• Michel Platini says he “might have told” American officials he would vote for their 2022 World Cup bid, but ended up voting for Qatar. Ladies and gentleman, this guy could be your next FIFA president.

• In Friday morning news...

Aaaaaaand: fifa announces that the press conference with Blatter has been canceled.

— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) September 25, 2015

• We all wondered why Shane O’Neill wasn’t on the Olympic qualifying roster. Turns out he had a head injury, which doctors later discovered was just an inner-ear infection. “It was a nightmare to be honest,” O’Neill said. “It was very disappointing, obviously. If they found out about it earlier, I would have been released for qualifying. All I needed was an antibiotic.”

• Who should start vs. Mexico? You tell us.

• Bruce Arena thinks Steven Gerrard should stay in the U.S. if he wants to be a coach: "The best coaching environment in the world is the USA. We have top-flight professional leagues in a variety of sports and on a daily basis it's interesting to watch how teams and coaches respond to the different pressures on them."

• MLS tickets are the world’s worst soccer value.