The observant amongst you may have noticed that a female human being by the name of Sian Massey ran the line during Saturday's Premier League tie between Wolves and Liverpool which, in these enlightened times, is about as controversial denouncing the evils of asbestos.

That said, it seems oafish Sky Sports presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray (who have previous when it comes to casual sexism) haven't quite come to terms with the fairer sex polluting the highways and byways of their beloved game.

D.C. United announced today the club will play an international friendly against English Premier League side Everton Football Club on Saturday, July 23 at RFK Stadium. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two clubs, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

"D.C. United takes pride in measuring our club against the best clubs worldwide," said United President & CEO Kevin Payne.

Walworth Big Foot-Williams Bay won its first Rock Valley Conference girls soccer championship this spring thanks to its defense, allowing just two goals in its seven league matches.

And two of the anchors of that defense, junior goalkeeper Katie Pearce and junior defender Lindsey Mazur, were the Chiefs' representatives on the All-Rock Valley Conference first team.

Quentin Westberg will guard the goal for Evian, while Carlos Bocanegra anchors the St Etienne defense as the French Ligue 1 season opens up this weekend.

Over the last year or so, we have discussed MLS' efforts to measure the value of its television exposure through various local and national broadcasts. Through the website criticalmention.com, MLS tries to alert media to the "value" of its presence on various television programs. Since a few weeks have passed since we last checked in on this metric, we thought providing a snapshot of this metric of MLS media exposure.