Rooney’s future, Bedoya’s statement, & more: Freedom Kicks for 8/6/2019

Good morning, everything is terrible.

I AM IN DENIAL.

Now that that’s out of the way, how’s everybody doing? Are you as tired as I am? I think I’m still soccer-hungover from Sunday, honestly. In, like, the worst way.

Here are your links for today, folks.

Obviously Sunday’s game was trash, but Bedoya’s statement was not trash.

Kind of an interesting, more in-depth look at the events of the last couple days.

The only out, gay player in MLS history* is shocked that RSL coach allegedly shouted a homophobic slur at a ref | The Salt Lake Tribune

*Obviously this is incorrect, because Collin Martin.