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6 days ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

It’s in the title, folks. Every week during the MLS season, Backheeled will dive into the biggest Winners and Losers from around the league. This week, the Vancouver Whitecaps embarrassed themselves, LAFC’s bank account ballooned, Inter Miami started running, and more. Loser: The Vancouver WhitecapsAh, the warm comfort of the free space on the MLS in Concacaf Champions Cup bingo card — the one marked disappointment. There’s no more familiar place for MLS teams to be when it comes to the CCC.

1 week ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

St. Louis City have fired manager Olof Melberg, the club announced on Tuesday evening. Under the Swedish manager, who was hired in November, St. Louis sit 14th in the Western Conference after 15 matches with just two wins this year. “The decision to part ways with Olof goes beyond just results,” St. Louis City sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel said in a statement.

1 week ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

It’s in the title, folks. Every week during the MLS season, Backheeled will dive into the biggest Winners and Losers from around the league. This week, Quinn Sullivan was riding high, Wilfried Nancy tried (and failed) to unlock Daniel Gazdag, San Diego FC’s unsung hero shined bright, and more. Winner: Quinn SullivanIt’s hard to imagine that Quinn Sullivan will have many better weeks in his professional career than the one he’s in the midst of right now. Let’s run through the timeline, shall we?

2 weeks ago | backheeled.com | Joseph Lowery

The roster for the U.S. men’s national team’s training camp ahead of the Gold Cup was released on Thursday – and it's missing a host of regular starters. Ahead of this summer’s Gold Cup, the USMNT will face Turkey on June 7th and Switzerland on June 10th. The 27-player roster selected by manager Mauricio Pochettino is for those games, with permitted changes to reduce the squad to 26 players before the Gold Cup.

2 weeks ago | backheeled.com | Jon Arnold

When Obed Vargas realized his soccer career was over, he had to run away from the pain. He’d only wanted one job as a child: being a player. He started at a team in his pueblo, then made his way into the Atlético Morelia academy and played semi-pro. But at age 19, it was over. “I wanted to get away, as far as possible from Mexico because I couldn’t achieve my dream of playing professional soccer,” he told Backheeled.