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“James wanted to participate in the polar plunge. He's never experienced swimming in ice water.” Even Minnesota United's CSO sees the irony of a flashy icon with tropical roots landing in the frozen North, at a side known for haramball. Then again: Why the F not? www.mlssoccer.com/news/james-r...

The best thing about this vintage of the crest is that the ball is getting launched Someone just hit a proper ping, probably in the general direction of a #9

MNUFC's Khaled El-Ahmad, taking Qs @ James Rodriguez intro presser: "That quality James can bring to Minnesota, with the technical, the creativity and also the experience, is actually a pretty good blend as we're evolving from, I was joking, 'Stoke City on a rainy Tuesday with flashes of Liverpool'

“Obed can be the poster child of development... Our players are starting to transfer to big leagues, big markets.” I had a good chat with Seattle #Sounders GM Craig Waibel about Obed Vargas' move to Atlético Madrid, and what it might mean in the bigger picture: www.mlssoccer.com/news/obed-va...

THREAD: Let’s talk about Roni, the outstanding raccoon mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics …

John Foster Dulles got up to some nasty business in his life, so this might have some legs

"We create patterns to make players feel more comfortable because order is more creative than chaos." - Pep Guardiola

"This steady selling in our view signals that traditional investors are losing interest, and overall pessimism about crypto is growing," Deutsche Bank said. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bring back shame

I spoke to @juliango.bsky.social about the imperial boomerang and how US war tactics abroad are being employed at home by ICE "America’s cities are treated as colonial zones of conquest and imperial borderlands because that’s all ICE knows. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"

So incredibly sad to learn this today. Vassili always had a smile on his face when I saw him. Was an incredibly kind person. Had a ton of respect around the league and served as a co-chair of the CSO committee. My condolences to his family and friends.

“Obed can be the poster child of development... Our players are starting to transfer to big leagues, big markets.” I had a good chat with Seattle #Sounders GM Craig Waibel about Obed Vargas' move to Atlético Madrid, and what it might mean in the bigger picture: www.mlssoccer.com/news/obed-va...

An image of TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE carries excessive "political symbolism" to the International Olympic Committee, you say? And so Haiti had to erase him from their kits? A Hollywood screenwriter who hatched a plot twist like that would get dinged for 'excessive symbolism,' I suspect. Truly surreal.

🚨🚨🚨🚨Obed Vargas in the game day roster today against Real Betis.

🇪🇺🪟⛔️ Though MLS's silly season rolls on for several more weeks, the close of the main European windows did have some effects on the past week's proceedings. Time for the latest transfer roundup: www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...

The first thing I did when I flew home from watching the Washington Spirit win the 2021 NWSL championship was buy the Washington Post paper covering the win. A sad day for DC sports indeed.

Longtime followers know this well but... I'll always be rooting for someone like Andy. He's overcome a lot - A LOT - to still be here and playing at a high level. Great example of how salaries/fame are only part of the story in our game, because Najar is one of the most entertaining players in MLS

RIP to the Washington Post sports page. Among many other things, it's always been invaluable to my research & writing on soccer history. So much of the writing - like this John Feinstein piece from 1980 - is so rich & colorful, just entirely alien compared to what you see today.

In the wake of the (infuriating) WaPo news, I appreciate people being open about how tough it can be to freelance & why outlets/teams/media orgs are so valuable.

Truly a sad day for the entire DMV. Obviously for #DCU this is probably the final nail in the coffin for any consistent coverage.

I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...

MANU DUAH'S FIRST PRO GOAL BRINGS SAN DIEGO LEVEL

Nahuel ‘Patón’ Guzmán, Tigres’ goalkeeper against Forge, wasn’t a fan of the cold water in the away team’s locker room 😅 #CanPL #ConcaChampions 📸 Tigres

PUMAS WITH A BICYCLE KICK GOLAZO TO TAKE AN EARLY LEAD IN SAN DIEGO

I had the volume down so not sure if the broadcast provided some explanation, but I enjoy the idea of Nahuel Guzman starting his timewasting schtick on (heavily layered) referee Armando Villarreal with a net quibble in the [checks clock] FIRST MINUTE of Forge-Tigres on this icy night in Hamilton.

If you're not already aware, Fox Sports on Tubi has #CCCFever streaming for free. Live TV section on the app.

There’s something beautiful about CCC kicking off in what feels like 4 degrees

CCC is the greatest continental tournament in the world

Less than an hour from now 👀

🇪🇺🪟⛔️ Though MLS's silly season rolls on for several more weeks, the close of the main European windows did have some effects on the past week's proceedings. Time for the latest transfer roundup: www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...

Minnesota United's recruitment strategy

For Dallas area folks. Hutchins is where DHS plans to open a concentration camp for 9,500 people.

Far-flung? Brazil scoffs in your general direction So who is the USA's Manaus, Columbus or Queens?

Shouts to MD for noting this in a recent edition of his newsletter - transfer discourse is such that many people perseverate over transaction $ numbers and lose sight of the bigger figures/purpose. Beating Messi's Miami in a cup final at their stadium was/is massive, in so many ways, for Seattle

Obed Vargas grew up playing on frozen fields in Alaska. Now he's an Atletico Madrid player. Here's how a Mexican-American family grew in an unexpected place — and helped produce one of the biggest transfers MLS has ever seen. From @jonarnoldfc.bsky.social ⤵️

That's the good stuff

Take 3, here we go... Where my dirty little Concacaf Champions Cup freaks at?!? #CCCFever 2026 edition starts TOMORROW, with a tripleheader worthy of the true savages, and rolls on thru Wednesday with a CPL team hosting one of Mexico's biggest, richest clubs in a **municipal park**

“I mean, anyone who’s got analytics, he’s triggered and kind of set off the red alarms.” Congrats to Obed Vargas, Atletico Madrid and the Seattle Sounders on a win-win-win deal - and the latest chapter in an incredible life story. My 22U22 feature from October: www.mlssoccer.com/news/22-unde...

They've come a long way from throwing a piss fit every time I called them "the Pigeons" in a column or on Extratime.

The paper of record quoting someone in the minority opinion mis-identifying Puerto Ricans as not being American is completely on the nose for 2026.

So excited for Obed. They’re doing Big foot footage of him arriving in Spain. x.com/Objetivoatle...

I suppose if you're opposed to banning Israel from international sports competition because of its state conduct it only makes sense to also demand that Russia be allowed back in. Perhaps this will force some who are on the fence about banning Israel to realize the issues are actually linked.

Bad Bunny after winning AOTY: “Puerto Rico, believe me when I say that we’re much bigger than 100x35 (the approximate dimensions of the country) & there is nothing that we can’t achieve. Thank you God, thank you to the academy, thank you to those who believed in me throughout my career.” #Grammys

So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.

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reposting with alt text for accessibility: Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)