Just look at all those shit hole balls washing ashore.

Only those who you drape themselves in the flag and pay for entry will be safe from ICE brutality and potential execution at World Cup Fan Fests. And don’t forget to buy the Dasani at the Coca-Cola concession stands. By: Alexi Lalas

Film, acting and directing are my passions. By: 11 Yanks

I am absolutely over the moon to welcome @mlsist.bsky.social, @jeffrueter.bsky.social, and @ellabrockway.bsky.social to the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/guardian-us-...

January Camp Cupcake is the number one reason we have thousands of undeserving US players with national team caps to their credit. This January we should have spent cap tying every dual-nat with a pulse right now. The lack of vision from the fed is a disgrace.

Actually incredible that US Soccer is choosing to skip the January camp in a WORLD CUP YEAR. Forgoing the January window is a massive slap in the face to the kids who need those minutes. Poch already looking like he’s checked out and just waiting for his paycheck. By: 11 Yanks

To those criticizing the McAfee reveal: Chris Richards is from Alabama. Pat McAfee played football. It’s basically the same sport if you don’t think about it too hard. This is strategic regional and interest alignment at its finest. By: Michael Kammarman

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Dominik, get ready to learn MLS, buddy

Interesting that Josh Sargent is suddenly "unavailable" for a historic competition like the FA Cup the moment an MLS checkbook opens. It’s yet another example of how MLS actively disrupts global soccer and professional standards to serve its own agenda. A sad day for the sport's integrity.

First level thinkers on here are crying that Elon's Grok is "dangerous" and "perverse." Translate that from NPC-speak and it means "this isn't controlled by the cartel." Anything that isn't locked behind a $500M expansion fee is dangerous to their bottom line. Pay attention. By: 3four3

People acting like MLS isn't a league of parity. It is! Every team has an equal opportunity to sign the GOAT, his best friends and the other best players in the league. If your owner isn’t finding ways to pay with "perks" outside the cap, that’s a skill issue. Try harder. By: Andrew Wiebe

Sure, Damion Downs needed a rescue me loan out of a mid table Championship club after scoring 0 goals and playing 275 minutes. Now that he’s in a top 5 league he absolutely needs to be a part of Poch’s next USMNT roster. By: 11 Yanks

Each US Soccer fan can only apply for 2 tickets per match? So families can basically get f’d according to US Soccer. US Soccer rightfully throwing FIFA under the bus for pricing, but its own allocation policies are very, very disappointing. This World Cup is a bust

State of the Union: The capture of Maduro was basically the political version of a well-timed slide tackle. It’s messy, it’s controversial, there’s blood, but if it stops the other team from scoring you do it. People complaining about legality are wimps. Peace is winning. By: Alexi Lalas

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We got him

The year is now 2026, but is Berhalter to blame? Happy New Year!

The winners of the WST Pitchbot Razzies have been announced over on the crap app. Sharing this here because I know there are folks here that will appreciate it and also I’m really proud of my AI skillz

We're rolling out a US Soccer Razzies-esque award over on the cesspool social media site to highlight some of the gloriously bad takes in US Soccer bro culture. I'll spare your TL here, but it's over there if you've got any nominations or are interested in voting.

singing "Get your kicks! With the New England Revolution!" quietly to myself www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Pro/Rel is the ONLY way to save American soccer. We need the threat of failure to develop real players. Also, really worried about our guys Germany. If they get relegated, it’s going to ruin their careers. They need stability, not the chaos of the 2. Bundesliga.

Sharing my World Cup “fan” fest review here on the off chance it’s not approved by Ticketmaster

If Agyemang keeps scoring goals like this Pochettino will have no choice but to call him up. Why that’s bad news for the USMNT.

Today I feel... wealthy. Today I feel... like a capitalist. My good friend Donald taught me the art of the deal: supply, demand, and dynamic pricing. The critics have a new word, you know... "affordability." It's a complete HOAX. By: Gianni Infantino

Cindy Parlow Cone probably put this on the TV for him. Brainwashing at its finest. He’s supposed to be finding our starting GK in Serie B. Instead we’re turning him into Ted Lasso.

Most Venerated Player | More or Less Socccer announces Lionel Messi as MVP. The first time the award has been won in consecutive seasons, and it goes to a 38 year old, proving MLS is nothing but a retirement league with no real talent.

Messi, Busquets, Alba, Suarez, and De Paul carry the rest of Inter Miami to the 2026 MLS Cup. Is Berhalter to blame?

Wait, I can get World Cup SEASON TICKETS?!

When Trump draws the US into the Group of Death just understand that it was Biden’s fault

The President of the United States just called it football. Game’s gone

World Cup 2026 Draw To Feature Literal Group Of Death www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2025...

The design of the FIFA Peace Trophy - hands fondling the globe - feels very appropriate on multiple levels

US Soccer announces new mascot, a yet to be named Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Here’s why this pup serves as confirmation that the Fed only caters to coastal elites.

Rio Ferdinand is the only football man on that stage. The rest are there to sell popcorn to casuals. This is the death of football heritage. Game's gone.

Is another nepo baby hire what MLS needs right now?

From the Ernst Tanner school of international soccer stereotyping

Two regular guys, backed by a totally normal LA based real estate mogul, who complain about “access” and the “old boys club” ruining the USMNT display a comment from said real estate mogul boasting of his access and opportunity for influence over the USMNT. You just can’t make this up

If welcoming Cristiano Ronaldo into the country during the 2026 World Cup is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. We should be deporting bad hombres who enter our country illegally and welcoming the greatest athletes of our time. Protect our borders and protect the world’s game. By: Alexi Lalas

Totally unrelated to Portugal officially qualifying for the ‘26 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo will now be meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office alongside MBS. Wonder what they could be talking about…

Sure, Apple dropped its 2027 opt-out clause, committed to 2029 and is going to pay MORE to MLS as part of the revised distribution deal with the league. It’s never been more obvious just how frustrated Tim Apple is with this deal. It’s a complete DISASTER! By: MLS Moves

I agree with Poch when he says “our fans need to be fans of the US men's national team. They follow our crest, our colors…the players need the support of the fans." He’s obviously talking to the Gio haters, specifically. It’s OK to not support Roldan or Barfsten. By: 11Yanks

Has anyone needed the return of the NASL’s Team America more than Gio Reyna?

Did Pochettino and Reyna hit up Arfsten’s barber before the game?

Megyn Kelly and I both find it hard to define exactly what a “minor” is. By: 11 Yanks

MLS moving to a Euro calendar is perfect. Nothing screams “we are a serious soccer nation with our own identity” like immediately abandoning that identity to follow the cool kids. What’s next? Pro/Rel?

Op-ed | I love MLS. I love it in the way people love vinyl records, pour-over coffee, and inconvenient transportation options. MLS is meaningful because it’s inconvenient. Because it exists just slightly beyond the reach of the uninitiated. That’s why this feels…wrong. By Matt Doyle

People think this is a win because MLS will reach tens of millions more Apple TV subscribers. But my concern is simple: what if even MORE people now see players I already decided weren’t good enough for the USMNT? By: Tactical Manager

If Don Garber and Apple were serious about turning MLS into a proper football league, matches wouldn't be contained within one app. They would be hidden behind multiple cable tiers, Peacock, and the occasional random USA Network listing.