNT, the kids are alright

WATCH: DeAndre Yedlin says hello to Newcastle United
Yedlin, 23, will continue his defensive education under a man who knows how to teach: Rafa Benitez.

L.A. Galaxy’s Keane retires from Republic of Ireland duty
Keane will play one more game for the Boys in Green, a friendly vs Oman next week. Ireland will then begin World Cup qualifying without him.

FOLLOW LIVE – EFL CUP: Four Americans in the 18 for Fulham, Sunderland, Bournemouth
EFL Cup action sees Tim Ream and Lynden Gooch getting starts, with Emerson Hyndman and Luca de la Torre on the bench.

FOLLOW LIVE: The UEFA Champions League finds its last five group stage teams
Who’s going to join Porto, Monaco, Legia Warsaw, Ludogorets Razgrad and Celtic as playoff teams to join the Champions League group stage?

Transfer rumor roundup: Pulisic in demand (Stoke?); Jones, Mangala, Nasri
Pulisic has also been linked with Red Bull Leipzig, Liverpool, and CSKA Moscow in recent weeks, and now Stoke City’s name is in the mix.

CCL Update: Vancouver seizes control; FC Dallas in Nicaragua tonight
Vancouver worked SKC 3-0 on Tuesday night, using a pair of goals from Cristian Techera and a goal and assist from Erik Hurtado.

West Ham adds big $7.5 million midfielder from Swiss League
The 6-foot-3 20-year-old has made 48 league appearances for Sion, and has an assist in five matches this early season.

Watford adds marauding Dutch back Janmaat from Newcastle
The Hornets have drawn Southampton and lost to Chelsea this season, and were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Gillingham on Tuesday.

West Brom boss Pulis laments EFL Cup loss to Northampton Town
Pulis 22W-23D-25L as West Brom’s manager, but has done well on the whole with the club. Still, he seems to be feeling a bit of heat.

Schweinsteiger says Manchester United will be his “last club in Europe”… MLS much?
Schweinsteiger, 32, has trained with United’s U-21 side under Mourinho and has also retired from Germany duty.

Arsenal, Stoke target Jones part of Mourinho’s plans, will stay at Man United
Other clubs are interested, but Jose Mourinho has no desire to sell.

Burnley’s Andre Gray charged by FA over Twitter posts from 2012
Gray is in trouble for a series of anti-gay tweets he posted more than four years ago.

EFL Cup roundup: Chelsea, Liverpool advance; Watford, WBA lose to League 1 sides
The big boys advanced, but some lesser Premier League sides didn’t fare so well.

MLS preview: Galaxy, Sounders, Toronto FC hit the road midweek
It’s time to get some of these games in hand out of the way. Galaxy, Sounders, TFC in action on Wednesday.

FOLLOW LIVE: 13 Premier League teams enter the EFL Cup
Everton, Chelsea, and Liverpool begin their EFL Cup runs on Tuesday, entering the fray of the competition formerly known as the League Cup.

FOLLOW LIVE: Manchester City, Celtic, Roma aim for group stage
Manchester City brings five road goals back to the Etihad Stadium, and is likely more concerned with Wednesday’s group stage draw.

Changes to Champions League format, payouts up for discussion on Thursday
Europe’s biggest clubs are about to get more money in order to quell their threats of forming a Super League.

Champions League roundup: Roma self-destruct at home; Celtic sneak into group stage
Roma saw two players sent off in a 3-0 home defeat to Porto, while Celtic make it too close for comfort in Israel.

Reports: USMNT’s Yedlin en route to Newcastle United for transfer
The 39-times-capped USMNT defender made 25 appearances for the Black Cats, and was very effective in the stretch run.

New York City’s Jack Harrison on meteoric rise: “It can only get better”
In a first-person piece for PST, Harrison details his journey in the USA after leaving Man United at the age of 14.

Israeli police on alert ahead of Celtic match
Israeli police are on high alert ahead of a match between Celtic and Hapoel Beer Sheva after fans of the Scottish champion waved Palestinian flags at their last meeting.

Iceland EURO hero Ragnar Sigurdsson signs with Fulham
The center back, 30, was among the most important pieces of Iceland’s run to the quarterfinals of EURO 2016.

Transfer rumor roundup: Yedlin bids from Newcastle, Villa; Bony to West Ham
There’s no shortage of transfer rumors this Tuesday, on the heels of moves for Manchester United players and an American heading to La Liga.

Chicharito breaks hand in stair fall; Will miss Bundesliga opener
The ex-Manchester United man broke his hand falling down stairs, and surely Bayer Leverkusen will be asking a certain landlord to invest in better railings.

Moyes chooses to accept relegation battle after 0-2 start; Wrong move?
Has Moyes done the right thing in choosing not to hedge on, if not summarily dismiss, Premier League relegation concerns after two matches?

Guardiola on Bravo in Manchester: “I cannot deny what everyone knows”
Pep Guardiola even makes non-committal statements sound somewhat Shakespearean. The Manchester City manager has admitted that Claudio Bravo is in town with the aim toward completing a move from Barcelona to City. [ MORE: U.S. teen headed to La Liga ] Barca has already landed Jasper Cillessen from Ajax, giving the La Liga giants — […]

Two Manchester United youngsters find new clubs; One for good
Borthwick-Jackson was tossed into the fire by Louis van Gaal after a rash of defensive injuries hit United last season.

Report: USMNT prospect Sabbi skipping college for La Liga contract
Reports say Akron’s top recruit will not don a Zips uniform, instead joining UD Las Palmas in Spain’s top flight.

Neymar won’t return to Barcelona until after upcoming int’l break
Barcelona are unbeaten without Neymar, so what’s one more game without their Brazilian superstar?

Benteke says he could have succeeded under Klopp, with a bit more trust
What the striker needs now; is trust, sweet trust.

Ligue 1 roundup: PSG getting on just fine without Zlatan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be gone, but the winning continues at Paris Saint-Germain.

Champions League play-off preview: Man City’s qualification a mere formality
Pep Guardiola’s side has a 5-0 lead, featuring five away goals, to protect.

John Terry considered for England recall? “Maybe so,” says Big Sam
Sam Allardyce wouldn’t really do this … would he?

German club investigated for severed bull’s head at game vs. Red Bull-owned team
Sometimes you can take it too far.

Vieira, on Arsenal: Personality, physicality — “This is what they’re missing”
This Arsenal is not my Arsenal, says club legend Patrick Vieira.

Premier League Playback: Ranking early season expectancy for each team
PST’s Editor and Lead Writer looks back at Week 2 in the PL.

VIDEO: Top Premier League goals – Week 2
There were some absolute crackers in the second week of the PL season.

Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool’s transfer plans
Reds boss will be a happy man when the summer window is officially shut.

League Cup second round preview: 13 Premier League teams enter the fray
How many PL teams will survive tough tests away from home to lower-league opponents?

VIDEO: Man City’s fans unveil awesome new song for Pep Guardiola
“We’ve got (clap, clap) Guardiola!”

Jurgen Klopp says he won’t be “a real idiot” and panic buy
German coach snaps back at suggestions he needs to spend more money in the final week of the window.

Robbie Rogers says he repeatedly heard anti-gay slurs during game
LA Galaxy star receives alleged abuse on his return from injury.

Transfer Rumor Roundup: Rodriguez to WBA, Brahimi to Everton
Latest gossip from around the PL.

Allardyce confirms Joe Hart will be in his first England squad
Man City stopper won’t be axed from England despite being benched by Guardiola.

Spain: referee stops match because of racist chants
A referee briefly stopped Sunday’s Spanish league match between Sporting Gijon and visiting Athletic Bilbao because of racist chants aimed at Bilbao player Inaki Williams.

MLS Snapshot: Seattle Sounders 3-1 Portland Timbers (video)
The game in 100 words (or less): It was everything you’d want from a rivalry match, except for the lack of goals in the opening half. The second half, however, saw chances galore from the Cascadia rivals. Clint Dempsey has made it a habit of scoring in this historic rivalry, and the U.S. Men’s National Team […]

MLS Snapshot: DC United 2-2 New York Red Bulls (video)
The home side took a point away from the Atlantic Cup after a strong late-game performance.

La Liga roundup: Suarez, Messi shine for Barcelona, Sevilla outlasts Espanyol
High-scoring affairs dominated the weekend’s action in Spain’s top flight.

Wenger hopeful Arsenal can sign Mustafi