Solidarity. Now and forever. #SaveTheCaps

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Coventry City are promoted back to the Premier League after a 25-year absence. Just eight years after being in English football's fourth tier, their rise through the pyramid is complete. Frank Lampard's side drew 1-1 with Blackburn Rovers to secure their return for the first time since 2001.

A formal complaint has been lodged against FIFA and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which accuses the parties of failing to restrict the presence of ICE at SoFi Stadium ahead of this summer’s World Cup. More from @adamcrafton.bsky.social bit.ly/4cwJ1Qb

As much as I am for aligning w/ the traditional calander I have no faith in NWSL leadership to do what is right for the league, players or sport.

"What New York–New Jersey and Boston share is that in both cases the host stadium is only accessible by select or special services, which makes any additional service both costly to provide and easy to price gouge."

Dates, times, venues 👏 The U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 16 schedule is set: ussoc.cr/268cb4

Update from the USLPA

Speaking as someone that has updated status pages, Bluesky posting the exact same message 11 hours apart without any real update is pretty bad form.

Steve Ballmer's wife Connie has invested $80 million in NPR. I think this will be better than the Clippers.

USASA Exec Director Bruce Bode on the Chicago House, Amateur Cup decision: "A decision was made to disqualify Chicago House for using an ineligible player in their last game against RKC Third Coast. Chicago House has appealed that decision. 1/2

Hot damn, this new @mplscitysc.bsky.social is fire and check the new sponsor: shop.mplscitysc.com/products/bol...

FIFA’s response

The teams from #MLS flexed their muscles on Wednesday night, but we did have one dramatic cupset, with @oneknoxsc.bsky.social joining @loucity.com and @switchbacksfc.bsky.social in the Round of 16.

Breaking news from the USASA Amateur Cup. Working on getting the details correct but as it stands: Minnesota Blizzard v Chicago House is not happening on Sunday. House have been suspended, pending their appeal.

Your Round of 16 matchups are set ✅ Mark your calendars for April 28–29.

#OnThisDay in football, 15 April 1888 - BFC Germania, Germany's oldest football club, founded 🇩🇪 1900 - Milan played its first match 🇮🇹 1922 - Billy Meredith becomes oldest top-flight goalscorer🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1889 - The first use of a substitute in international football 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1989 - The Hillsborough disaster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

#USOC2026 Round of 32: Check out what went down on Day 1, including two MLS teams losing, in our Round of 32 Day 1 Review. thecup.us/2026/04/15/2...

Happy Jackie Robinson Day

Congrats to Nashville. That is no small feat. It is a hard venue to play it. Mexico city is 2k feet higher in elevation the Denver. Best the USMNT have done is a tie.

After some #OpenCupAfterDark PKs, the first night of the #USOC2026 Round of 32 is complete. Two #MLS teams suffered cupsets tonight and there's 9 more games on the schedule for Wednesday. Graphic: @franklan.bsky.social

Colorado Springs making sure to put this one to bed

🚂 right on cue A train rolls by Keyworth Stadium here in Detroit just as Chicago Fire goes down to 10!

Rhode Island FC keeping the dream alive. 1:1 #usoc2026

1 cupset in the bag. LOU 2:1 ATX 2nd cupset in the works COS 2:0 SKC HT #usoc2026

The keeper’s reaction is my toddler when I tell her it’s bedtime.

Looks like we got a cupset brewing in Austin

#USOC2026 R3: @chicagofirefc.bsky.social takes on @detcityfc.com at Keyworth Stadium (Hamtramck, MI). Kick off at the bottom of the hour. Follow this thread for updates. LIVE STREAM (P+ / CBS Golazo Network) >>> www.paramountplus.com/shows/us-ope...

#USOC2026 Second Round: Schedule for tonight's slate! The Third Round of the 2026 US Open Cup kicks off in little over an hour. Check out our recap if you haven's already if you need game details.

Fought through the brain fog to publish a new edition of the newsletter on today's two big American soccer news items: Matt Crocker's departure from US Soccer and Javier Mascherano's departure from Inter Miami. jason-davis-soccer-eagle.ghost.io/crocker-goes...

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FC St. Pauli presents the Peace Prize in the US for the first time. The award honors individuals and initiatives that stand for solidarity, participation, and respectful coexistence. The first recipient is Wes Burdine, owner of the Black Hart of Saint Paul in Minnesota. #fcsp

Big updates coming to the Soccer Almanac site!

Best angle to see the facial redirect. Some crazy goals recently.

this site has gotta get better at sports because i have not seen this 500,000 times on my TL when it is one of the craziest goals i have ever seen

My understanding is labor talks are progressing well in USL. The discussion on licensing has evolved into a more productive space. Other issues on compensation etc remain but there is progress. Multiple sources have indicated this to me.

Thinking this game is going to double digits.

LUTON TOWN HAVE DONE IT 🏆 Jack Wilshere leads his side to their second Vertu Trophy after defeating Stockport County 👏

Nottingham Forest's pre-game tifo honors six-year-old Noah, a devoted fan who recently finished treatment for leukaemia and then rang the bell with his heroes at the training ground 🥹 Wonderful ❤️

can i get a hell yes, this is a proper club in a proper league, this is huge

Thatcherism and Murdoch. Explaining The Sun boycott (it's that time of the year) open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...

Reached a point with FIFA World Cup coverage where it feels like repeating things from previous weeks/months/years columns, so now moving towards what's being done to fight back against the way football is going and the alternatives for fans and for the game. This weekend's Morning Star column.

National Amateur Cup The #USASA Region II (Midwest) Amateur Cup concluded Round 1 earlier this week. Multi-time national champs eliminated, a nine goal slugfest, & two forfeits are all included. The next round begins today, so read @battista.bsky.social’s Round 1 Recap: thecup.us/2026/04/10/2...

#OnThisDay in 1983 – #NewYorkPancyrianFreedoms (📸- Bill Marth) was 1st U.S. club to play a Concacaf Champions Cup encounter in #Honduras as it dropped a 2:1 decision to hosts #CDMotagua in the 1st leg of opening round, before a crowd of 35,000, at Estadio Nacional. ...

Today in #USOpenCup history (April 10, 1915): In the 2nd edition of the Nat'l Challenge Cup, Brooklyn Celtic FC reach their 2nd straight Final, defeating J&P Coats (Pawtucket, RI) 2-1 in the Semis. Roddy O'Halloran scored both goals in the "big socker game" held in New Bedford, MA

"and you can see that confidence, they've started like a team in that kind of form..." *Martim Fernandes scores a 40 yard own goal* #Porto

Why are the national associations ok with this? Fans are being scammed and nobody is holding FIFA to account for it.