• Major League Soccer announced its timeline for further expansion with teams 25 and 26 being announced in mid-late 2017, starting play by 2020 with an expansion fee of $150 million. Teams 27 and 28 will be announced later. There are 10 ownership groups who have expressed interest: Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa/St. Petersburg.
  
  
• A look at what is expected of the winning bidders.
  
  
• Scottish Premier League Player of the Month – and New York native – Bjorn Johnsen hopes to play for the U.S. national team. On Hearts teammate Perry Kitchen: "Playing with him makes you realize that American soccer is making the right steps in the right directions. He's very influential over here. I want both of us to do well here and really show what we're made of and that American soccer is no joke…..It's resonating with the people around the league - not just in our locker room.”
  
  
• Joe Corona is returning to Tijuana, where he began his pro career

¡De regreso en casa! @JoeCorona15 retorna a la Frontera ?: https://t.co/Z8VuzXKHVa #WelcomeToTijuana #FuerzaTijuas pic.twitter.com/EUSLyTVCiD

— Xolos (@Xolos) December 16, 2016

Happy to be back home @Xolos. Proud to be part of this great club??????????

— Joe Corona (@JoeCorona15) December 16, 2016