Frank and Dyche in the space of 24 hours...

Oh no. Man United didn't win?

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Ya boi is back on A-Liga Men’s stonks watch. 📈 Strikers scoring goals 📈 Winning ugly 📈 Holding players to contracts 📉 Cracks in siege mentalities 📉 Goalkeeping mishaps 📉 Injuries to key men 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Something new for the Sokkahroos Depth Chart; not predicting next month's team but, instead, gazing into the crystal ball and trying to forecast June's World Cup squad The bolters, the injury returners, the stalwarts, and more 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

The Melania movie sounds *so* disastrously bad that I want to watch it.

I don't usually get so vulnerable on social media, but I just wanted to say that the Frozen 2 soundtrack is better than the original movie. #sorrynotsorry

New from me; Wrote this as the introduction for a broader ALW piece. @espnaustralia.bsky.social has been kind enough to run it standalone. Some words on Rado Vidošić; Australian football richer for having had him and poorer now that he’s departed. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Newly installed A-League chief Steve Rosich won't rule out a Canberra men's side or Western United in the 2026-27 season, whilst confirming more than a dozen formal registers of interest in purchasing the Central Coast Mariners. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

Another round of dub stocks in the pot www.espn.com.au/soccer/story...

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Ya boi is back on A-Liga Men’s stonks watch this week. 📈 Box Offices 📈 Ice Cold Penalties 📈 Pressure Easing Wins 📉 A Hot Seat At X-Mas 📉 Injuries to Star Men 📉 Knowledge Of Ancient Anatolia 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; A piece on the arrival of new A-Liga chief executive Steve Rosich. On not just the challenges but on being visible and selling the dream. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Ya boi is back on the Worldwide Leader’s stock watch for the A-Liga Femenino. 📈 Canberra United 📈 Furphy Stonks 📈 Time Zones 📉 Wooden Spoon Watch 📉 Existential Crisis 📉 Goalscoring Droughts 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social & ESPN FC; On the Socceroos drawing the United States at next year’s World Cup How it might not the biggest game the Roos have played at a World Cup but could still prove defining for 2026. And how it may be one of the most hyped 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

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In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; On examining games in vacuums, as part of a window, as a broader trend, and sometimes doing all of it at the same time. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

That doll from Lift Off is going to open the batting for Australia...

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social We’ve all noticed it; players called into the Socceroos often sit in their first camp Why? Well, sometimes there’s an established starter Why else? I spoke with Hayden Foxe, Max Balard, Cammy Devlin, and Kai Trewin to learn more 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story....

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; The A-Liga Women’s Stock Up & Stocks Down are in. This week: 📈 Big Jeff 📈 Foreign Strikers 📈Holly Mac 📉 No goals in two games 📉 No points in two games 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

There is no graceful way to eat a mango pip.

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social It was a real treat to sit down with Juan Mata this week ahead of the Melbourne Derby. He's done a lot in his career. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵. But he still loves to play the game. And no matter what happens, he's not going to let that change. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

Soccer mayor.

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; With just two more international windows to go until Tony Popovic names his squad for the FIFA World Cup, the ESPN Sokkahroos Depth Chart is back. Venezuela and Colombia await amidst a wave of injuries on the flanks. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

On this day in 1932, the Australian military began the Emu War, a battle against emus that were threatening wheat crops in WA. The soldiers were armed with machine guns. The conflict lasted six weeks. And the outcome? As listed on Wikipedia: Emu victory.

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Alex Badolato 📈 Max Caputo 📈 Filip Kurto 📈 Perth Glory 📉 Three shots on target across two weeks 📉 The ESPN A-Liga Men’s stock up and stock down is back for week two of the campaign. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

Alongside the great @marissalordanic.bsky.social in @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Viva la Dub. The A-Liga Femenina is back for another year and the Worldwide Leader is here to help you out with a team-by-team breakdown of all eleven sides. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

De Jong not impressed by Carvajal's provocation of Lamine Yamal, who was given a hostile welcome by Real Madrid fans on Sunday www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Sunday was always going to be about a response for the #USWNT. It was imperfect, sure, but the Americans went from silos and islands to a more collective, controlling win over Portugal. They also did it while providing another glimpse of the future. They were back to some version of themselves.

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Observations from Montréal and Denver on the Sokkahroos' preparations for the FIFA World Cup - with words from Paul Okon and Hayden Foxe on squad selection and some of the logic behind it. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

Rashford's been Barça's only ever-present forward this year & leads team in goal contributions. A look at how he's settling in ahead of big games v Olympiacos & Madrid, where he's improved & where Flick, the driving force behind his signing, wants more from him www.espn.com/soccer/story...

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social' Week one of the A-Liga Hombres is in the books and, new in 2025-26, that means week one of the Worldwide Leader's 📈Stocks Up📈 and 📉Stocks Down📉 watch is also in - looking at the highs and lows of all twelve teams across the week. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

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In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Spoke with Nestory Irankunda after the game in Denver. After two goalscoring windows, he feels like he belongs at the international level, with his sights set on what he wants to be the first of many FIFA World Cups. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

With ESPN colleague @joeylynchy.bsky.social... On an night when Christian Pulisic was forced off after 28 minutes, Haji Wright and Cristian Roldan made their cases for World Cup roster spots. #usmnt www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Axcloosive In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; With the 2026 FIFA World Cup firmly in his sights, #Socceroos striker Mo Touré doesn't want to put a ceiling on what he can achieve, with a growing maturity off the field propelling his rising fortunes on it. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

Mondays are better with @thefarpostpod.bsky.social

From Montréal for @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Tony Popovic once said a chance to ruin an opponent's fairytale was beautiful. If he still feels the same way as #Socceroos boss, then beating Canada may have been one of the most magnificent victories he’s had. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/football/sto... .

Babe, wake up... ... the new Streets album just dropped.

After losing last season’s UWCL final, and with headlines about cost cutting perhaps painting a slightly misleading picture this summer, Barcelona wanted to start their European campaign with a bang. They did just that, Bayern the victims of a seven goal battering www.espn.com/soccer/story...

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Hunters and Trophy Collectors: The Importance of the Jets' #Australia Cup. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

Your new home for the UEFA Women’s Champions League!!! ⚽ Don't miss the likes of Sam Kerr, Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord (and many more!) as our Matildas superstars take part in the world's premier women's competition. Every match of the UEFA Women’s Champions League live on ESPN on D+ 📺

Guys. We're celebrating a very special birthday today. Happy 101st birthday to my beloved Olimpico featuring the history, the correct spelling, and some of my favourites 🥳 www.espn.com.au/soccer/story...

Champions League talking points for @espn.com —Mbappé covering Madrid cracks? —What's eating Liverpool? —Julian Álvarez: Underrated? —What did PSG teach us in beating Barça? —Højlund "back"?

The Beautiful Game

It’s John Sheridan’s birthday today. You remember him. Midfielder. Playmaker. And scorer of one of the sauciest set pieces you could ever wish to see.

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

Wait. So he *wasn't* the guy who invented Kirks soft drinks?!? Then why is everyone so mad?

In @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Listening to him speak, there’s a feeling that Juan Mata feels he has unfinished business in the A-Liga Men. After two straight Grand Final defeats, Victory definitely has unfinished business. But will they help each other? 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story...

Time to break out the chart