But also of football played under the most extraordinary conditions, and a collective career memory that would never be forgotten. The two hours it took to dig my rental car out of the parking lot was worth every second.

Over the past few days, no Thibaut Courtois for Belgium, no Messi at Estadio Azteca, and now no Cristiano Ronaldo vs Mexico. Brutal week both Mexico and #USMNT.

¡La U! ¡La U! ¡La U! I could try to explain it, but you wouldn’t understand. 💙 💛 🐯

Soon to be 41 year old Memo Ochoa is back. Álvaro Fidalgo gets his first call up. Five Chivas players. Mexican-Americans Richy Ledezma and Brian Gutiérrez make the final roster. 🇲🇽

Club America waiting on Inter Miami so they can get Messi in Mexico, only to have it be Nashville SC.

Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas wants Copa Libertadores.. 🛑 Focus on the CONCACAF Champions Cup first, another painful elimination. Messi needs help. This team still lacks legs and stability at the back. #InterMiamiCF 🦩 #Messi

World Series, Super Bowls, World Cup Finals, etc., all have become corporate. They are now inaccessible to the very people who make these atmospheres great.

Matt Turner, Gio Reyna, Scally, Cardoso, Agyememang, and Antonee are back. Zendejas, Musah (still), and Luna are out. Haji, Adams, and Dest are injured. This is your World Cup pool. For one of these six players to make it, they replace whom? #USMNT

Hit me up with your World Cup related questions for a chance to be featured on a Vamos episode!   Call or text +1 (201) 293-7254. Lets us know your name and where you’re from. ¡Vamos!

Keylor Navas will turn 40 this year, and he remains by far the best goalkeeper in CONCACAF. 🧤 The gulf between him and the next is massive.

Legendary Brazilian and Real Madrid left back Marcelo believes #CANT Alphonso Davies has what it takes to be an all time great. #VamosPod

New Jersey’s Pellegrino Matarazzo has done it! Leading Real Sociedad to the Copa del Rey Final! No American coach has ever managed a final at this level. 9W-3D-1L record since taking over. 🔥

Brian Gutierrez scores his goal. Molero or not, it’s crazy that three Mexican-Americans start a game for Mexico four months before the World Cup, and two of them score. 🇲🇽 The xenophobs aren’t going to like this.

This is not hyperbole. Since Richy Ledezma made his debut with Mexico, he’s been one of the best, if not the best, player in each of El Tri’s games. Scores his goal. World Cup bound? 🇲🇽

All new #DuelNatsMiB Is Mexico at risk of losing its home World Cup? 🇲🇽 🏟️

Get us your questions for this week’s episode of Duel Nats - ask me or Seb anything you want! #usmnt #eltri #mls #ligamx

You work so hard to come back and equalize, only to have Charlie Rodriguez, of all players, get on the end of a corner kick. Wow. Chivas letting one slip in Puebla. 🐐 🚂 3 min to save the undefeated season.

It's only one game, but LAFC is going to be a problem for CONCACAF this year. Dismantling Messi and friends. Denis Bounga and Sonny will grab the headlines, but there might not be a better midfield in all of MLS than Eustaquio, Delgado, and Tillman.

Gutted for Alphonso Davies, who was forced off the field with an apparent injury in the 50th minute today. Less than 4 months away from the World Cup, he is still working his way back to his previous level after his ACL tear. #CANMNT

Patrick Agyemang scores his 10th of the season and has Derby County in the playoff hunt. He’s getting called up for the March friendlies. Book it. #USMNT

What’s wild about the Tim Weah/Pochettino World Cup ticket prices situation is how some try to frame it as a political battle of ‘right’ vs ‘left,’ ignoring the fact that people across the entire spectrum share concerns about rising costs on ticket gauging.

Drippin or Trippin 🇯🇲

Alejandro Zendejas scores the go ahead goal on his birthday. A beauty in between traffic, expertly slotted away his first of the season. 🦅 #USMNT

Drippin or Trippin USA 2026 World Cup Lifestyle Retro Kit vía @Footy_Headlines

Drippin or Trippin #USMNT ‘Dark Mode’

Obed has a massive ceiling, and Atletico Madrid have deep wallets these days. They just spent $40M on Johnny Cardoso last offseason. . Edson Álvarez is sidelined with an injury 5 months out of the World Cup. There’s a chance for Vargas. It may be slim, it’s up to him now.🇲🇽🇺🇸

"He (Weah) needs to (talk) on the field... it's not his duty to evaluate the price of the tickets."- Pochettino As tone deaf as it comes from the highest paid Manager in the history of the #USMNT.

All new #VamosPod Does Mexico Futbol have a player identification problem? Are they falling through the cracks? 🇲🇽 The Legend Of Gullit Peña 📖

There are a few sports cities in the US, like Seattle, that always have fantastic support. Congrats @Seahawks 💚 💙 #SuperBowlLX

Drippin or Trippin 🇺🇸 #USMNT via @FootyHeadIines

Richy Ledezma, Obed Vargas, and Brian Gutierrez start for the Mexican National Team tonight vs Panama. What a time to be alive. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

German Berterame to Inter Miami? @herculezg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ_d...

Beautifully set up between Weston and Jonathan David, and McKennie scores his 3rd Champions League goal in as many games. Around $11M being reported as the asking price w/ his contract expiring in June. Bargain. 💰 #USMNT

Brian Gutierrez and Richie Ledezma are eligible to play vs Panama. Ledezma has a real opportunity to compete for that right back spot for Mexico. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

Mexico’s January Camp Rosyer for their up coming friendlies. 🇲🇽 A few Mexican- Americans made the list. Richie Ledezma ✅ Brian Gutierrez ✅ Obed Vargas ✅ But one of the most consistent Mex- American’s over the last year is not. Efrain Alvarez ❌

Julián Quiñones has more goal involvements (50G+A) than games played (48) with Al-Qadsiah FC. He scored a hat trick today. Strangely, Javier Aguirre doesn’t rate him. 🇲🇽

Drippin or Trippin Retro Mexico 🇲🇽

Mauricio Pochettino would be on the shortlist for Manchester United, and the #USMNT Manager has continually expressed his desire to return to the Premier League. Would United wait till after the summer? Would Poch ‘jump’ at the chance?

☘️ Wilfried Nancy’s Celtic through five games: Avg. possession: 67% Shots for/against: 83–61 xG for/against: 12.63–6.03 Goals for/against: 6–11 Big chances missed: 12 Wins: 1 The performances have been significantly better than the results.

Wilfred Nancy gets his first win in charge of Celtic. I’ve seen a lot of discourse on the possible sacking of Nancy, and it’s the name of the game for managers, but good Lord. How bad is Celtic in front of goal? At what point is it on the players? #CelticFC ☘️

‘El Matador’ Luis Hernández joins @VamosMIB for an exclusive one on one. Everything from the parallels of his 1998 WC team to this 🇲🇽 team that will compete next summer. El Matador also thinks it’s a bad idea that a certain someone gets his sixth World Cup. #VamosPod

“Hydration Breaks will be imposed in all matches, regardless of weather conditions.” .. AKA Commercial Breaks. FIFA is using “safety” measures to surely get away with airing advertisements in the middle of every game. The Game Is Gone.

A not fully fit Christian Pulisic comes off the bench and scores not only the equalizer but also the go ahead goal for Milan. The man is the most productive player in Serie A, and has been for the last 3 years. #USMNT

¡El mejor portero de México! Que grande @PatonGuzman 👏 🐯

Some describe it as an "easy" group, while others refer to it as "manageable." But is it a "trap" group for Mauricio Pochettino's #USMNT? #FutbolAmericas

Paraguay, Australia, and a possible Turkey in Group D for the #USMNT How are we feeling about the draw for Mauricio Pochettino’s team?

This would be worst case scenario group for any team let along the history country. #WorldCupDraw #USMNT Thoughts on today’s draw? Shoot

I know he’s 27, but with the lack of left-back options and Antonee Robinson’s health being uncertain. A good depth option would be Marco Farfan. He’s been excellent for Tigres in the Liga MX postseason. #USMNT

Johnny Cardoso is coming off injured vs Barcelona at minute 13. A promising midweek showing in the Champions League vs Inter and now this after a long injury layoff. Looked like he took a knock to the knee area. Hopefully it’s not too serious. #USMNT