Jon Arnold
@jonarnoldfc.bsky.social
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Happy wanderer + Soccer storyteller
https://getconcacafed.substack.com/
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It's out! The second episode of Football Cities is live. I went to Monterrey to explore the rivalry between Tigres & Rayados, let you know how to get to the gleaming Estadio BBVA, &, of course, show you the best tacos, coffee & activities the Sultana del Norte has to offer.
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Is this Mexico's most soccer-obsessed city? | Football Cities World Cup Travel Guide Ep 2: Monterrey
YouTube video by JonArnoldFC
https://youtu.be/v93pQ9sWW_8?si=Skyzk0pJje0hkKvm
12 days ago
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Colorado has managed to chip its own keeper.
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Sounder at Heart
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This Houston Dynamo is a bit different than previous versions.
@elrolonw.bsky.social
and
@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com
get you caught up on the week that was and look ahead.
@jonarnoldfc.bsky.social
also gives a report on Tigres.
www.sounderatheart.com/2026/04/the-...
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The Sounders love a good road trip
Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAFed helps us preview the Tigres series.
https://www.sounderatheart.com/2026/04/the-sounders-love-a-good-road-trip/
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Tigres wild inconsistency continues with a 1-0 loss to Xolos, secured by a save off the line by center back Jackson Porozo in the final moments of the match. While Gilberto Mora was back in training this week, the teenager did not return from his sports hernia issue.
#LigaMX
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Club soccer has returned & with it my three best matches of the Liga MX weekend + when they start + where to find them on U.S. TV!
www.youtube.com/shorts/zuh_X...
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Chivas-Pumas, Cruz Azul-Tuzos & more: The best matches of Liga MX Jornada 13
YouTube video by JonArnoldFC
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zuh_XX6nHSQ
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Ugh, they've got me posting on Twitter again. Here we go in case any Inter Miami or MLS folks are exclusively here:
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Canada Soccer is turning up in Toronto’s Little Italy neighborhood tomorrow allowing fans to trade an Italy jersey for a
#CanMNT
one after the Azzurri’s failure to reach the World Cup in North America.
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Football Cities hasn't blown up from a numbers perspective (yet), but these comments from locals saying, 'Hey, you nailed it,' mean so much to me & confirm I'm on the right track.
3 days ago
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Taking a hypothetical Riyadh Air flight to a country where I can place a hypothetical prediction wager on ADI Predictstreet.
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3 days ago
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I'm all for a long-term project, but...
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Jeff Rueter
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Really good big picture look at CONCACAF’s men after a rocky March, capped by Jamaica falling to (a very good and deserving!) DR Congo, leaving the confederation with one less team in a home-region tournament.
@jonarnoldfc.bsky.social
’s a must read on the region.
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Making sense of Jamaica's failure to make the 2026 World Cup and what it says about the health of men's soccer in Concacaf as a whole.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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🇯🇲 Jamaica's World Cup miss the latest blow for Concacaf
Concacaf stays at six teams in the tournament. Is the confederation improving quickly enough?
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/jamaicas-world-cup-miss-the-latest?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Jonathan Tannenwald
4 days ago
A World Cup note: FIFA says the start time of the Brazil-Haiti game has been moved 30 minutes earlier, to 8:30 p.m.
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Bolivia played much better than I expected away from home in both these matches, but in the end the South Americans can't get it done. Iraq is joining the World Cup party & Bolivia's wait for a return goes on!
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You certainly can't blame Blake, who was excellent in qualification & in today's match. Lots of questions about the Reggae Boyz' future, but if Jayden Hibbert opts for Jamaica there will likely be strong competition in the next cycle - before you even get into what Blake to do.
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#USMNT
player ratings: Whoever figured out the black shirts v. white shirts matchup 10/10
4 days ago
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Do you think there's a community of fans who love watching UFL on tape delay who are like "OH, COME ON! Soccer again? They're always cutting in with this!"?
4 days ago
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Anders Dreyer into the game with Denmark sitting at 1-1. I spoke to him about his push to help Denmark reach the World Cup on the continent he calls home.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/anders-...
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Anders Dreyer: San Diego FC star chases World Cup dream with Denmark | MLSSoccer.com
Nothing had stopped Anders Dreyer through most of 2025. Nothing until November, that is.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/anders-dreyer-san-diego-fc-star-chases-world-cup-dream-with-denmark
4 days ago
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Is there not a Euro playoff quad box anywhere? No Golazo-style show Thursday was bad enough, but this is what a quad box was made of. I've got two on YTTV but random sports talk in the other slots.
5 days ago
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Lesley Ryder
5 days ago
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Trans panic is a scam ✌️
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Women’s soccer faces plenty of serious threats. So why the panic about trans players? | Lesley Ryder
Angel City’s Elizabeth Eddy was rebuked by her own teammates for an op-ed on trans players. It’s easy to understand their objections
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/04/nwsl-trans-athletes-elizabeth-eddy-column
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Sounder at Heart
5 days ago
If anyone is going to Monterrey for Tigres next week, you should definitely check out
@jonarnoldfc.bsky.social
’s travel guide.
youtu.be/v93pQ9sWW_8?...
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Is this Mexico's most soccer-obsessed city? | Football Cities World Cup Travel Guide Ep 2: Monterrey
YouTube video by JonArnoldFC
https://youtu.be/v93pQ9sWW_8?si=EDE_PuJ2BsWIKk1z
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Duckens Nazon made his Haiti debut in that match in Mitrovica. He'll retire as his country's leading scorer & having helped Les Grenadiers back to their first World Cup in more than 50 years. Funny how a seemingly random game ends up with so many 'future footnotes'.
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5 days ago
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Lights out and away Jamaica goes? The Reggae Boyz know they need to be more electric tonight v DR Congo to get to the World Cup. PLUS: 🇲🇽 El Tri's youth movement 🇦🇼 Aruba achieves in Africa 🇵🇷 PR the top territory 😥 Concacaf struggles in FIFA Series ➕ More!
getconcacafed.substack.com/p/jamaica-ho...
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🇯🇲 Jamaica hopes for jolt in World Cup decider v. DR Congo
Plus thoughts on Mexico & nearly 2,000 on nearly all the Concacaf men's national teams in action from Aruba & Anguilla to Haiti & Honduras.
https://getconcacafed.substack.com/p/jamaica-hopes-for-jolt-in-world-cup
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Ghana, who Panama opens its World Cup against, has just 'parted ways' with manager Otto Addo. The Black Stars fell 5-1 to Austria & 2-1 to Germany this window & lost both Nov. friendlies too but lost just once in WCQ.
www.ghanafa.org/gfa-part-way...
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GFA part ways with Otto Addo
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the Head Coach of the senior men’s national team (Black Stars), Otto Addo effective immediately.The...
https://www.ghanafa.org/gfa-part-ways-with-otto-addo
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Awful Announcing
6 days ago
"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS
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It's Paulinho time in Mexico City.
7 days ago
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Nayib Morán Rivera
7 days ago
To all the Mexican-American kids in the States as they watch Brian and Obed in the starting XI tonight against Portugal, it's hard to get the right words. It's a very special moment, without a doubt. If the young Mex-American kids dream big, everything is possible, like starting at Azteca.
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A hurricane metaphor?! In tornado alley?!
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7 days ago
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Reality check: The
#USMNT
was off and running but tripped and fell flat in a tune-up that showed the Americans what it will take to challenge the elite. For
@bleachereport.bsky.social
:
bleacherreport.com/articles/254...
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USMNT Gets World Cup 2026 Reality Check in Disappointing Loss to Belgium
The United States was off and running. Then, it fell flat.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25411881-usmnt-gets-world-cup-2026-reality-check-disappointing-loss-belgium
7 days ago
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Whatever happened to a nice, clear jersey contract?
7 days ago
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Glad to see the
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moving to compete with Trinidad & Tobago's steel-drum anthem with this Hendrix electric guitar tribute.
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Burgundy Wave
8 days ago
Today's attendance: 63,004! Denver Summit have set a new NWSL single game attendance record by almost 23,000!
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The Estadio Azteca reopens tonight after long months of renovation. One of the star attractions on the bill - Portugal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo - won't be present. Will Mexico be able to show fans it's worth their undying loyalty?
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🇲🇽 With CR7 absent, can Mexico win back its fans at Estadio Azteca?
El Tri is repairing its relationship with the fan base, trying to forge a deeper bond than supporters have with one individual player - even a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo.
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/with-cr7-absent-can-mexico-win-back?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 days ago
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Robert Andrew Powell
8 days ago
"The Triple Dipper you have to get but then I think it's the endless chips and salsa, but then also there's sports on TV and also the chocolate molten lava cake and it's just like you're sitting there and you're looking at the ground, the tile. You're like, this is beautiful. This is really America”
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Suriname had a lead & a chance to move on, but new manager Henk ten Cate didn't pull the right levers & the Natio's World Cup dream ended. Thoughts on that game plus Jamaica's bizarre battle with New Caledonia.
getconcacafed.substack.com/p/suriname-l...
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🇸🇷 Suriname looks at cloudy future after Ten Cate's Natio lets World Cup chance slip
Jamaica moves through ... though much more narrowly than hoped.
https://getconcacafed.substack.com/p/suriname-looks-at-cloudy-future-after
9 days ago
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Arman Kafai
9 days ago
This week’s blog post isn’t really a post. It’s a tool that everyone can use to analyze their team’s current GAM situation based on the trades teams have made. All in one place. Introducing…. GAM Is Fun
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GAM Is Fun
A new way to look at all the GAM trades that have happened in MLS
https://open.substack.com/pub/footyanalyticmusings/p/gam-is-fun?r=1i9pg&utm_medium=ios
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It was there for Suriname, but the Henk ten Cate didn't set the Natio up to take it. That plus thoughts on Suriname's future & on the strange Jamaica match that saw the Reggae Boyz go through but raised plenty of concerns.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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🇸🇷 Suriname looks at cloudy future after Ten Cate's Natio lets World Cup chance slip
Jamaica moves through ... though much more narrowly than hoped.
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/suriname-looks-at-cloudy-future-after?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 days ago
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It was there for Suriname, but the Henk ten Cate didn't set the Natio up to take it. That plus thoughts on Suriname's future & on the strange Jamaica match that saw the Reggae Boyz go through but raised plenty of concerns.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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🇸🇷 Suriname looks at cloudy future after Ten Cate's Natio lets World Cup chance slip
Jamaica moves through ... though much more narrowly than hoped.
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/suriname-looks-at-cloudy-future-after?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 days ago
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Really weird game sees Jamaica sneak past New Caledonia and set up a contest with DR Congo for the right to make the 2026 World Cup. Safe to say the Reggae Boyz will need serious improvement if they're going to make their first men's World Cup since 1998.
9 days ago
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GOAL! Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri reacts quickly to finish off a rebound and put Jamaica ahead in the 19th minute. Were in one of those "the longer it stays 0-0" situations where the pressure they're putting on themselves & the 'neutral fans' supporting the underdog sorta evaporates after that.
9 days ago
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Here's Jamaica's XI for tonight's playoff v. New Caledonia. It's a Wales- and England-based front line with Mason-Clark straight into the XI in his debut. Leon Bailey available off the bench.
9 days ago
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Call me the Suriname Stephen A. Smith because I've got a Natio hot take.
www.tiktok.com/@jonarnoldfc...
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Suriname was ELIMINATED from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, falling to Bolivia despite taking a second-half lead. The Natio needed more from new recruit Joel Piroe & manager Henk ten Cate took too long to c...
TikTok video by Joncacaf ⚽️
https://www.tiktok.com/@jonarnoldfc/video/7621724976034483469
9 days ago
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SilverRey
9 days ago
"Today I am a Football Cities watcher"
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As we reach the Pitbull break in Monterrey, it's a fine start to the game for Suriname. Not sure Piroe connecting well with the rest of the team, but their plan to deal with pressure and try to spring forward with speed has shown a few green shoots so far. Think they'll be happy if it's 0-0 at HT.
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Do you think Infantino watched Football Cities to see what street food he should eat in Monterrey? You can...and should!
youtu.be/v93pQ9sWW_8?...
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Is this Mexico's most soccer-obsessed city? | Football Cities World Cup Travel Guide Ep 2: Monterrey
YouTube video by JonArnoldFC
https://youtu.be/v93pQ9sWW_8?si=Q4tfiV9ShtzMgDJ9
9 days ago
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From Suriname & Jamaica's must-win playoff games to a random Nicaragua match in Russia & everything in between (qualified teams tuning up, FIFA Series, Concacaf Series), here's what you should know about the March window:
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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🇸🇷🇯🇲🌎 Everything to watch during March's international window
Suriname + Jamaica go for the World Cup, the qualified teams prepare & some soccer Mad Libs come to life!
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/everything-to-watch-during-marchs?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 days ago
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When they're trying to say the Bundesliga's mascots get up to hijinks, but you're simply an anthropomorphic bag of cement.
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9 days ago
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Voetbal International says Norway complained about their hotel location in Amsterdam since it's by a big highway with nothing else around - leading coach Ståle Solbakken to quip, "If you can't sit by a four-lane highway here for three days, you won't make it in the United States for 35 days either."
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From Suriname & Jamaica's must-win playoff games to a random Nicaragua match in Russia & everything in between (qualified teams tuning up, FIFA Series, Concacaf Series), here's what you should know about the March window:
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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🇸🇷🇯🇲🌎 Everything to watch during March's international window
Suriname + Jamaica go for the World Cup, the qualified teams prepare & some soccer Mad Libs come to life!
https://open.substack.com/pub/getconcacafed/p/everything-to-watch-during-marchs?r=16xk1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Jason Anderson
10 days ago
Journos, if the superstar refuses to do a presser until someone that asked a valid question leaves and the colleague decides to go, you gotta walk out with them. There's just no other choice.
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