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Spain didn’t wait for a crisis to fix its youth pipeline. The numbers explain why La Liga keeps producing what the Premier League still imports.

Five matchdays into new anti-timewasting laws, the Premier League is delivering more ball-in-play time than it has in half a decade.

Houston have their own frustrations, but Saturday brings a Sporting Kansas City side with MLS’s worst record and a suddenly rediscovered scoring touch.

Toronto pulled off the shock of Nashville’s season three weeks ago. Now the league’s best team gets a rare shot at payback at Geodis Park.

Seattle snapped a 13-match winless run midweek. Now the Sounders defend a playoff spot at home against a Minnesota side lost in its own slump.

New England carries a three-match win streak into Sandy, where Real Salt Lake are chasing an end to the darkest run in club history.

The Galaxy can draw level with Colorado on Saturday, but they’ll need to do it without three key faces missing on international duty.

San Jose has reclaimed Western Conference contender status on a five-match unbeaten run, and now hosts a Portland side missing both starting center backs.

The West-leading Whitecaps could clinch a playoff spot Saturday, but a scrappy D.C. United side isn’t making the trip just to make up the numbers.