Thursday Cannon Fodder

Hello inspired readers of The Short Fuse. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of a clever title to pair with today’s post. Since it is now April and the weather is nicer in most of the United States (even though there is currently a snowstorm brewing in the Midwest), I thought I’d ask an interesting question instead: what is your favorite outdoor spring activity?

Dries Mertens made a quick impact as a substitute for Napoli.

St Louis’ bid for an MLS expansion team suffered a major setback.

San Diego hopes that their bid will have a different fate.

Celtic has already won the Scottish Premier League. But a loss to Partick Thistle?

An interesting take on the Antoine Griezmann to Manchester United rumor.

Chapecoense achieved an emotional victory against Atletico Nacional.

The Turkish Super Lig regularly sends teams like Fenerbache and Besiktas to Europe. So how do they get over their history of match-fixing?

The Vancouver Whitecaps are the MLS last team remaining in CONCACAF Champions League.

And finally, check out our friends from Gooners in the USA podcast.