The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

one thing that’s become very obvious about jessica berman’s nwsl is that owners would still much rather pay lawyers than players

“The rate of development I'm going to get by moving here is going to be far accelerated.” Matt Wells is one of England's top young coaches, with ample options for his first gig as a No. 1. Why leave the Prem for Colorado Rapids? I asked him about that, and more: www.mlssoccer.com/news/tottenh...

It's back - the MLS silly-season transfer tracker. I read the press releases and sit through the new-signing unveiling events so you don't have to: www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...

It's back - the MLS silly-season transfer tracker. I read the press releases and sit through the new-signing unveiling events so you don't have to: www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...

60 Minutes is the last appointment television left outside of live sports. The fact that Bari Weiss doesn’t understand that or what this could do to the program is unforgivable.

Reading Rob Miller’s (Bloodshot Records) new book and this paragraph is spot on. 🎯

It’s 3-1 and Liga are about to beat Saprissa in a derby to win the costa Rican league 🚨🚨

There's always a Concacaf angle 🌀

Saturday night, one drink in and a [doublechecks notes] Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners A-League game has appeared on the television screen...

News: As they move into their luxurious new home at Miami Freedom Park next spring, Inter Miami are offering the opportunity to purchase actual grass from Chase Stadium. Some can be yours for as little as US$50 (plus tax and $30 shipping). Or cop an "ultra box" for $750+. freedomtodream.shop

Gio Reyna in Gladbach's 2-0 loss @ former club BVB: 65 minutes, 46 touches, 1 shot (deflected wide), 26/33 passing (79%), 0.54 xG+xA, 1/2 on dribbles, 2 recoveries, 2 def actions, 3/5 ground duels won, 0/4 aerials, 2 fouls drawn, 0 committed, 1 nutmeg of Felix Nmecha Fourth straight start, at least

AI FTW yet again ✨

In the most MLS trade of all time, Toronto FC traded their first round draft pick to Colorado for a video analyst/assistant coach. Colorado then used that pick to select a player already under contract at their club for 2026.

I hate to give him a swelled head but @mattdoyle.bsky.social's newsletters can give you a pretty good perspective on the MLS news cycle. Like, say, today's headline regarding a San Diego-Houston transaction

Never forget: The SuperDraft can be sidelined, marginalized, downgraded to a virtual event, relegated to a Zoom call. No matter. It will survive. It will continue to provide MLS teams with starting-caliber players and occasionally even highly profitable outbound sales. It is written.

Many have tried but no one can kill the MLS SuperDraft, it's too powerful

Anyways I’m here on MLS SuperDraft day, the holiest day of the year, to remind you of the greatest social media handle in the history of SuperDraft picks. MLS peaked at this very moment.

Inter Miami about to sign MLS's top goalkeeper and make everyone even madder? Damn, guess I gotta dust this one off

This is fighting a battle from the past for D.C. United, who have long been accused of not spending on players despite evidence to the contrary. Anecdotally, over the last 6 months this complaint finally dried up. People have caught up: their problem hasn't been spending, it's been talent eval.

No perfect options here, and someone was always going to get a non-ideal assignment. But DC getting shunted south towards unfamiliar counterparts still feels like a sobering reminder of the club's dwindling gravitas of late. Will schedule makers do the extra work to keep the Atlantic Cup alive?

Rumbo al Audi Field for Tai Baribo intro press conference. Got questions for Tai, Jason Levien, Erkut Sogut or Danita Johnson, #DCU faithful?

The dude is doing soccer transfer announcement graphics for administration hires now. Unreal.

Things are going not so great at Wilfred Nancy’s new employer. “abuse and threats from some sources have increased and are now intolerable. They have dismayed and alarmed my family. At this stage in my life, I don’t need this. “ - Peter Lawwell #Crew96

What's the post that's got the Parkhead faithful in such "meltdown"? Real outrage fodder here, apparently.... 🫠

"Ice Cream United"

I have some clever followers, excellent work everyone

Become ungovernable

This gets to the heart of it - today's developments really do drive home the strong impression that they're making it all up as they go along.

"Manchester United from Temu?"

I for one am looking forward to it. Not enough pantomime villains in MLS! www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/i...

The FIFA awards voters won't get me this time. I have mantras, breathing exercises and aromatherapy prepared

Time for some PR from Zurich after the backlash over exorbitant ticket prices. Limited number of tickets, including for the final, to be available at $60 for supporters of qualified teams.

Something worked today. A massive climbdown by FIFA and now there will be some $60 tickets for every game, including the World Cup final, for the most loyal fans of the teams playing in those games.

This. Debate doesn't convince people; it entrenches them in their viewpoints. This is known. Arguing with strangers will usually make things worse and waste your energy. Seeking joy and strengthening genuine connections will give you the energy and courage to take meaningful action.

One of the amazing things about the DMV soccer scene is that people who are legit icons elsewhere in the world so often come here to live and work quietly. Like Emile Mbouh, a longtime area coach who also happens to be a Cameroon legend. New Q&A on CAF's site: www.cafonline.com/afcon2025/ne...

"A lot of these guys that go to our games have football or soccer in the blood before there was a team here." "It's built over the season..." "It's beautiful, what this club has been able to generate in the city." 🏗️🌊📈 ICYMI, my delve into San Diego FC, year 1: www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-die...

A prototypical ThunderBastard from Stuttgart's Jamie Leweling today. ⚡🚀💥

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

The thing is, nobody reads these. So there’s actually no upside here because the only attention you get is reputational harm. So paying somebody something to write them instead of AI messing it up is just like a tiny investment in protecting your reputation. www.ign.com/articles/eve...

Friends, we are mere days away from lechón season and I am here to once a again implore you to give up the eggnog and make the switch to the true nectar of the season, coquito.

DEVELOPING: Zohran Mamdani’s recreation soccer team was called the Talking Headers.

If I may unnecessarily garnish Jason's breakdown of DC United's [reported] imminent arrival Tai Baribo... I'm less bearish on this one, but thus far he does appear to be a system striker - albeit apt in multiple systems.

“There's some EPL guys that wanted nothing to do with MLS for whatever reason, but a lot of them are going now. “And before you know it, you’re buying season tickets.” Last month I had the chance to see firsthand how San Diego FC are winning over their region: www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-die...

“There's some EPL guys that wanted nothing to do with MLS for whatever reason, but a lot of them are going now. “And before you know it, you’re buying season tickets.” Last month I had the chance to see firsthand how San Diego FC are winning over their region: www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-die...

“To football clubs, players are just expensive pieces of meat.” - Roy Keane

Or they could just, you know, raise the cap by $1M or more (definitely more)

"A landmark CBA is meaningful only if its provisions are honored in practice. Women athletes must know that the rights negotiated and secured are both clear and enforceable."

As @michaelarace1.bsky.social reported, Wilfried Nancy took pains to leave Columbus @ the end of MLS's season, not summer, so as not to leave the Crew in the lurch. It's admirable. But it makes installing his intricate game model in midseason @ a 'big club' already under heavy pressure MUCH harder.