The biggest news of this MLS weekend was the report that 17-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps prodigy Alphonso Davies is close to a big-money transfer to Bayern Munich. This, of course, is great news, given MLS’s progression into a selling league and the numerous positives that will come from a Homegrown player finding success at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Here’s what else happened this week:
Atlanta and Andrew Carleton beat D.C. United
Ezequiel Barco, MLS’s most expensive signing, was suspended by Atlanta United for two games after some sort of infraction. He’s shown flashes this season, but he’s had a fair bit of trouble adjusting — on a team with arguably MLS’s two best attackers, Miguel Almiron (18.