March 24, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; United States forward Clint Dempsey (8), midfielder Christian Pulisic (10), and forward Jozy Altidore (17) celebrate a goal during the second half of the Men's World Cup Soccer Qualifier against the Honduras at Avaya Stadium. United States defeated Honduras 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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Despite the shortened schedule last week in Major League Soccer, there was still plenty to talk about and react to. Here are some of the highlights from the past week on social media in the MLS.

There’s plenty to talk about this week, including Bastian Schweinsteiger’s arrival to Chicago and the United States World Cup qualifiers.

Schweinsteiger

The Chicago Fire’s newest signing arrived in the Windy City on Tuesday and was welcomed by a large contingency of fans. Hundreds packed Chicago O’Hare International Airport to catch a glimpse of the German star.

Bastian Schweinsteiger arrives in Chicago to a hero's welcome! For more videos, download Sportdec today: https://t.co/NTLbovno4Z #MUFC pic.twitter.com/qkmfKE65OW — Sportdec (@SportdecApp) March 29, 2017

However, at his press conference on Wednesday, a reporter asked a cringe-worthy question to Schweinsteiger. Let’s just say Chicago is not a country.

This is Embarrassing…..Schweinsteiger was asked if he can help the Chicago Fire win a World Cup…. pic.twitter.com/xXqmofsBKY — 90thMin ⚽️ (@90thMin) March 29, 2017

The Chicago Fire general manager handled it quite well.

Anything's possible with Bastian Schweinsteiger at Chicago Fire. Except this. pic.twitter.com/dFn7AKcJHe — Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 29, 2017

St. Louis makes a push

With MLS expansion in full flight, each city is making an effort to bring a professional soccer to their respective regions. This past week, St. Louis made a push as an upcoming vote will likely decide their fate. A rally was held earlier in the week and was well attended.

Garber says STL has 3 things: Great ownership, a terrific downtown stadium, soccer was born here. @the_mls pic.twitter.com/Imh2aD5End — Frank Cusumano (@Frank_Cusumano) March 27, 2017

Supporters of #mls2stl packed the house to see the commissioner and show that our city is ready for an @MLS team! pic.twitter.com/wAPKv5zeqo — STL Ballpark Village (@BPVSTL) March 27, 2017

USMNT in action

The United States Men’s National Team continued their journey to the 2018 World Cup with two qualifying matches. A 6-0 win over Honduras was well received and the 1-1 draw against Panama was widely accepted as a success. Here’s what Twitter had to say about the two matches.

"This kid though is a Magic Johnson… We've never had a player at this age this skilled."— @ColinCowherd on Christian Pulisic pic.twitter.com/vFtORj840m — Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) March 29, 2017

Live look at Panama's defense against #USMNT. pic.twitter.com/oDRTUYCI3c — The American Outlaws (@AmericanOutlaws) March 29, 2017

Christian Pulisic beats 10 defenders to create beautiful goal and Panama equalize off a long throw-in. About sums it up. — Stars and Stripes FC (@StarsStripesFC) March 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/landondonovan/status/846935987347349504

Real Salt Lake hire Mike Petke

Real Salt Lake introduced their new manager on Wednesday, Mike Petke, who becomes the fourth coach in the club’s history.

"Mike quickly integrated himself into our club." Mike Petke is appointed as new @RealSaltLake Head Coachhttps://t.co/PQS1vlVy1X pic.twitter.com/1w2EzR8qWQ — USL (@USL) March 29, 2017

We are asking the hard questions, today To: @petkemike Do you believe that your management will allow @RealSaltLake to win the World Cup? — The Nutmeg News (@TheNutmegNews) March 29, 2017

The Funny

Per usual, the internet is full of surprises, here are some of the funnier moments from the week.

Can't wait to see this band live. pic.twitter.com/mdejmwSoBo — Total MLS (@TotalMLS) March 25, 2017

Could be on to something…

https://twitter.com/Sporf/status/846326709800570880

Sometimes things don’t turn out the way the way you hoped they would.

I think we can all agree that the Schweinsteiger press conference illustrates perfectly why France will never win the Gold Cup. — Matthew Doyle (@MLSAnalyst) March 30, 2017

That press conference provided a gold mine of reactions from Twitter.