Know before you go: World Cup matches face heightened terror risk in US amid Iran conflict "The Department of Homeland Security has announced that only the final will be designated as a ‘national special security event’ (NSSE)." Via @katiemcque.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Most lopsided ratio of team social posts to minutes played in recent memory.

Can’t hurt his chances of making Argentina’s squad for the World Cup.

Delighted to announce that my book has earned an ultra rare Rueter Guarantee, the highest honor in soccer writing. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...

👑 20 YEARS OF LOS CAMPESINOS! Today is the 20th Anniversary of our first ever show We don’t want to dwell on the past, as we’re too excited about the future of LC!, but suffice to say the last two decades have been the privilege of a lifetime. Thank you. LC!4LYF

Watching NYCFC is turning into an unpleasant experience. As the team struggles, Pascal Jansen is bringing them deeper into the mire with a control-first approach that we’ve seen tried and failed many times before in MLS.

Just gonna say, again, that Leander’s book is a delight. Thoroughly navigates the subject matter without losing the color that makes (made?) this team fun through its fits and starts. And, as is typical for its author: the prose is excellent. You won’t regret picking it up.

The Trump administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 kids in seven months. We analyzed ICE records from January-August 2025 and found thousands of parents in the data. Families that have been broken up by the administration's mass deportation machine

Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay’ four figures for World Cup matches

Speaking to the New York Post, Trump said he hadn’t seen that tickets were going for that much

NEW: Gianni Infantino’s best bud has balked at World Cup ticket prices, saying he ‘wouldn’t pay’ $1,000+ for the USMNT group opener against Paraguay. “If … all of the people that love Donald Trump can’t go, I would be disappointed.” - Donald Trump (NYPost) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Worried this is one of those where Kompany's team talk was pretty much "just get the first goal, boys." But they didn't, and then the officiating wrankled then, and now we're here: a sloppier, more disjointed game than leg one

How much do you know about the history of the USMNT over the decades? 🇺🇸 We spoke to @leanderalphabet.bsky.social about his new book! 📖 Listen here 👇

Nature is healing

Hello from Minneapolis.

A good look at how Arsène Wenger's offside rule, the one you're soon to hate, is working out so far in Canada. Via @martinbauman.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

How do you do, fellow kids? Our expanded US-based soccer desk here @theguardian.com now has a fully armed and operational social video operation. Follow, like, subscribe, praise, ridicule at will! www.instagram.com/guardian.soc... www.tiktok.com/@guardiansoc... linkin.bio/guardiansocc...

Nothing like an expansion derby, big ups to Boston for winning this irreplicable prize

Diego Luna with a sexy give-and-go to carve Portland up with Juan Manuel Sanabria. Both rounding into form to ensure World Cup calls — the US certainly missed Luna’s bite in March.

NEW: Their breakouts may have come a bit too late to make Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. But whether they debut in the near future or become a shock World Cup selection, their promise is unmissable. On Gozo and Hall and Adri and Niko: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

My latest on #VWFC @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/wh... New comments from Canada Soccer President, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, Major League Soccer, and Axel Schuster. #SaveTheCaps #FIFACongress

The coach said that basketball and American football have deeper ties in US culture and called for more publicly accessible places for kids to play soccer

NEW: In his latest podcast appearance, Mauricio Pochettino questioned the United States’ “emotional relationship” with soccer. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says his X account was hacked after a post appered on Wednesday night where he appeared to call the premier of British Columbia a "liar." On @us.theguardian.com, a few more details on the incident and ensuing fallout: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Are we having fun yet or what!

Ten years on, and still struggling to find arguments that VAR has made the sport better. At least the human element of officiating can spring its own storylines and gray areas.

You know you're confident when you say mods! mods! the grass is 5mm too high!

On scrawny, wobbly baby deer; boys in their dad's suits; open-air sanctuaries for wingers; and how many prodigies to feed into the superstar machine. Column @theguardian.com

Look I know no 40-year-old man should be learning to do video shorts but that's how much I want people to know about @futi.live We're going to do some videos on the data models behind the app, so follow us if you want to learn about modern soccer analytics and/or make fun of me in the comments

NEWS: The NWSL has decided not to vote on flipping its schedule, committing to its current cadence through the 2030 season. For now, thus concludes the great American soccer flip-off. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Jackson Irvine – the St. Pauli captain, an Australia international, and a Fifpro advocate – says Trump’s Fifa peace prize makes ‘mockery’ of football. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I wrote about how MLS killing the Vancouver Whitecaps would be the beginning of MLS' decline. They turned away from the things that made the league great and embraced wealth creation. And this will break the remaining spell that makes MLS games a unique experience open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...

Key derbies, big names and underdogs fighting for another upset 👀 Get ready for the Round of 16: bit.ly/4eaDoJX

Those 1am FIFA games in dorm rooms of old weren't so unrealistic after all, good lord.

PSG-Bayern. What a gift we've got here.

Spent an hour grading every MLS Western Conference team with @jeffrueter.bsky.social! Did we nail your team? Are we way off? On the @totalsoccershow.bsky.social ⤵️

When we decided to launch a print publication, it seemed pretty obvious all along that we’d need to do one for the World Cup. This posed some different challenges, but I’m happy with where we ended up and think you’ll be happy with the result.

NEW: Soccer in the U.S. has long been synonymous with summer. These days, the pro leagues are desperate to detach. Why the NWSL is exploring a calendar switch (again), and why their decisionmaking needs to be agnostic of other leagues’ rationale like MLS and USL. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

OH MY GOD THE PREMATURE PITCH INVASION ADDED TIME GOAL! York City took the title and promotion to League Two from Rochdale with a 102nd-minute goal in the time added on after the home fans invaded the pitch thinking they’d won in the 95th minute!

It was my pleasure, Abigail. Really enjoyed our conversation about football, my kids and our football ecosystem. Appreciate you taking the time to share the story!

NEW: Soccer in the U.S. has long been synonymous with summer. These days, the pro leagues are desperate to detach. Why the NWSL is exploring a calendar switch (again), and why their decisionmaking needs to be agnostic of other leagues’ rationale like MLS and USL. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Where do the USL Championship’s CBA negotiations stand? On the latest in the ongoing talks. ⬇️ www.backheeled.com/usl-champion...

Rodo Borrell’s had three years to put this Austin roster together.

If USA-Paraguay is not packed to capacity at SoFi (69,650 seats), it will give the public — the world — a horrible first impression of the World Cup. But it will be a bigger shame if the the ticket prices have kept out passionate U.S. fans. www.socceramerica.com/the-usa-para... @pkedit.bsky.social

You belong here @kylebrandtsky.bsky.social

Lewandowski is a world class striker who will be remembered by all who saw him, but it seems fitting he could just disappear without a trace because he has never been loyal to any club He is what he is, a ruthless mercenary who saw football as a job and it seems football is now returning the favour

NEW: "Soccer can be cruel," Robert Lewandowski admitted after a miserable month by his standard. No second Champions League title after Barca's bounce. No World Cup for Poland, either. A marvel of his position, possibly leaving Europe without a curtain call. www.theguardian.com/football/202...