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Thanks to @henrybushnell.bsky.social and @theathletic.com for this story on our chronicling soccer for the last 55 years. www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

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There are no negatives in a family-approved biography … [and] only hints at how interesting the book could have become. SA's Ian Plenderleith reviews "KYLIAN MBAPPÉ: The Definitive Biography" by Julien Laurens, from Pegasus Books. www.socceramerica.com/review-the-s...

Soccer Jobs Here are soccer jobs of interest, as selected by Soccer America’s staff. www.socceramerica.com/soccer-jobs-...

Congrats to readers who correctly answered all five college-related questions of Soccer America Trivia contest #16. www.socceramerica.com/trivia/

This is where we talk about the World Cup and much more. A look at the beautiful game from the media people who bring it to you. The Soccer Media Podcast with John Shrader www.youtube.com/@TheSOCCERME... @socceramerica.bsky.social @espnfc-m.bsky.social @mlssoccer.bsky.social @nwslsoccer.com

A once operational $3.5 B “automated people mover” project at LAX remains in the testing phase. People arriving at the airport watch empty trains shuttle impotently back and forth. LA's mass transit system would embarrass any medium-sized European city. www.socceramerica.com/im-still-los...

World Cup A to Z: The fabulous history of soccer names, places and moments by Paul Kennedy @pkedit.bsky.social and @mikewoitalla.bsky.social www.socceramerica.com/soccer-ameri...

Even corrupt Chuck Blazer was “enormously helpful to MLS and U.S. soccer” despite taking Rothenberg to dinner when he was wired and the FBI were sitting at the next table. — Ian Plenderleith on Alan Rothenberg's The Big Bounce from Triumph Books www.socceramerica.com/the-alan-rot... @ussoccer.com

"I was just around Caribbean families from Jamaicans to Trinidadians to Guyanese, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, everyone. It’s just a really humble place to be and to grow up, I think, as a kid. We grew up around a lot of love, a lot of good energy." — Tim Weah www.socceramerica.com/what-theyre-...

"I was literally a super fan." — Sebastian Berhalter "We’ve been through all the emotions, we’ve handled so many things." — Brenden Aaronson SA's Brian Sciaretta recounts tales of #USMNT players hearing they made the 2026 World Cup team. www.socceramerica.com/reyna-berhal...

Who besides Tyler Adams for #USMNT central midfield? Poch lists nine: Roldan, Berhalter, Tillman, McKennie, Reyna, Dest, Freeman, Jedi, & Weah. “The flexibility with different players not to provide the opponent with a way to [know how] we are going to play.” www.socceramerica.com/mauricio-poc...

Any discussion of the players who aren’t going to the World Cup is “very disrespectful to the players who made the roster.” Coach Mauricio Pochettino was tight-lipped Tuesday at the #USMNT leaked roster "reveal" event in lower Manhattan. www.socceramerica.com/mauricio-poc... @pkedit.bsky.social

Timothée Chalamet joins Lionel Messi, Bad Bunny, Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Trinity Rodman, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham & Alessandro Del Piero (along with Isaak. Ruthie & Clive) in this 5-minute adidas film about neighborhood lore. www.socceramerica.com/this-summers... @pkedit.bsky.social

What We're Reading Wednesday • Don't blow this, USMNT! Why USA desperately needs deep World Cup run: @nrarmour.bsky.social (USA Today) • Fox’s USMNT World Cup roster reveal spoiled by leaks: @dpyoung13.bsky.social (Front Office Sports) www.socceramerica.com/newsletter/w...

@pkedit.bsky.social looks at recent soccer commercials. Ferrero Tom Brady is the face of the “Go All In” sweepstakes with a $1 million grand prize, part of a $100 million campaign pitching Nutella, Kinder, and Butterfingers around the World Cup. www.socceramerica.com/this-summers...

What We're Reading Monday • 2026 half-season awards! MVP, Young Player of the Year, Best XIs & more By Matt Doyle (TacticsFreeZone) • Can ‘slow progress’ lead the United States to produce a top-20 player in the world? By Sanjay Sujanthakumar (The Guardian) www.socceramerica.com/what-were-re...

"Despite a paucity of cash and backers, he guided a bawling and flailing Major League Soccer out of the sporting womb, convinced that it would manage to crawl, walk, run, then survive and thrive." — Ian Plenderleith on Alan Rothenberg's "The Big Bounce." www.socceramerica.com/the-alan-rot...

The Guardian’s Pablo Iglesias Maurer and @jeffrueter.bsky.social gleaned the leaked #USMNT World Cup 2026 roster: Aaronson, Reyna, and Zendejas make squad; Luna doesn't. www.socceramerica.co/usa-world-cu... @pkedit.bsky.social

What We're Reading Friday • How Trump entrusted his WC to another Giuliani: Matt Flegenheimer Rebecca R. Ruiz (NY Times 🔒) • Bullying, hazing & the making of a ‘soccer president’: Trump’s forgotten career on the pitch: Pablo Iglesias Maurer (The Guardian) www.socceramerica.com/what-were-re...

You never know who might show up on The Soccer Media Podcast, and a plenty of interesting people planned between now and the World Cup......and beyond. @ussoccer.com @socceramerica.bsky.social @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social @espnfc-m.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@TheSOCCERME...

CURRENT FIFA NATION RANKINGS 1. France 2. Spain 3. Argentina 4. England 5. Portugal 6. Brazil 7. Netherlands 8. Morocco 9. Belgium 10. Germany www.socceramerica.com/how-are-the-...

World Cup 2026: Rosters www.socceramerica.com/world-cup-20...

Soccer America Trivia Quiz #16 (USMNT and College Soccer) From now through June 8, Soccer America will publish a series of trivia quizzes, with multiple chances to win a free annual subscription. www.socceramerica.com/trivia/

Soccer Jobs Here are soccer jobs of interest, as selected by Soccer America’s staff. www.socceramerica.com/soccer-jobs-...

What We're Reading Thursday • MLS lobbying IFAB to explore stopping clock for pauses in play: @mlsist.bsky.social, Matt Hughes (The Guardian) • USMNT World Cup roster projection: Who are sure bets and bubble players by position?: Steven Goff (Yahoo Sports) www.socceramerica.com/what-were-re...

“It took me a few years to get the rhythm down and to really understand the game and what the players would do in certain situations.…It’s a one in four chance that celebrations come your way.” — Long-standing SA photographer John Todd www.socceramerica.com/john-todd-on... @mikewoitalla.bsky.social

“There are struggles with what I had to deal with with the staff and with body image." Lindsey Heaps, the first American woman to bypass college soccer and turn pro in Europe, spent four seasons with PSG before joining the Portland @thornsfc.com. www.socceramerica.com/spotlight-sh...

Please go over there and tell Romario and Bebeto to leave. We’re Brazilian and they won’t listen to us. They’ll listen to you because you’re American. John Todd on celebrating Brazil's 1994 World Cup victory with the team. www.socceramerica.com/john-todd-on... @mikewoitalla.bsky.social @bayfc.com

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World Cup A to Z: Catch up on the history of the previous 22 men’s World Cups as we brace for this summer’s extravaganza. By @pkedit.bsky.social and @mikewoitalla.bsky.social www.socceramerica.com/soccer-ameri...

"You’re seeing movements and emotions that nobody else sees.” That is, until the photos are published. @mikewoitalla.bsky.social sits down with ISI's John Todd to discuss his sports photography work for Stanford Athletics, #Quakes74, @ussoccer.com, and more. www.socceramerica.com/john-todd-on...

"I was the one American with 100 Brazilians. I had a fan experience, which was incredible.” At the USA-hosted 1994 World Cup, photographer John Todd worked the guerrilla marketing campaign for Brazilian beer company Brahma. @mikewoitalla.bsky.social reports. www.socceramerica.com/john-todd-on...

What We're Reading Wednesday • What Germany’s soccer chief really thinks about this World Cup By Berries Bossmann (Politico) • Southampton may face legal challenge from own players By Jacob Steinberg, Louise Taylor and Ben Fisher (The Guardian) www.socceramerica.com/newsletter/w...

Kudos to the ten readers who correctly answered all five questions of Soccer America Trivia contest #15. www.socceramerica.com/soccer-ameri...

Ahead of the OL Lyonnes-Barcelona UWCL final, SA's Jenna Pel profiles Lyon's all-American midfield — namely Lindsey Heaps (née Horan), Lily Yohannes, and Korbin Shrader (née Albert) — and provides some history of American women's success in Europe. www.socceramerica.com/spotlight-sh...

San Antonio Spurs' Wemby stands 7-foot-4 and is the greatest athlete to ever play basketball. American sports fans are used to hearing from their stars. All the time. About everything Lack of access will be a big issue at the WC. @pkedit.bsky.social reports. www.socceramerica.com/what-we-can-...

Croatian star midfielder @lukamodric10.bsky.social led his team to a second-place finish at the 2018 World Cup, a third-place finish at the 2022 World Cup, and he's on the preliminary 26-man squad for this summer's tournament. www.socceramerica.com/croatia-name... @afp.com

Five contenders to become the game’s next superstar at this summer’s World Cup: • Nico Paz (Argentina) • Desire Doue (France) • Nico O’Reilly (England) • Endrick (Brazil) • Pedri (Spain) @afp.com's @kierancanning.bsky.social reports. www.socceramerica.com/who-could-be...

U.S. @opencup.ussoccer.com quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 19 @orlandocitysc.com[email protected] @stlcitysc.com[email protected] Wednesday, May 20 @likemottes.bsky.social[email protected] @coloradorapidssc.bsky.social[email protected] www.socceramerica.com/fast-tracked...

World Cup 2026 tune-ups Here's a schedule of 34 friendlies happening in the US and around the world from May 22-June 10 and featuring 49 different nations. socceramerica.com/datebook-wor... @pkedit.bsky.social

Frank MacDonald has worked with Seattle Pacific U. & @soundersfc.com and co-founded Washington State Soccer Legends. With Dan Woog, he notes that Lumen Field with its partially retractable roof set Guinness world records for loudest crowd roar. www.socceramerica.com/world-cup-ho... @FWC26Seattle

More of What We're Reading Tuesday • Gotham FC’s potential New York City move could be a win for everyone: Asli Pelit (The Athletic🔒) • ‘Green card for the planet’? Fifa’s World Cup is on pace to be climate catastrophe: @julesboykoff.bsky.social (The Guardian) www.socceramerica.com/newsletter/t...

The Puyallup Tribe is a major host city supporter in Seattle, with fan fest events, a World Cup Powwow, and Stick Game tournament. They've been “great stewards of the land…and they're great people,” says city resident Frank MacDonald, with SA's own Dan Woog. www.socceramerica.com/world-cup-ho...

“There’s two degrees of separation” in the Seattle soccer world, says Frank MacDonald, The city has a rich soccer history and Lumen Field is just a mile from downtown with light rail, Amtrak, and water taxi services. Dan Woog reports. www.socceramerica.com/world-cup-ho... @fwc26seattle.bsky.social

Around 2000 SoFi Stadium hospitality employees vowed to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deployed at the LA venue for World Cup games. www.socceramerica.com/los-angeles-...

After a near three-year absence, Neymar, Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer with 79 goals in 128 appearances, was the biggest surprise in the 26-man squad named by coach Carlo Ancelotti. www.socceramerica.com/neymar-back-...

What We're Reading Tuesday • Guardiola's legacy of genius will echo through all ages for years to come: Phil McNulty (BBC Sport) • Soccer official took millions reclaimed after FIFA scandal, complaint alleges: @tariqpanja.bsky.social (New York Times) www.socceramerica.com/newsletter/t...

“We wanted to give the United States something to cheer for." Rand Getlin spent four years embedded with the #USMNT for an HBO docuseries, “U.S. Against the World." It takes viewers into the homes and locker rooms of several US stars. www.socceramerica.com/usmnt-devast...