The saddest part about this whole saga is nothing will change. People are already calling this overblown. Fae cant say anything more than what he said otherwise hell be accused of being dramatic. Schweinsteiger will never apologize and everyone will forget he said this.

The rare instance in 🇺🇸 soccer where we are actually following the path towards building a tradition by sticking with an idea over a long period of time

Atlanta having fun at World Cup … Look at that little baby 😊🥹

Find the person, place, cause or concept in your life that inspires you, that incites your passion on the same level that bringing back a USMNT head coach for a second World Cup cycle has been so irresistible for multiple iterations of US Soccer Federation leadership for the past quarter-century. ❤️‍🔥

Exclusive US Soccer has made Pochettino an offer to extend contract by four years & lead USMNT at 2030 World Cup. Proposal made pre-tournament to signpost interest in keeping Poch. All parties agreed to make final decision after ‘26 WC www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

This was such a fascinating, elusive topic to write about. Big shouts to @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com for empowering me to go chase it for several weeks (months?) this spring, and huge gratitude to my friend Sara Shokravi for her huge help. Team Melli is like no other. I hope you'll give it a read.

Confirmed "Country Roads" even after a defeat

Inside you there are 2 wolves

telemundo guys begging for oceans 20

Save of the World Cup.

With his second-half goal, Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter became the first active MLS player in league history to record at least one goal and at least one assist in a FIFA World Cup match.

"That is the most important legacy, no? The connection between the national team and the fans." Mauricio Pochettino's American Revolution has a soundtrack. How the #USMNT's summer playlist has fostered a blossoming love affair with their country: www.mlssoccer.com/competitions...

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#USMNT - Turkiye XIs Full rotation from Poch

Perhaps no World Cup stadium has dazzled visitors more than Los Angeles’ modern marvel. @cboehm.bsky.social gives us another dispatch from SoCal. www.sounderatheart.com/2026/06/worl...

A sick, sad joke

Seattle so far getting No. 1 host city status for being generally amazing and incredibly friendly but also for this wonderful media centre that overlooks the stadium. You can see the field (well, one half of it) from their terrace.

One of the handful of best kits in soccer history.

“I need to be sure that the team that is going to be here tomorrow wants to eat the grass here.” Sometimes Poch coins a handy new phrase without even meaning to. Such was the case today as he discussed the profoundly unprecedented situation his #USMNT are in: www.mlssoccer.com/competitions...

They accidentally blew up the Toyota Stadium pressbox. If that's not a metaphor for MLS's attitude towards media coverage... www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

USMNT pregame listening option 1...

Keep politics out of soccer? No one knows the fallacy of that more than Bosnia. “It is the politicians who are happiest when we are divided, so they can sell our land and our water from under us. After all, why preach about something good when you can start a fire?”

🚨🔈🔉🔊 #USMNT vibez gawd Sergiño Dest was kind enough to sit down with me and @sanjaysujan.bsky.social today to chat about creativity, social media, cutting his own hype reels, his disappointment with US-baked baguettes and lots more on @scuffed.bsky.social: scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/703...

Literally just stumbled onto a 🇹🇷 party in DTLA This stuff takes place at every World Cup. But it's different when the whole world is already here

If Pochettino knows his team well, he'll wallpaper the hotel with Mexico media coverage from tonight. Activate the USMNT's El Tri pettiness reflex

Ochoa kissing the goal posts goodbye while El Rey plays in the background. The last of the golden generation, a legend of the game, one of the best to represent El Tri. It means something to me. If this is it, thanks for everything!

With Bosnia officially in, the only way we don't face them is if somehow all of Groups A, C, D & F don't send their 3rd place team: A: Korea has ~84% of getting in C: Scotland is teetering at ~29% D: Paraguay is ~86% in F: Sweden is ~92% in Chances of it is 1-in-a-thousand

Cristian Roldan has earned so much respect from his USMNT coaches that he could feature on Thursday. www.sounderatheart.com/2026/06/even...

Korea faceplanting against South Africa and missing out on a de facto home game in Southern California is also going to cost FIFA millions of dollars

“I need to be sure that the team that is going to be here tomorrow wants to eat the grass here.” Sometimes Poch coins a handy new phrase without even meaning to. Such was the case today as he discussed the profoundly unprecedented situation his #USMNT are in: www.mlssoccer.com/competitions...

How can you not be happy for Bosnia & Herzegovina? A 🇧🇦 friend who's back in Sarajevo at the moment sent me a couple of videos from the delirious celebrations of their successful qualification for the World Cup knockout rounds...

"That is the most important legacy, no? The connection between the national team and the fans." Mauricio Pochettino's American Revolution has a soundtrack. How the #USMNT's summer playlist has fostered a blossoming love affair with their country: www.mlssoccer.com/competitions...

#USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino says it’s a “normal and easy answer” about the players who are yellow cards, suggests they won’t start

Cristian Roldan says he’ll return to training on Wednesday and is still hopeful that he’ll be able to play against Türkiye. Injury happened on one of the last kicks of Saturday’s training session.

It's coming home (for a nap)

John Strong just referred to "Former DC United Manager Wayne Rooney" and I'm losing it.

I am one of those 83,000 and I have to say it ruled (especially compared to getting to games here in LA)

Greetings again from USMNT base camp in Irvine. Cristian Roldan is once again missing out on today's training session with an injury picked up in Saturday's training, and his status remains day to day.

CR7, the world's most expensive free-kick decoy?

Norway's murdered-out kits are a powerful tribute to their nation's black metal scene

Days without World Cup racismo incidents: 0️⃣ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

On the bright side, the pitch is draining well. On the not so bright side, this is gonna be a bit

THE EUROPEAN MIND CANNOT

Officially a weather delay. Going to be a half hour

WORLD CUP LIGHTNING DELAY. IT'S PROPER AMERICAN TOURNAMENT NOW.

Build the Esmir statue now

Argentina's draw is looking pillowy baby soft there are harder versions of it -- Belgium R16, Colombia QF isn't a total cakewalk, and Spain could still screw it all up -- but on average, more or less no one would trade places with Messi and co www.expectinggoals.com/p/detailed-k...