man loves to stop shots

Ok but in a way Curaçao’s goal and the Tate brothers are both incredibly difficult things to try and defend so Room’s behavior while shitty is at least consistent.

Curaçao’s blue man is crying!

Scotland is massive

It’s likely Meredith McDermott. She’s from Nashua and plays at UVA. She’s been reported elsewhere as training with the team.

Paging @jackiedigital.bsky.social

Salvadoran Referee Ivan Barton has built a reputation for being a no-nonsense type of ref over the years in CONCACAF This is the first time I’ve actually heard the man’s voice… Which makes this delivery even more of a highlight 😂

COUNT IT

Bar trivia: Who was the first player red carded for covering his mouth?

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi did not go through the mixed zone postgame. We were just told by a FIFA media member that the mixed zone access was over.

This is where the tension is. The team has the black players talking about Juneteenth and the consequences of slavery on the same day that this happens.

Scotland not happy with the refs, Ryan Christie said hes never played a game like that on the international level and that he expected the referee to be stricter

ouch

Everyone at DHS would love to brutalize and deport Balogun and Dest in any other circumstance

A battle of Moroccans chearing for Hakimi and boos from everyone else in the stands

Does the saying something with your mouth covered apply when speaking to the ref cause Hakimi just did that

Both teams are using the PSG tactic the game is so gone

Pochettino on Freeman, after shouting out Orlando City and Oscar Pareja: "He has potential to be one of the best players in his position in the world."

Hakimi getting some boos here in Boston

Moroccan press exploded after that goal, same experience

REFEREE CRAMPING AND MIGHT NEED A SUB

NEWS: Christian Pulisic is OUT for today's World Cup game against Australia. www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

How Gillette Stadium swapped out turf for grass to accommodate the World Cup, and what it could mean for the NFL. trib.al/K0Yg8ZF

Esmir Bajraktarević sent his country to a World Cup. He's also a Revolution academy success story. trib.al/EqYDrAa

"The pitch was very different. We have already played on that pitch. I didn’t remember it being so short." Chelsea defender Malo Gusto on Metlife playing surface

Neymar ruled out against Haiti, per Fox. Would be hilarious if Carlo was so worried about the national outrage to leaving Neymar off that he committed to doing this tournament with 25 players.

L.M.F.A.O. from @andrewmarchand.bsky.social's piece on Fox's World Cup studio show www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

A triumph of reaching out for comment lol "One City Hall spokesperson texted 'oh no,' when sent the photo."

Included a quote of what Lilly Reale said she felt after playing at Gillette. Here are other moments from the season opener presser of Reale talking about the Legacy/Boston:

the moment in the Fox post-game and it was a spot on analysis by Thierry Henry over how much CR7 cost them in one play

Incredible performance from Cristiano, shutting down Portugal's entire attack like that. Magnificent.

portugal being afraid to sub cr7 just in case it has an immediately positive impact is extremely funny, i hope they do this all tournament, a hate-watching feast

This has to be a crazy advert for players to come to MLS. Petar Musa wasn’t starting for Benfica. Out of the national team picture. He moved to Dallas, started banging in goals, and now is starting in the 2026 World Cup (at home!) against England. Unreal

At the Moroccans' World Cup opener against Brazil, I went and found the fans who had actually traveled there from Morocco. A clear picture quickly emerged clarifying who, exactly, gets to attend this World Cup. @theguardian.com

I dont think this is how it's supposed to work

Aura 🇳🇴🗣️

Haaland guy is in fact good

Iraq doing a good job of picking when to press, forcing some turnovers early on

Match about to kickoff here at Boston Stadium, let's see what this Haaland guy is all about

Iran a man down at the moment. winger Mehdi Torabi was only granted a single entry visa into the United States and that was used up for him to attend the opener with New Zealand last night. Iranian FA has applied for a new one for him to attend the next games. All the others got multiple entry visas

Kudos to these two gents speaking up

I would like to apologize to @tv2sport.no for ruining your shot while I was likely checking to see what Jon Bell was up to

Iraq has arrived

How lucky is Erling Haaland to play on the same field as Andrew Farrell

Scottish and Haitian fans after the game last night, lovely stuff.

"Yeah, I thought we did pretty well. He's a big lad. He's physical. That's why I probably played a little bit deeper to try and protect the center backs behind me. He's always a threat." Scottish midfielder Lewis Ferguson when I asked him about Frantzdy Pierrot

Hydration Break

Revs legend