Weeks and weeks of fading Ronaldo, believing and trusting my initial assessment of his actual ability, and reading up on how he doesn't add to this Portuguese side only for me to chase the hype and captain him in fantasy 🥲 Also didn't have Messi yesterday...

It's quite surreal I get to call watching the World Cup "work" 8 years ago, I remember obsessing over the sport in between class. Dropped out, pursued the sport, and now here I am gainfully employed. Beyond grateful 🙏

Genuinely cannot wait to lineup some of these players in the KB Fantasy World Cup 🫨 Joao Neves into my team you go

v4 of my international soccer tournament previews: the 2026 World Cup - interactive data dashboard in quoted post link - previews at 90collective.beehiiv.com - each preview also as a bluesky thread on this account - 24 teams out today, 24 more rolling out in the next 7 days

Haven't finished Esoteric Ebb. Do I dare start Zero Parades? One thing is true, we're now firmly in the "Disco-likes" genre of game. The gamers yearn for reading as the primary game mechanic.

Computer, what was @juanners.bsky.social saying about this #Rapids96 team back in February? 🤔

Matt Wells 👏👏 He will take us to The Cup! #Rapids96 @juanners.bsky.social

An update... www.boxstatefooty.com/end-of-an-er...

Personal matter handled. See you all at the game today 🫶 An update soon to drop on boxstatefooty.com Stay tuned!

CITY travels to COL on Sat - get the 411 on the Rapids with our preview, incuding content creators @boxstatefooty.bsky.social, @burgundywave.bsky.social, @commercecityradio.bsky.social, @dnvr-rapids.bsky.social, @rapids96podcast.bsky.social, & @pidcast.bsky.social. stlsoccernews.com/were-st-loui...

A @boxstatefooty.bsky.social update... I'm taking a break from producing content to deal with a personal matter. There won't be any written or audio content from here until the WC break. The socials will remain active but I won't be at games while I handle this. Thanks for your support 🫶

Denver Summit FC

I know #Rapids96 have been on a recent streak of signing wingers but I don't think it's enough. Throwing this name out into the ether: Marco Pašalić.

Between now and the USOC game on Wednesday, collect as many pop tabs as you can and bring them to the C38 tailgate! The Trailheads are collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald fund. They provide housing & support services for families across Colorado. Let's see how many we can get!💫

Between now and the USOC game on Wednesday, collect as many pop tabs as you can and bring them to the C38 tailgate! The Trailheads are collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald fund. They provide housing & support services for families across Colorado. Let's see how many we can get!💫

A massive character building draw on the road against LAFC. The schedule gets easier after the World Cup break so points before then will matter a whole lot later down the line for seeding and/or playoff hopes Coaching floor is there though. Defense was gritty tonight. Loved it. #Rapids96

Had my own little #Rapids96 30th Anniversary gift from the pope himself @fulhamdave1879.bsky.social This signed and framed Rubio kit is going to be quite the piece in my apartment 🙏 up da pids

We will be going LIVE at Empower Field tomorrow after the game! You never know what will happen on the most chaotic live Rapids Recap show. See ya'll there!💫 #rapids96

Matt Wells! *Clap clap* He will take us to the Cup! #Rapids96

I earned this

Sunday was quite the endeavor today so after work wrapped up I decided to shoot some pool at Tarantulas Officially found a new way to fight the Sunday scaries

Ben Bender gets the start ahead of Sullivan *Tim Allen grunt* We now await his minutes off the bench.

Here's my longshot Kickbase pick of the week. Cavan Sullivan narrative game. Gets a start on the road and snaps this losing streak. Ezequiel Alladoh and Bruno Damiani have 0 shots on target between the two of them... SCENES If #DOOP lose to Montreal

Burgundy Banter LIVE is back this weekend! Join us after the conclusion of the #Rapids96 match in the Centennial 38 tailgate lot to discuss immediate takeaways of the match! youtube.com/live/B57PeMI...

My new fixation is watching MLS while house music plays in the background

Funny detail I only just noticed about the “what a smart choice by Ilie” penalty: the keeper dove the right way! His “choice” of which side to shoot at wasn’t even the better option!

A new OTB is here for your listening pleasure! We had @crobbie20.bsky.social from 'Off To See The Wizards' join us on this one! We talked some international ball, discussed our international breaks, and also gave our critiques on prominent #MLS commercials. Check it! youtu.be/Cq7jw8PrUXo

AND HE'S NOW A RAPID

A new episode of Outside the Box is premiering right now! Just in time for your Wednesday morning routine 💫 Daniel, Joss, @jeremypeterman.bsky.social and @juanners.bsky.social are here to provide you with all the banter you need ahead of the international break! #MLS

@outsidethebox.bsky.social @juanners.bsky.social regarding the naming of the combo of goal, own goal, yellow and red cards: while “Omar” is pretty good, I think “Full Monty” is perfect. YMMV

12 hours tomorrow 🫠

ALL I WANNA DO IS PLAY ESOTERIC EBB BUT MAN DOES LIFE SURE SEEM TO BE GETTING IN THE WAY

That #Rapids96 match was the most perfect encapsulation of Wells Ball we have seen yet and after finally seeing a 5 game sample size I'm sooooo ready for what's to come. The team has absolutely NAILED this head coaching hire.

RISE AND SHINE!!! My latest #Rapids96 preview for @boxstatefooty.bsky.social is LIVE ‼️ ⚾ Beisbol Pitch 🧙‍♂️ SKC's Rebuild 🔮 Prediction! www.boxstatefooty.com/sporting-kan...

Fantastic result for the Summit. Could have been Orlando's at any point after the equalizer. Gutsy.

Yuna and Yazmeen come in, Brazier moves to the bench. Sonis is out suspended. Boade and Sheehan out with illness and Aikey and Biegalski out injured #ORLvDEN

Abby Smith is having a GAME

KOSSLER GET INNNNN

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Coooooooooook #Rapids96

Working on a blog entry on it right now…

The club should focus group THIS idea #Rapids96

They should play the sprint season single Rocky Mountain Cup match at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction.

Fixing Columbus and Philly with 1 simple player swap (until @juanners.bsky.social decided to offer a much more sensible option)

Perfect

Esoteric Ebb time :))))

🚨 BREAKING with @theolloydhughes.bsky.social Yazmeen Ryan and Delanie Sheehan are set to move from the Houston Dash to 2026 expansion side Denver Summit for a transfer fee, sources have confirmed to Sports Illustrated. www.si.com/soccer/denve...

Good Morning! A new episode of Outside the Box is here for your listening pleasure.🤠 We are joined by @favianrenkel.bsky.social for this one! Thank you to Favi for filling in this week! Favi brought some hot takes and some top banter as well! 👏 Available wherever you get your #MLS Podcasts!

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