22 Under 22 Tiers: Sorting the best crop of young players in MLS history. That includes two truly world class prospects coming out of the league's academies at the same time. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/22-under-22-...

The POWER RANKINGS FORM GUIDE has been updated. A few FUN FACTS: - This POWER RANKING (MD 18) had the highest POWER SHIFT (108 places of POWER) since MD 1 (133 places of POWER) - highest STL POWER in the TFZ era by 6 spots (11th, MD4 2025) - lowest SEA POWER since MD7 2025, also 15th

Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social · last mo.

Free Newsletter: In which we do the most important thing anyone can... RANK POWER!!! tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/mls-power-ra...

It has come to my attention that NYCFC has a "Gatsby Club" membership tier, and I weep

Coaching changes spark turnarounds for Philly, Portland & the Crew | Matchday 18 Lots of stuff to talk through, but one of the big ones is that Cavan Sullivan seems to have found a different gear on the ball... tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/coaching-cha...

Transfer Window Guide: Each Western Conference team's status & needs I expect disappointment from LA, a tipping-point has been reached in Seattle, and Seb Berhalter may have played his last MLS game... tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/transfer-win...

Transfer Window Guide: Each Western Conference team's status & needs

Another season of disappointment in LA, a tipping-point reached in Seattle, and Seb Berhalter about to cross the pond?

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And here's another plea to donate to @tutul.bsky.social's fundraise for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Help get these kids access to soccer gear! bgcagifts.donorsupport.co/page/FUNWERB...

Tutul's Soccer Fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs is raising funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of America

With the world's game arriving in the US, join me in providing more access to the beautiful game for kids across the country. My goal is to raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs to give access to soccer ...

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The numbers are in, and by virtually every metric, MLS was the sixth-best league at this World Cup – even if you remove Messi's appearances and minutes. Huge, measurable progress. Not bad! a guest-post from the great @tutul.bsky.social tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/the-final-nu...

Transfer Window Guide: Each Eastern Conference team's status & needs Including an Atlanta team stuck in hell, a Crew side caught between strategies & an NYCFC ownership group that needs to get serious. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/transfer-win...

Transfer Window Guide: Each Eastern Conference team's status & needs

The window's been open for a week and a number of teams have been cooking already. Some others, though...

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AppleTV/MLS have got to sort out this ghost in the shell high frequency tone hanging out in their audio feed. Feel like these little issues happen way too often, and it's roasting my sensitive non human-boomer hearing "enhance dialog more" option cleans it up, but also dampens stadium sounds

Pay-to-play, MLS academies and the growth of the US player pipeline: Have we reached a tipping point? a guest post from @pragidealist.bsky.social, who you should give a follow. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/pay-to-play-...

Armchair Analyst: Wishcasting one *realistic* World Cup signing for each MLS team Pulisic to NYCFC? Salah to Sporting KC? What are the Galaxy up to? The Crew? And about that Sounders press conference... tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/wishcasting-...

Armchair Analyst: With 24 hours to go, it's time to talk tactics, a chance to make history, and the chance to get a little bit of revenge. USMNT vs. Belgium. Again. With history on the line, and that big orange bastard overshadowing everything. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/tactical-pre...

It's World Cup Day for the #USMNT! That means I've got a tactical preview for you that's... really not about tactics. It's about arriving first to the scrum. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/tactical-pre...

Tactical Preview: USMNT have to bring the fight to Paraguay

The US have evolved on a tactical level, but do they have the requisite fight to impose themselves at the World Cup?

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it's only day 2 and already mourning the last "good morning soccer friends" of this world cup if you haven't already, make these part of your day for the tournament's duration

First Touch@firsttouch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

WE ARE LIVE! Get #WorldCup ready for today with our crew, @susannahfuller.bsky.social @empiregass.bsky.social and @mattdoyle.bsky.social are a go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKDu...

You can watch Telemundo for free, btw

I'm going to explode if we continue at this rate of mid-action close-ups I'm going to combust into a billion pieces of fabric and splinters

finally, the chicago fire world cup game that was promised

First Touch/Soccerwise started with a banger, incoming generational run these daily shows are going to be a delight through the world cup (this is the place to get your fix and to send your group chats for their fix)

First Touch@firsttouch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

GOOD MORNING IT'S WORLD CUP OPENING DAY! We're going LIVE in 30 minutes with our first live show of the tournament, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube and tune in! 📺: www.youtube.com/@firsttouchksm

Three Things: Breaking down the USMNT's 3-2 win over Senegal tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/three-things...

Three Things: Breaking down the USMNT's 3-2 win over Senegal

The US made mistakes, but it's easy to feel optimism after a cohesive & relentless all-around performance

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Doyle and Gass will be Live on YouTube following USA vs Senegal with a postgame review stream! Stream begins at 5:30 pm ET! Come tune in!

The lack of input delay is important for speedrunning purposes during the water breaks

Ben Wright@benwright.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We gotta get better technology.

Matt awarded some awards and what better way to celebrate than with some graphics

Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Armchair Analyst: 2026 Half-Season Awards! MVP, Young Player of the Year, Best XIs & more Including the kid who runs the show for one of the league's most surprising teams tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/2026-half-se...

Armchair Analyst: Berhalter's optimism, Bradley's pragmatism, Turner's excellence & more | Matchday 12 Including a hit from the best ball-striker in US history & a coach unexpectedly calling out his players' egos. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/berhalters-o...

I'm going to write to my (deeply shitty) congressman today for patients like Mike who need the government to keep funding the kind of medical research that saves lives. Take 5 minutes of your day and do the same. www.house.gov/representati...

Mike Cornell@mcornell.dev · 4mo ago

The hope is it buys me time until one of several things happen: - The FDA approves one of the drugs in FastTrack for my use. - trials open up arms to patients like me who have had a lot of treatments (ex: immatics TIL trial) - TIL trial at UPMC gets funding restored that the admin cut

Armchair Analyst: RSL's collective step forward, the Fire get a lesson & more Including a Crew team still struggling in their own box, an Austin side finding attacking answers & a St. Louis team definitely not. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/rsls-collect...

was just thinking about this from the old place

I really want every Whitecaps fan & every MLS fan to read this one. And remember that this is all going to be dirty, dirty business. www.thedisrespected.com/the-mls-ponz...

Michael Arace@michaelarace1.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Reposting: I took the paywall down for this one. Spread the word: #SaveTheCaps #vancouverwhitecaps #vancity #SaveTheCrew #Crew96 #VamosColumbus www.thedisrespected.com/the-mls-ponz...

And god, this is so good from @wesburdine.bsky.social. Read every word. bsky.app/profile/wesb...

Wes Burdine@wesburdine.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I wrote about how MLS killing the Vancouver Whitecaps would be the beginning of MLS' decline. They turned away from the things that made the league great and embraced wealth creation. And this will break the remaining spell that makes MLS games a unique experience open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...

Really incredible call to action from a 'Caps fan on r/MLS. MLS fans everywhere should understand this isn't *just* about Vancouver! Read it. It's brilliant. www.reddit.com/r/MLS/commen...

From the MLS community on Reddit: An open letter to all supporters

Explore this post and more from the MLS community

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Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Save the Caps. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/save-the-caps/

Save the Caps. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/save-the-caps/