Gozo brings a skill that virtually no other player on the cusp of the USMNT does: the ability to use skill *and* athleticism to beat an opposing fullback around the edge. Very promising player. Premier League success isn’t out of the question.

Tom Bogert@tombogert.bsky.social · 2d ago

🇺🇸🔴🔵 BREAKING: Crystal Palace in advanced talks to sign American winger/wingback Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake, per sources - Deal not agreed yet, but trending well. Likely in $15m region - Gozo, 19, made clear he wants to go to Europe www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...

Remember: everything they believe — or claim to believe — is a weapon to use to take away your rights and the rights of people you love. Fight against them like your civilization depends upon it.

James Goodwin@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3w ago

My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old.

"€6m transfer... makes Campbell the most expensive signing in Elversberg’s club history. It also means that Campbell is one of the 25 most expensive U21 USMNT eligible players in history."

Manuel Veth@manuelveth.bsky.social · 4w ago

#USMNT prospect Cole Campbell leaves Borussia Dortmund for Elversberg Details for Transfermarkt www.transfermarkt.us/usmnt-prospe...

Really enjoyed Adam's piece, which gets at the heart of what's coming next for the USMNT: change. Maybe not right away. But a real shift in the team's squad (in terms of competition + personnel) is brewing. The big names will be around for the 2030 World Cup. But in what role? 📺

Backheeled@backheeled.com · 4w ago

The USMNT crashed out of the World Cup in embarrassing fashion 🇺🇸 So why is @snaves.bsky.social... excited? Because for the first time in years, the team's future is unknown. The next era is wide open, and that's what makes following this U.S. team fun. Read 🆓

The USMNT's problem isn't just that it needs better players. It also needs different kinds of players. The U.S. keeps coming up short in developing some of the game's most important player profile. Here's why. @aclausen90.bsky.social ⤵️

The USMNT's talent pipeline has holes. Here's why.

The U.S. has made strides in player development, but key positional gaps continue to leave the USMNT short of the world's elite.

backheeled.com

Finding the Pulisic pile-on distasteful. He had a bad World Cup and will probably never be the player so many want him to be. But is there really any grounds for such an assassination of his character? Feels excessive.

Blows my mind that MLS hasn't run a single ad during the World Cup to remind tens of millions of Americans who are getting into soccer that it exists

Taking a little pause from my writing here to remind all of you (or those of you who need reminding) that athletes who make mistakes are still human beings and should be treated as such. Thank you.

Anyway Arfsten for Dest at the half and I'm not remotely kidding.

Insult to injury is, on top of everything else, letting Pulisic take set pieces. Fuck my stupid life.

they are playing insanely soft

Logan@loganalog.bsky.social · last mo.

I know its hot but they are so stale no movement no preassure belgium has hours on the ball. They gotta wake up.

FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's suspension came as a genuine shock. Now comes the fallout. I discussed the relationship between Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino that seems to have bled onto the field in one of this tournament's most controversial moments. 📺

US president Donald Trump has done the whole of American soccer a disservice by involving himself in the Balogun red card saga. It's an unsusprising overreach that confirms the negative perceptions many already have about the USA. Me, on @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps | Pablo Iglesias Maurer

In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, the president did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his way

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Spotted on the Space Needle... "United State of Irrational Belief" #USMNT

Of fucking course the predictable side of the political spectrum is taking a victory lap about Balogun. I hate everything. We were doing so good.

What an insane coincidence bsky.app/profile/pbsn...

PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.

All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/44batiO

Can’t sleep, went for it @phat7deuce.bsky.social

IFAB rules were misapplied. Suspension should be appealed.

"I cannot believe that was a red card." - @TaylorTwellman.bsky.social on the Folarin Balogun red card. #USMNT 📺 : youtube.com/live/8GfbP69...

🇺🇸 Mauricio Pochettino doesn't want to talk about momentum after a loss: "I'm happy. Maybe I'm not showing because your questions are a little bit weird. "I'm confused, maybe the vibes is like we go home tonight and Türkiye stays (in the World Cup), no?”

I love art

The Scuffed Podcast@scuffed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today I learned that Sergino Dest has a painting in his house of him with a plane, snowman, & Mickey Mouse in the background

Went back and counted: 26 passes in the build-up to Gio's goal. Not only did he finish with a 20-yard trivela, but he started the sequence by getting in a shoving match with a Paraguay player and finished it by shushing his own fans. The most Gio Gio who's ever Gio'd.

Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Armchair Analyst: The USMNT hit the flow state in historic win over battered Paraguay, a magnificent performance capped off by the best World Cup goal the US has ever scored tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/the-usmnt-hi...

The @usmnt.ussoccer.com reaction to the Knicks win Tyler Adams has me SO nervous here, pls stop moving like that 😂 www.instagram.com/reel/DZblP_i...

for the casuals, the girlies, and the goofy; for those who care more about ex-gfs than xG - a group of us usmnt sicko girlies have been working tirelessly to bring you: the “Girlies Guide to the USMNT" please enjoy and feel free to share!!!! docs.google.com/presentation...

soccer for the girlies: USMNT edition

What you need to know about the USMNT soccer for the girlies by the girlies

docs.google.com

The first USMNT World Cup group match against Paraguay on Friday could be spicy. Last time they met a full on brawl broke out.

Hey 🗣️ It's Matchday 🗣️

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The Soldier Field PA system played FREEBIRD after the Antonee Robinson golazo