Here was his full answer to the promotion-relegation question:

Donjuego@donjuego.bsky.social · yesterday

If P&R is not good -- why is he investing in European leagues? All of that money could be in American soccer .. but is not. Why not? Why is P&R good there .. not here? I'm actually neutral on the question -- but if he invests in European soccer ....??

Why I am writing a book about cricket history in America. youtube.com/watch?v=VSpS...

Why I am writing a book about cricket

YouTube video by From the Pavilion

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Myself, along with Guiseppe Rossi and Erik Stover, on the rebirth of the Cosmos for the BBC: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

BBC Audio | More than the Score | World Cup 2026: The rebirth of the New York Cosmos

The New York Cosmos were the original Galacticos - and now they’re back

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A few words from me quoted in this piece as an immediate reaction last week to the news of Infantino’s FFE proposal for FIFA in The National News (Abu Dhabi, UAE): www.thenationalnews.com/sport/footba...

Fifa's Infantino plans to sell stakes in World Cup | The National

Uefa leads backlash against plan, saying it 'crosses line' and 'football is not Fifa's to sell'

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We’re beyond excited to announce Nick Alexandrakos as our Club President. Nick has been a pillar of our club for years. He spearheaded our partnership w/ EV❤️NYC to help address food insecurity in NYC & has played a massive role in obtaining all of our sponsors (1/2)

The private-equity-backed push to centralize biz operations of MLS Next Pro teams could drastically shake up the lower-league soccer scene Piece on the new initiative, including some past comments from NYCFC execs that hint at NYCFC II choosing this route www.nysoccerjournal.com/mls-next-pro...

Where to next for your local MLS Next Pro team?

A new entity created by MLS and a private-equity firm will offer to take control of the business operations of MLS Next Pro teams in order to rebrand them and relocate them, a potentially seismic chan...

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Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

Yesterday marked the closing of the “Cosmos and the Cup” exhibit. The very last visitor was a most distinguished guest: futebol royalty, Marjorie Mazzei Raggo - former Cosmos Girls cheerleader and daughter of Professor Júlio Mazzei. Thanks to all who visited. That’s a wrap!

Vermont Green FC has made an unbeaten run to the USL League Two national championship game for the second season in a row. These were the celebrations following Arnaud Tattevin's go-ahead goal in extra time in last year's conference final.

An essayette on “My Pelé Lunchbox,” just published @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social: pghrev.com/category/obj...

"There are other capable progressives weighing a run in 2028," writes @sunraysunray.bsky.social. "However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara

The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early

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The first WSC contributor to hold the office of Prime Minister – Andy Burnham for WSC 101, July 1995

I wrote this micro-essay on the "FIFA Peace Prize" for @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social pghrev.com/fifa-peace-p...

FIFA Peace Prize - Pittsburgh Review of Books

It looked like something lifted from the set of a zombie film. Grizzled hands extending skyward, as if firing from the depths of hell, frozen in some sort of

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“My Pelé Lunchbox” in the Pittsburgh Review of Books: pghrev.com/my-pele-lunc...

My Pelé Lunchbox - Pittsburgh Review of Books

I still have my Pelé lunchbox – although my earliest memory of it is when I thought I would need to throw it away. On a steaming summer afternoon in 1977 – my

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MARSH!!! #Cosmos 0-1 #PORNYC @nycosmos.bsky.social

Since posting, both David Applegate of US Soccer and Dennis Crowley of TLfC and Kingston Stockade have responded and their insight has been added to the article.

Protagonist Soccer@protagonistsoccer.bsky.social · 4w ago

You might have missed the announcement, depending on how much of a @opencup.ussoccer.com sicko you are, but yesterday US Soccer announced the schedule and rules for Open Division qualifying for the 2027 USOC and, in doing so, showed which leagues it values. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/uso...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I cringe at our government’s advancement of such savagery while we’re retreating from the kinds of engagements that lessen hardship and relieve misery,” Frank Bruni writes of President Trump's embrace of UFC.

Opinion | Trump’s International U.F.C. Diplomacy

The bling and brutality of American “diplomacy.”

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One of my cartoons for Tuesday's Metro

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We need to keep Balogun on the bench tonight for the sake of sporting integrity.

Cosmos and the Cup: Local Legends, Global Glory (curated by yours truly) is now open to the public during regular museum hours at the Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium through July 31st. @nycosmos.bsky.social

Read this @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social piece by Ian Hunter, author of The Kantian Religion:

Kant Troubles at Tübingen - Pittsburgh Review of Books

The events surrounding its appearance at the Tübingen seminary in the 1780s and 90s tell us most of what is important to know about Kantian philosophy as an

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

A SUNDAY FRIENDLY: Cosmos host Santos Laguna at Hincliffe Stadium frontrow.soccer/h7ows

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Protagonist Soccer@protagonistsoccer.bsky.social · last mo.

ICYMI: Issue One was New York. 🎨 Art by • @blakeink.bsky.social • Varun Mehta • @jamieorrell.bsky.social ⌨️ Words by • @stephencbrandt.bsky.social • @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social • @jdnalton.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/rdli1h4...

“The World Gets Concacaf’d,” in The Business of the FIFA World Cup, will be available from July 6th. www.routledge.com/The-Business...

Taremi punished for being caked up. Will the tyranny against fat asses ever end? Jealousy is not a good look.

Rebecca: "Chaps, Alexi left us" Zlatan: "Who? Rebecca: "Alexi will be back, Alexi will be back with us very soon" Thierry: "Your plan worked, Rebecca" Rebecca: "Don't you bring me into this, no chance" Zlatan: "America, you're welcome" lmaooooooooooooooooo