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Hot take: Diego Luna would have done more for this team than Christian Pulisic at this World Cup, independent of the patterns injury.
July 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Hot take: Diego Luna would have done more for this team than Christian Pulisic at this World Cup, independent of the patterns injury.
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will say it forever: equal pay was a tremendously favorable deal for the men
July 7, 2026 at 1:52 AM
will say it forever: equal pay was a tremendously favorable deal for the men
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If Balogun really cared about America he would refuse to play and wear a shirt that says “repeal citizens united instead”
July 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If Balogun really cared about America he would refuse to play and wear a shirt that says “repeal citizens united instead”
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A player who sheltered through a two-hour lightning delay comes back jumping 3.5 percent lower and sprinting up to 1.8 percent slower, and only a plyometric re-warm-up matched to his idle time pulls those numbers back.
Staff need a re-warm-up protocol before the lightning window opens
A player who sheltered through a two-hour lightning delay comes back jumping 3.5 percent lower and sprinting up to 1.8 percent slower, and only a plyometric re-warm-up matched to his idle time pulls those numbers back.
tacticsjournal.com
June 27, 2026 at 11:26 AM
A player who sheltered through a two-hour lightning delay comes back jumping 3.5 percent lower and sprinting up to 1.8 percent slower, and only a plyometric re-warm-up matched to his idle time pulls those numbers back.
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I wrote about how MLS killing the Vancouver Whitecaps would be the beginning of MLS' decline. They turned away from the things that made the league great and embraced wealth creation. And this will break the remaining spell that makes MLS games a unique experience
open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
April 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I wrote about how MLS killing the Vancouver Whitecaps would be the beginning of MLS' decline. They turned away from the things that made the league great and embraced wealth creation. And this will break the remaining spell that makes MLS games a unique experience
open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
What the actual dumb fuck infantino you moron. You can’t suck up your way out of trouble with him.
NEW @TheAthleticFC
Fans from several countries participating in the World Cup must deposit up to $15,000 in bond payments to receive a tourist visa to enter the USA, while FIFA is *still* pressing Trump administration for exemptions for players.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...
Fans from several countries participating in the World Cup must deposit up to $15,000 in bond payments to receive a tourist visa to enter the USA, while FIFA is *still* pressing Trump administration for exemptions for players.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...
World Cup fans from several nations facing $15k bonds to enter U.S. – and players may not be exempt
FIFA is trying to ensure players from Algeria, Cape Verde, Senegal, Tunisia and Ivory Coast do not have to pay bonds to compete in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
What the actual dumb fuck infantino you moron. You can’t suck up your way out of trouble with him.
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Trying to avoid giving away too much here, but from someone I know who knows a lot about how TSA processes work, here's literally nothing ICE can do except secure entry points. None of it is going to speed up lines. It takes months to train to do any screening. This is all bullshit.
March 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Trying to avoid giving away too much here, but from someone I know who knows a lot about how TSA processes work, here's literally nothing ICE can do except secure entry points. None of it is going to speed up lines. It takes months to train to do any screening. This is all bullshit.
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Feels like an OK time to mention that the Guardian does not take ad money from sports betting companies and we just hired three of the best U.S. soccer journalists around.
March 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Feels like an OK time to mention that the Guardian does not take ad money from sports betting companies and we just hired three of the best U.S. soccer journalists around.
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Heading to “Soccer City USA” for Oregon’s soccer story, Providence Park 🏟️
#50statesofsoccer @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social
#50statesofsoccer @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Heading to “Soccer City USA” for Oregon’s soccer story, Providence Park 🏟️
#50statesofsoccer @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social
#50statesofsoccer @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social
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NEW: Reflections on a soccer Saturday, from a state under siege by the FIFA Peace Prize winner. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter
On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peace
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NEW: Reflections on a soccer Saturday, from a state under siege by the FIFA Peace Prize winner. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Perfect use of the quote but also that’s bad.
we're at international order breakdown level "the Prime Minister of Belgium quoting Gramsci" www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Perfect use of the quote but also that’s bad.
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I know a decent amount of good local journos and I would looove to hear them report a story of why all the major corporations and their CEOs are absolutely silent about the occupation of minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I know a decent amount of good local journos and I would looove to hear them report a story of why all the major corporations and their CEOs are absolutely silent about the occupation of minnesota.
Portland’s descent into mediocrity under Paulson continues. He needs to go.
Final year of his contract. Still under a U22 tag. Could become a DP with Miami if the fee+salary is high enough. Would be a brutal blow to the Timbers. #RCTID
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Portland’s descent into mediocrity under Paulson continues. He needs to go.
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It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
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An expert panel without a single Black voice on it? I knew y'all thought we weren't smart. I didn't think you'd be so blatant. I didn't even see CAF representation despite having CAF players listed. Before you get mad at me for pointing it out, look within.
The ESPN FC top 50 is here and we need to talk about the sudden conflict of interest the league has created with the high-impact player rule.
With coaches and GMs weighing in on these lists, they can influence whether or not their players can get a bag.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
With coaches and GMs weighing in on these lists, they can influence whether or not their players can get a bag.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
An expert panel without a single Black voice on it? I knew y'all thought we weren't smart. I didn't think you'd be so blatant. I didn't even see CAF representation despite having CAF players listed. Before you get mad at me for pointing it out, look within.
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So, if you’re an NWSL GM, you are not allowed to decide yourself — using all of the tools of a pro team’s front office — that a Player has a High-enough Impact to warrant a certain salary. But you *are* allowed to vote on a list that would determine that that Player has a High-enough Impact.
Sure.
Sure.
The ESPN FC top 50 is here and we need to talk about the sudden conflict of interest the league has created with the high-impact player rule.
With coaches and GMs weighing in on these lists, they can influence whether or not their players can get a bag.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
With coaches and GMs weighing in on these lists, they can influence whether or not their players can get a bag.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
So, if you’re an NWSL GM, you are not allowed to decide yourself — using all of the tools of a pro team’s front office — that a Player has a High-enough Impact to warrant a certain salary. But you *are* allowed to vote on a list that would determine that that Player has a High-enough Impact.
Sure.
Sure.
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Let’s keep Sunday Funday going
ALL!
NIGHT!
LONG!!!!
ALL!
NIGHT!
LONG!!!!
December 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Let’s keep Sunday Funday going
ALL!
NIGHT!
LONG!!!!
ALL!
NIGHT!
LONG!!!!
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List of cars and license plates for ICE agents in CBus area. Also - they are apparently eating and hanging out in Clintonville.
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
List of cars and license plates for ICE agents in CBus area. Also - they are apparently eating and hanging out in Clintonville.
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We're a nation of grifters now.
Hotels across the United States, Canada and Mexico have hiked prices for rooms by hundreds of dollars per night during the FIFA World Cup in 2026, with an analysis by The Athletic revealing an average increase of more than 300 per cent around opening matches in the 16 host cities.
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We're a nation of grifters now.
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it is "interesting" that politicians mostly stay on twitter because they prefer the nazis to left wing criticism
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
it is "interesting" that politicians mostly stay on twitter because they prefer the nazis to left wing criticism
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Extratime was *by miles* the best non-written content MLS has ever had. And instead of giving it a bigger platform and building it out for Apple TV, they killed it and replaced it with blah.
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Extratime was *by miles* the best non-written content MLS has ever had. And instead of giving it a bigger platform and building it out for Apple TV, they killed it and replaced it with blah.
US soccer journalists have a moral obligation to cover more than just soccer at this World Cup. Unfortunately their corporate overloads will largely not let them.
@hrw.org has documented the case of a man who was arrested at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, which he had been attending with his young sons, and deported. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 20...
www.hrw.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
US soccer journalists have a moral obligation to cover more than just soccer at this World Cup. Unfortunately their corporate overloads will largely not let them.
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nwsl owners do not want to have the best league in the world, they want widespread mediocrity that they can position as 'parity' and 'the most competitive league.' it's literally the nfl model attempted in a sport with a global market that can and will leave the nwsl behind.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
nwsl owners do not want to have the best league in the world, they want widespread mediocrity that they can position as 'parity' and 'the most competitive league.' it's literally the nfl model attempted in a sport with a global market that can and will leave the nwsl behind.