The latest edition of our newsletter includes this scoop, an interview with the co-president of the union representing workers at SoFi stadium, and the latest World Cup news goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/why-does-f...

Two new Golden Goal newsletters! First we have the great Argentine writer Sergio Levinsky reflecting on covering 11 World Cups, celebrating in 86 with Maradona, and how technology has changed the tournament goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/the-press-...

"This is what global soccer looks like under Infantino: It is chaotic and fantastically lucrative." goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/what-was-g...

I've backed Golden Goal, a new (print!) soccer magazine on the World Cup that promises lots of insight and great writing, like the newsletter below. You should, too.

In this week's newsletter @salazar.bsky.social examines Inter Miami's White House visit, which wasn't really about Messi or Trump. Instead, it was about the team's billionaire owner Jorge Mas—and his family's decadeslong push for regime change in Cuba goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/theres-mor...

Went on @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and Daniel Alarcón's indispensable and fun new World Cup podcast with @salazar.bsky.social to talk about @goldengoalmag.bsky.social and why we're still excited about the 2026 World Cup in spite of, you know, everything open.spotify.com/episode/0kaB...

For the @goldengoalmag.bsky.social newsletter I wrote about the 1998 World Cup game between Iran and the United States and the upcoming tournament goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/the-mother...

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Why the World Cup? Golden Goal is a magazine about that question goldengoal.world/2026/02/22/e...

Each week, we’ll share a short original reporting, commentary or a short interview along with a quick roundup of what we’ve been reading, watching and listening to about the competition. Our first installment is an introduction to the magazine: goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/why-the-wo...

Infantino got you down? Not sure how to feel about this year's World Cup? Want to read writers from around the world make sense of it all? Follow us: @goldengoalmag.bsky.social

Some exciting news! I'm working with a bunch of talented editors, illustrators, and writers to put together Golden Goal, a one-off print magazine about the 2026 World Cup. If you're interested in supporting us, we're currently doing a small fundraiser www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...