MLS viewership increases 62% after Season Pass discontinuation www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

Apple link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

NEW EPISODE OF THE BEST SOCCER SHOW. I sat down with my guy @theoffsiderules.bsky.social to talk about the World Cup, working in soccer, taking our kids to matches, and how American soccer is weird in the best ways. open.spotify.com/episode/2lUV...

Ahead of the World Cup, pressure to win and grow American soccer is on Tim Ream's mind www.npr.org/2026/05/25/g... [via @npr.org]

::cues up the 2009 indie hit "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups::

Apple TV to Broadcast First Major Professional Live Sporting Event Shot Entirely on iPhone 17 Pro www.mlssoccer.com/news/apple-t... [via MLS]

MLS clubs’ World Cup activation plans taking shape www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202... [via @sportsbizjournal.bsky.social]

Boston's 30-year soccer blind spot www.axios.com/local/boston... [via @axios.com]

Wherever Messi goes, pitch invaders and chaos tend to follow www.espn.com/soccer/story... [via @espnfc1.bsky.social]

Anywho, members can read it here and non-members can subscribe to read it later this week. www.weareravenous.com/email/3e2260...

Our @weareravenous.com newsletter drop on Sunday was a collab with my friend @jillmapes.bsky.social from @hearingthingsco.bsky.social about what it’s like to start a worker owned co-op. Um, it’s a lot of work.

This piece by Susan Saulny is one of the best pieces I've ever read on race and America because it's so personal. I promise it will be worth your time. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

When I step into the Golden Corral

My God supporters' groups were ruthless back in the day. Even nice Canadians were shamelessly out of pocket.

Someone correct me if I am wrong but this #RBNY v. CLB match is the first match in MLS history where both clubs have a Ruvalcaba on the roster.

Red Bull’s Jorge Ruvalcaba named to Mexico’s preliminary 2026 World Cup roster www.amny.com/sports/red-b...

SOCCER BUSINESS: Cosmos to become official soccer club of The Stonewall Inn frontrow.soccer/byr7q

Why MLS may move Whitecaps to Las Vegas despite backlash from Vancouver fans www.latimes.com/sports/socce... [via @latimes.com]

USL Relegation-Promotion Plans Reshapes Stadium Design Discussion www.forbes.com/sites/timnew... [via @forbes.com]

What has happened to Wilfried Zaha in MLS? Ex-Crystal Palace star set to become free agent www.fourfourtwo.com/person/what-... [via @fourfourtwo.com]

How MLS clubs in less-glamorous markets pitch global stars on signing with them www.nytimes.com/athletic/725... [via @nytimes.com]

Sacramento Republic FC nearly triples project to $450M with midstream expansion www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202... [via @sportsbizjournal.bsky.social]

MLS reportedly eyeing NFL media exec as Don Garber successor awfulannouncing.com/soccer/mls-n... [via @awfulannouncing.bsky.social]

The Soccer Pros Who Still Live With Their Parents www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/n... [via @nytimes.com]

A World Cup surprise? The MLS youngsters who can make cases for the USMNT roster www.theguardian.com/football/202... [via @theguardian.com]

USMNT depth chart: Top 15 players in each position, ranked www.espn.com/soccer/story... [via @espn.com]

The New York Red Bulls’ stunning new $100 million soccer facility brings pros and kids under one roof www.fastcompany.com/91534053/red... [via @fastcompany.com]

KKR Makes Strategic Investment to Accelerate Growth of MLS NEXT Pro www.mlsnextpro.com/news/kkr-mak... [via @mls.bsky.social]

A special program is bringing empty Kansas City storefronts back to life by placing entrepreneurs in prime downtown spaces to show off for an influx of international visitors.

The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí, 1931, 📸 by David Ramos

Ryan Reynolds urged to save Vancouver Whitecaps as MLS team faces relocation www.themirror.com/sport/soccer... [via @themirror.com]

How Fans Across MLS Hope to Save Muller’s Vancouver Whitecaps From Ultimate Heartbreak www.si.com/soccer/how-f... [via @sisoccer.bsky.social]

The Verdict: How once-proud Sporting Kansas City hit rock bottom www.nytimes.com/athletic/723... [via @nytimes.com

Fifa to ‘allow’ leagues to stage one game abroad each season www.sportspro.com/news/decisio... [via @sportspro.bsky.social]

Liverpool legend Jürgen Klopp admits MLS visit made him consider managerial return sports.yahoo.com/articles/liv... [via @yahoosports.bsky.social]

Columbus Crew hosting ‘major’ announcement with NWSL commissioner www.nbc4i.com/sports/mls/c...

An unintended consequence of US immigration policy: Some fans are skipping the World Cup in the US www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/t... [via @cnn.com]

How MLS is changing to compete with world football’s elite sports.yahoo.com/articles/mls... [via @yahoosports.bsky.social]

'WORLD-CLASS' New $10 billion Las Vegas NBA team arena proposal announced which includes roofed soccer stadium and casino www.the-sun.com/sport/162513... [via @thesun.co.uk]

The Vancouver Whitecaps are MLS’s best team this season. Why are they on life support? www.theguardian.com/football/202... [via @theguardian.com]

Soccer star Lionel Messi is coming to Utah this week. Some fans are using it to pay off their honeymoon. www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2... [via @sltrib.com]

We're giving away 20 copies of my upcoming #USMNT book, The Long Game, on Goodreads! Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Of course, we're also doing a guaranteed and unlimited giveaway here -- albeit for a $30 entry fee: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...

From @theathletic.com: The Philadelphia host committee for this summer’s World Cup will offer fans free travel when leaving games. Philadelphia will host six World Cup matches this summer.

Cosmos Offer Free Tickets to All Paterson High School Students wdhafm.com/2026/04/06/c...

Red Bulls alumni instrumental in shaping next generation of MLS stars nypost.com/2026/04/19/s... [via @nypost.com]

Diego Luna is making his strongest case for a US World Cup roster spot www.theguardian.com/football/202... [via @theguardian.com]

FIFA claims New Jersey’s $150 World Cup train tickets will have a ‘chilling effect’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/720... [via @nytimes.com]

2026 may go down as the golden age of American soccer documentary films. Choose your fighter.

Be like Leo and Diego. Kick dandruff with the official shampoo partner of Major League Soccer.

Don Garber pushes back against MLS skepticism at World Congress www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202... [via @sportsbizjournal.bsky.social]