With the Gold Cup set to kick off on July 7, MLS clubs will be reeling once again from national team absences, but there was still plenty of action, and plenty of news from around the league. By Peter Nolan

The final games are over for the U.S. Youth Soccer Mid West Regional Championships, as Region II U13-U19 girls and boys teams played their hearts out in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday. By Courtney Lambert

The final games are over for the U.S. Youth Soccer Mid West Regional Championships, as Region II U13-U19 girls and boys teams played their hearts out in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday. By Courtney Lambert

Ghana maintained their historic mastery over the United States men?s soccer team, eliminating the Americans from the U20 World Cup with a victory today in Turkey. By Peter Nolan