Around the Forest: Who’s the highest paid and lowest paid in MLS?

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Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese will have a decision to make at goalkeeper position Sunday | OregonLive.com
Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jeff Attinella will be available for Sunday's regular season finale, but whether he is in the starting 11 remains to be seen.

Blog: Overpaid and underpaid in MLS
The MLS Players Association released its updated list of salaries on Tuesday.

Orlando City midfielder Sacha Kljestan: 2018 hardest, most frustrating season of career | Pro Soccer USA
Orlando City midfielder Sacha Kljestan said 2018 has been the most frustrating of his career, and he's not sure if the Lions' problems can be quickly fixed.

Major League Soccer to let teams sell new endorsement space on jerseys
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber told CNBC on Wednesday that the league has approved the sale of a sponsored sleeve patch on club uniforms.

D.C. United would ensure home match in MLS playoffs with win at Chicago Fire - The Washington Post
The club's torrid run has been almost entirely at home, but Coach Ben Olsen said, "We’re a different team in so many ways than we were" during their grueling stretch before Audi Field opened in July.

MLS Salaries: FC Cincinnati striker makes more than some big names
It's no secret that Futbol Club Cincinnati's Fanendo Adi is one of the better-compensated Major League Soccer players at $1.9 M in total compensation.

#SavetheCrew: "Fresh" deal still getting penciled out with new prospective Crew SC owners and MLS - Columbus - Columbus Business First
Columbus Partnership CEO Alex Fischer said that the past year of his life has been "an emotional rollercoaster." "We've simply had to improvise and team up as required," he said.

An Inside Look at How Unai Emery Is Restoring Arsenal to Greatness | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights
For Unai Emery, taking over from Arsene Wenger was the perfect path into English football. In the final years of Wenger's reign, Arsenal Football Club had lost its identity as one of the country's most feared and respected institutes...

Champions League: verdict at the halfway point of group stage | Marcus Christenson | Football | The Guardian
Paris St-Germain’s squad looks too unbalanced to make an impact in this season’s competition while Inter’s Marcelo Brozovic found a new way to defend a low free-kick

How well has José Mourinho spent money at Manchester United? | Football | The Guardian
Mourinho has complained his club are lagging behind in recruitment, but how much bang have they got for a spend of £360m?

Christian Pulisic - Raucous Borussia Dortmund crowd made it difficult for Atletico Madrid
"Of course, we have quality but we also have an awesome stadium. I think that also made it hard for Atletico today," Pulisic said.

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