The #U17WorldCup kicks off today! we have got you covered with five #USYNT Talents to keep your eyes on this tournament 👀

Have you heard about the team that’s looking to go FIVE seasons #unbeaten?! 👀 Wes Burdine joins @susannahfuller.bsky.social and @empiregass.bsky.social to chat about the growth of #MinnesotaAurora, emphasizing the importance of being community owned!

First Touch #10 🌎⚽️ 🐐 One last World Cup for Messi in 2026 🔥 El Clásico chaos: Vini Jr. vs Yamal 🇺🇸 USMNT vs. AC Milan? Club-country drama brews over Pulisic’s injury. 🎟️ FIFA World Cup Lottery Phase 2 now open — one million more tickets live. Full issue 👉 the-kickback.ghost.io/first-touch-...

LEVEL UP: FERMIN LOPEZ💫 This past week, #FerminLopez scored a hat-trick in Champions League, and followed it up with a goal in #ElClasico. After making the midfield his own in #Barcelona, is he a potential difference maker in Spain's bid for a second men's World Cup in 2026?

D.C. United has done it! They've secured the Wooden Spoon as the worst team in MLS in 2025! This is a trophy secured by a club culture set from the top down. With the entire scouting department let go by a new Managing Director, we may be witnessing a true dynasty forming in D.C.

That’s a wrap on the October International Window 🎬 With the October #WorldCup Qualifiers coming to a close, we have some familiar and new faces securing a ticket to the World Cup next summer 🤩 Did your #country book their spot this International Window?

LEVEL UP: ANTONIO NUSA 🤩 With two goals and an assist this week, #AntonioNusa is leveling up 💫 Since joining #RBLeipzig, Nusa has begun refining his game as a crucial creator for Norway. #Norway seems set to make waves in 2026, it may be Antonio Nusa’s world class dribbling that wins the crowds.

Kickback Minutes #12 ⚽️ 🇺🇸 #USMNT finish strong with a win vs Australia 🌍 #CAF is over. South Africa and Cape Verde fairytale 🔥 Norway’s rise continues as Haaland and Ødegaard lead a new powerhouse 💸 FIFA ticket chaos rolls, keep checking inboxes Full issue 👉 the-kickback.ghost.io/first-touch-...

FELT SO NICE, HE’S DONE IT TWICE 😮‍💨 #HajiWright with the brace as his world class finish puts the #USMNT ahead in Colorado!

COOL AS YOU LIKE 🥶 #HajiWright keeps it clean and SMASHES the ball past the #Australia keeper to bring the #USMNT level!

The #Socceroos strike first as the #USMNT can’t keep out the #Australia attack 😶‍🌫️

With a population of 500,000, Cape Verde pull of an incredible run and qualify for their FIRST EVER World Cup as the second SMALLEST nation in the competitions history 🤩 We cant wait to watch them make their debut next summer 👏

USA LEVEL IN AUSTIN 🤩 BEAUTIFUL teamwork on display as Tillman picks out Balogun for his second #USMNT goal of 2025!

The #UnitedStates get caught in transition and Enner Valencia fires #Ecuador in front 🇪🇨

Niko Tsakiris, absolute filth to make it 2-0 to the #USMNT U-20s against Italy. Ten minutes from the Quarterfinals. #U20WC

#USMNT #U20WC a direct free kick to get us through l the quarters!

First Touch #7 🌎⚽️ 🇺🇸 #USMNT roster set for Ecuador & Australia friendlies 🔥 US U20s top their group at the World Cup 💸 Ticket saga continues check your inbox, new Visa Presale invites going out ⭐️ Level Up Mexico’s 16yo Gilberto Mora is the real deal Full issue: the-kickback.ghost.io/first-touch-...

The Official 2026 World Cup Match Ball is UNVEILED 🤩 The ‘Trionda’ ball represents the colors of the 3 nations hosting the tournament. Each panel includes graphics representing each nation. The star for the USA ⭐️ The eagle for Mexico 🦅 The maple leaf for Canada 🍁 Are you ready for kick off?

Our weekly World Cup newsletter is out! 🎟️ Tips for getting tickets. 🏇 Uzbekistan's Quixotic managerial chase. 🦁 World Cup mascots from "World Cup Willie" to Zayu. 🍻 Starting now on your planning for playing hooky from work.

@kickbacksoccer.bsky.social introduces its First Touch partnership with @americanoutlaws.bsky.social, @ussoccer.com's largest supporter group. The platform invites new fans to experience their first soccer game in a supporter stand, for free, at every U.S. men’s & women’s match through 2027..

The Union and @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social have partnered to give free tickets to fans attending their first soccer game. Kickback has also done the same deal with the American Outlaws for #USMNT and #USWNT games: www.inquirer.com/soccer/phila...

World Cup presale ticket emails are expected to go out today 👀 Have you gotten an email yet?

Meet the 2026 World Cup Mascots 🤩 Clutch, the Bald Eagle, represents the USA as its national bird. Rocking the USMNT Away kit 🦅 Maple, the Moose, draws connections to Canada’s maple leaf 🫎 Zayu, the Jaguar, symbolizes the strength and bravery of Mexico 🐆 Who are you most excited to meet in 2026?

LEVEL UP #4 ⭐️ 19-year-old Joaquin Seys is making waves at #ClubBrugge: 3 goals in #UCL qualifying + an assist vs Monaco. ⚡️ Reigning Belgian Debutant of the Year, is he the modern fullback #Belgium needs as the Golden Generation fades?

First Touch ‘26 🌍⚽️ #5 🎟️ 4.5M apply for WC ticket lottery winners to be notified Sept 29 🇿🇦 SA risk point deduction, 🇮🇱 may face #UEFA ban 🇧🇷 Ancelotti’s #Brazil could win back U.S. hearts ⭐️ Joaquin Seys = Belgium’s next star 🇺🇸 #Pulisic flying at Milan Full issue👉 the-kickback.ghost.io/r/2bd2f125?m...

Level Up #3 This week: Eliesse Ben Seghir 🇲🇦 After switching from France to Morocco in 2024, the 19-year-old secured a $30M+ move to Bayer Leverkusen, starting both qualifiers that clinched Morocco’s World Cup spot. He is the key to Morocco continuing their 2022 run? Sign up: kickbacksoccer.com

We stand by everything we say. All the World Cup news you’ll need over the next year is here!

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social says FIFA must drop dynamic pricing for World Cup 2026 tickets in NYC. Fixed prices, local seats, resale caps: a fight for affordable access. Will it work? Do you want it to?

Level Up 2 Weekly, our ’26 Newsletter spotlights a player who’s Leveled Up. This week it’s Estêvão Willian of #Brazil 🇧🇷 and #ChelseaFC The 17-year-old made headlines with his debut international goal. He already looks like a pillar of Brazil’s future but is the hype around Brazil’s youth is real?

Every week in our '26 Newsletter, we highlight a player who has leveled up their game. This week, it's Lamine Camara of #Senegal 🇸🇳 and #ASMonaco! He's got two pivotal matches in qualifying vs. DR Congo & Sudan coming up this week. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: kickbacksoccer.com

Today @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social launched the first weekly World Cup newsletter, First Touch '26! Want to know how to purchase tickets? Looking to follow the big news in advance of the tournament? Want to just remember some World Cup cult heroes with us? Sign up at kickbacksoccer.com!

It's @claudiampagan.bsky.social Global Soccer Scroll! She has every major soccer story of the last week wrapped up for you 👇

There's nothing more inspiring than a magical #WorldCup run, and Ecuador in 2006 sparked something special in @soccerkicks.bsky.social ⚽️❤️

@nccourage.com's @briannapinto.bsky.social's favorite soccer memory is up next in our Testimonial series...and of course she had the greatest soccer debut of ALL-TIME!

We find our way into the American soccer community in a lot of unique ways, including...playing college football? Charlotte FC super fan and @bsky.app finance guru @peark.es has the next in our series of First Touch Testimonials!

Continuing our celebration of the American soccer community with our First Touch Testimonial series, featuring the standard bearer of American soccer analysis, @mattdoyle.bsky.social ! Forza Italia 1990!

As part of @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social's launch, we're kicking off a series of fan stories that celebrate the uniqueness of the American soccer community We’re starting with our very own @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social host, @susannahfuller.bsky.social!

Welcome to First Touch, we're glad you're here! We're your gateway into soccer in America. Over the next few days, we're going to be celebrating the stories of American soccer fans as part of @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social initiative to truly grow the game in the U.S.

Today, we're proud to announce Kickback Soccer Media, and the start of something we hope can be a pillar of the American soccer community – our community – for years to come.

Our company launches today featuring over a dozen of the leading entrepreneurs, voices, and builders of soccer in America just as the stakes are at their highest. Let's join together to celebrate the distinctiveness of soccer in America! MORE: variety.com/2025/tv/news...