Started, going, etc.

We've seen some of this in recent months and will get a lot more before June, but it's surreal this morning to look at the sports pages that were justifiably critical of previous World Cup hosts and see almost no mention that the U.S. spent the weekend bombing Iran

This is incredible stuff here.

Absolutely wild tweet from someone who watches CF Montreal every week

One thing this Premier League season has made clear is that soccer only copies up the table. A smaller team can openly exploit an edge for years before it catches on — even in the same league — but the minute a big team does it, everyone does

David Moyes says Manchester United must improve in a number of areas

Messi scores a golazo and then asks an Orlando coach if he wants his autograph. Incredible rivalry. Elite trash talking. Inject this into my veins.

Parlay Of Chicago Fire Winning And Over 2 American Deaths In The War In Iran Hits For Man On MLS Official Betting App www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...

They should call him

DC United's press is hopelessly passive and poses zero hard questions, great to see a team rep their city

Imagine you work your fingers to the bone as a ballboy and some idiot comes along and undoes all your hard work. Fuming.

It's harsh but MLS has to crack down on this type of thing to drive fans to league-sponsored content like Extra Time Radio, Armchair Analyst columns and all the quality Apple TV programming between matches

From the analytical geniuses who brought you "home runs are good," "three points are more than two" and "four downs are more than three" comes a new sport-ruining insight: when you stop play to put a bunch of bodies and the ball right in front of goal sometimes it goes in

Shaming like this is why there's a male loneliness epidemic

Sad we didn't get to see this Spurs team in the European Super League, the one place they would have been safe from relegation

1a. A relationism is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A relationism is when you relationism the 1c. Let me start over

So is Atlanta United's $5 million-a-year DP No. 10 a backup to a 17-year-old academy kid now

Convenient that when Mehmeti and Hall are starting for the USMNT at the 2030 World Cup they’ll already know Michael Bradley’s system

New set piece coach bounce

Lamine Yamal is feeling it today

Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk are level on non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season

MLS Daily is now pulling from 126 newspapers, newsletters, blogs, podcasts and Youtube channels: johnspacemuller.github.io/mls-daily/ Thanks to everyone who's helped build out the list. Is there any high-quality coverage of your club not on here yet?

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Elite new MLS name just dropped

Trying to get from "Jorge Mas wants his MLS team to play in Libertadores" to "Inter Miami play a midseason make-up friendly against an Ecuadorean team in Puerto Rico" but my red yarn supplies are running low

Outstanding draw for Barcelona, should be favored until the semifinal against Bodo/Glimt

The Premier League landscape has changed. The rise in physicality, duels and man-marking has meant that there are spaces to attack on the transition once you win the ball in midfield. Arsenal or Man City will be champions with more than just control. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Got to hand it to the machines, they've got an eye for a good quote

Props to whoever did the new Champions League format for coming up with a draw format so pointlessly convoluted that it's physically impossible to read how it works without falling asleep. The MLS roster rules guys must be so jealous right now

Saw a video where Jack McGlynn said midfield is the hardest position because it’s the most running. Fortunately he’s figured out that part is optional

THE START OF EVERY JUVE SEASON: mckennie is on his way out, the manager doesn’t rate him, MLS return incoming? AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT EVERY YEAR: il colosso di texas has done it AGAIN

I was skeptical of the new Champions League format but if Inter, Dortmund, Juventus and PSG go out to Bodo/Glimt, Atalanta, Galatasaray and Monaco I will be forced to concede that it is the greatest idea in the history of sports

"Dortmund are in disarray" feels redundant, let me know if they're ever in array

This continues to be incredibly useful as a fan of an MLS club to keep up with other clubs and happenings. I'd have no idea about non-#NYCFC stuff without something like this.

This trend is interesting, think we've seen it in the Premier League too. It'd be cool to see more analysis but my gut says it's a bad idea — the goal threat from counters is usually an order of magnitude less than on the initial set piece

Expected goals are everywhere now, but there's so much more we can do with them. Here's how futi turns basic xG into team-level metrics including deserved results, projected points and projected finish.

Found an excuse to make some flashy dataviz to display how different the points distribution in the 2025/26 Premier League is compared to recent seasons.

Not a single MLS GM could think of a reason other than age and salary that they might not want to sign Cristiano Ronaldo

The World Cup is at risk over $625 million in federal U.S. government assistance for an event that's expected to earn FIFA $10.9 billion. I see a potential solution here

This is really nice from @futi.live open.substack.com/pub/futiapp/...

I've been subscribed to this for a few days now and find it quite useful.

Breaking 1000 subs for this in four days is cool but hearing from friends that it's helping people discover their work is cooler

Can't stop thinking about this kid celebrating a Barça goal against Levante by throwing the horns down, causing the Spanish announcer to break into English to talk shit about a college football team thousands of miles away. Just a beautiful, spontaneous moment of pure sports haterism

Testing a Premier League version of the newsletter and Youtube transcription is fighting for its life with the Scouse proununciation of Dewsbury-Hall

⚽Call for Abstracts ⚽ The abstract submission for the Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium closes this Thursday, Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET The symposium is on April 23rd. Speakers include @unravelsports.bsky.social and Pascal Bauer (DfB) www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...

This looks extremely good

Austin’s opening day tifo looked sick but knowing the background makes it even cooler

The Sunday night column is back! Matchday 1 saw LAFC make a statement, Cincy dive into The Discourse & plenty more around MLS. Including a performance for the ages by the wrong guy late on Sunday night. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/lafc-send-a-...