@njemurray.bsky.social Happy birthday!

Eagly!!!

Congratulations, @markfishkin.bsky.social and the revolving crew of Red Bulls experts at The Seeing Red Podcast!

This is the part of the culture of thought that Bruce Arena identified as holding San Jose back when he first arrived. The veteran coach will need to keep chipping away at some of that risk aversion if he hopes to make the Quakes a perennial playoff qualifier.

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Good to see Wondo on Jonathan's list. While most fans will never forget his World Cup miss, they should take time to acknowledge his consistency as a goal scorer in MLS, including 10 straight seasons with double digit totals.

Looks good on that old-timey player card.

"Baker Street" came up on my playlist this morning, and all I could think about were insane MLS highlights. Thank you to whoever created that association for me!

Worth your while to sign up. ✅

I never started The Soccer Dispatch to make money. I started it because I was frustrated at the diminishing number of places to write interesting, non-mainstream stories about football. It was my own little way to respond to the narrowing of the football media landscape.

A thread of the business rationale on why Apple should move MLS Season Pass to just Apple TV+ instead of a subscription paywall. 1) The game in streaming is all about total minutes streamed. In this metric, AppleTV is barely a top player, likely not top 10, despite having good original content.

Get to know the "Trionda" -- the official ball of the 2026 Men's World Cup. Some good history on the math and science behind this and some previous World Cup balls. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

#Quakes74 vs. FC Dallas starting lineups. Cristian Espinoza is back from the injury suffered in San Jose's US Open Cup loss; Niko Tsakiris gets the start over Jamar Ricketts and Ousseni Bouda (both on the bench tonight).

Some very good folks from the U.S. soccer community are involved in this venture, including current #Quakes74 midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye. I'm looking forward to what they have in store.

Well, I've saved up quite a bit in recent years not buying the jerseys on offer. That may come in handy given these beauties!

Good news for the #Quakes74: Cristian Espinoza, who required 10 stiches to close the wound he suffered in the team's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal loss last week, is no longer on the Injury Report ahead of tomorrow's game against FC Dallas. www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-pla...

Bruce Arena on the foul on Cristian Espinoza that opened a gash above his right knee and required 10 stiches to close up, earning the Austin defender a yellow card: "That foul on him was a straight red card. The officiating was comical tonight."

San Jose Earthquakes vs Austin FC #USOC2025 Quarterfinal starting lineups: both squads feature a good number of preferred MLS starters, as you would expect for a game of this magnitude.

Always a pleasure to talk to @markfishkin.bsky.social when the #Quakes74 face the New York Red Bulls. Be sure to give it a watch.

I need to adopt a kid so I can name him Beau Leroux

Settled in for tonight's #CaliClasico at Stanford Stadium, my favorite venue for #Quakes74 games.

#Quakes74 were well ahead statistically even before the two red cards were issued. Another solid performance on the road for San Jose.

Cristian Espinoza was on my ballot too. Tonight's stellar performance against Dallas just another example of why he deserves an All-Star invitation.

Beau Leroux has been a revelation in San Jose. Scored the game winning goal against Dallas with the #USMNT watching on.

John Fisher is taking steps to sell the San Jose Earthquakes, according to this report. www.sportico.com/leagues/socc...

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

Jamon makes for an excellent guest: great insights and a fantastic conversationalist. His coverage of the #Quakes74 in recent years with @quakesepicenter.bsky.social has been top notch. You won't be sorry if you invite him on your show.

Statement just in from @mlspa.bsky.social on this: “MLS will receive an unprecedented financial windfall. Despite this windfall, the league has refused to allocate a fair percentage of those funds to the players themselves.”

#Quakes74 vs St. Louis kicks off at the bottom of the hour, with San Jose riding an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions. St. Louis is trending in the opposite direction and just fired their coach, but the recent expansion side has never lost to the Earthquakes, winning all four games.

#Quakes74 host Austin FC in the #USOC2025 quarterfinal round on Tuesday, July 8, starting at 7:30 p.m. Huge opportunity for San Jose to show their overall improvement by continuing their cup run.

#Quakes74 newly acquired defender DeJuan Jones makes the #USMNT training camp roster ahead of the Gold Cup. There's a very good chance he makes the 26-man tournament roster, which means he'll miss as many as four MLS games, including the California Clásico at Stanford.

#Quakes74 host Austin FC in the #USOC2025 quarterfinals to be played July 8-9. Should they win and Chicago win, San Jose would host the Fire in the semifinals. If Minnesota wins, the Loons would host instead. Winner from the West will host the Open Cup Final.

Bruce Arena on playing a first choice Starting XI in tonight's #USOC2025 victory: "When I was with the LA Galaxy, I never thought that this competition was that important because our goal was to win the MLS Cup and/or the Supporters' Shield. That's where that club was. This club is not there." (1/4)

Bruce Arena on playing a first choice Starting XI in tonight's #USOC2025 victory: "When I was with the LA Galaxy, I never thought that this competition was that important because our goal was to win the MLS Cup and/or the Supporters' Shield. That's where that club was. This club is not there." (1/4)

Should the #Quakes74 advance, they'll play in the #USOC2025 Quarterfinal round to be played July 8-9.

Official lineups for the #Quakes74 #USOC2025 Round of 16 game against the Portland Timbers. Cristian Espinoza back in the Starting XI and captaining San Jose after getting a game off last weekend.

Put the word out: The Aftershock is BACK. Tomorrow night, join Alex Morgan, Anay Patel and @robertjonas.bsky.social live from PayPal Park following the San Jose Earthquakes match against Leo Messi and Inter Miami. www.youtube.com/live/m4Ch6tu...

He's not wrong on this. Plus, you get to attend some other fun games this summer.

UPDATE: Josef Martinez is training with the San Jose Earthquakes today and will be available for tomorrow's match against Inter Miami. He was out injured the last two games.

#Quakes74 captain Cristian Espinoza deservedly makes the list, putting up incredible numbers as a wingback. With the arrival of Dejuan Jones in San Jose, Espinoza will play higher up the field, getting him even more involved in the attack. He could, and should, vault into the MVP conversation.

#Quakes74 will be returning from a road trip to New England three days earlier on May 17, while Portland travels to San Jose having hosted Seattle that same day. Not sure who'll have the advantage in this one. #USOC2025

#Quakes74 roster build and available GAM suggest the squad is set up for the full season and not awaiting any significant summer transfers or signings. Have to say, the depth is there to carry them, but more consistent results will be needed for San Jose to be an MLS playoff team.

Bruce Arena with the quote of the evening describing the #Quakes74 #USOC2025 Round-of-32 victory over the Sacramento Republic: "Tonight we turned a 4-0 game into a 2-1 result, simple as that."

If the Houston Dynamo hold onto their 2-1 lead late in extra time, 15 of 16 MLS sides will have won their Round-of-32 matches in the #USOC2025. Who needs Leagues Cup anyway!

Earthquakes goal! Amahl Pellegrino nets with 1:04 on the clock as San Jose takes a very easy lead. #USOC2025

#Quakes74 starting XI for their #USOC2025 debut. Good to see Hernán López and Benji Kikanovic available on the bench for San Jose.

Some crazy numbers in last Saturday's 3-5 loss to Sporting KC. #Quakes74 have become a very entertaining watch under Bruce Arena.

FIFA completely out of touch with sports media and how difficult it is to get full time work in the industry now. American soccer coverage especially is built on part-time/freelance work - the sport in the country where FIFA's next World Cup is would have next to no independent coverage without it.

FIFA rejecting someone who has a day job from covering soccer is incredible because there’s currently only about 8 people who cover soccer full time (for money) in the USA. Good luck growing the game

I promised @phillipleyva.bsky.social I'd eat a press box burrito for every goal the #Quakes74 scored today. I'm going to be late to the @quakesepicenter.bsky.social postgame show as a result. Wish me luck! (And watch the show for post burrito commentary by me 🤪)