Will Leitch
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
Author, LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, HOW LUCKY, THE TIME HAS COME. Contributing Editor, New York. Columnist, The Washington Post & The Athletic. Writer, MLB. Critic, Grierson & Leitch. Founder, Deadspin. Illini. Mattoonian. https://williamfleitch.substack.com
I also don't know how to say this in a way that isn't snotty, so I'll just say what he said: If you are worried about "sounding like AI," you've already lost.
Erik Hane@erikhane.bsky.social · last wk.I don't know how to say this in a way that isn't snotty: if you are changing your writing intentionally to sound "not like AI" or whatever, I think extremely little of your craft. This is simply not a problem or a consideration for an even moderately developed writer www.wired.com/story/more-t...
For my (always free) weekly newsletter, I wrote about Catherine Russell, the hardest-working woman on (and off) Broadway. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-6-i...
Volume 6, Issue 34: One Battle After Another
" Time doesn't exist yet it controls us anyway."
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For my (always free) weekly newsletter, I wrote about Catherine Russell, the hardest-working woman on (and off) Broadway. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-6-i...
Volume 6, Issue 34: One Battle After Another
" Time doesn't exist yet it controls us anyway."
williamfleitch.substack.com
It's #EHG 624 with Will Leitch! #TheHawk, #TheFiveStarWeekend, #BreakingBad, #HighPotential, a #SportsNight Canon pitch, and more! Out on all podcast platforms now! extrahotgreat.com/eh...
The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina on Sunday wasn’t a classic, but the World Cup writ large was — and one America desperately needed, Will Leitch writes.
Spain-Argentina Wasn’t a Classic, But This World Cup Was
The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina on Sunday wasn’t a classic, but the World Cup writ large was — and one America desperately needed, Will Leitch writes.
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"Belgium pressed the U.S. team from the opening seconds, and the response was not increased aggression but undeniable fear: The U.S. looked spooked. It was as if it felt the weight of the soccer world's anger all at once." ✍️ @williamfleitch.bsky.social bit.ly/3RnodEb
The U.S. Team Crumbled Under the Weight of the Soccer World
A bruising loss to Belgium and a controversial Trump intervention threaten to overshadow the USMNT’s captivating World Cup run.
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Happy Fourth, everyone, and happy fifth anniversary to the proudest moment of my career.
Let's go USMNT but also seriously I AM FROM BOSNIA TAKE ME TO AMERICA THIS SONG WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER LEAVE MY BRAIN IT IS MURDER THIS SONG www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmX0...
Dubioza Kolektiv - I Am from Bosnia - Take Me to America (Official video)
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It was my turn to write about Alexi Lalas, just punching my time card here, it was time to make the donuts. wapo.st/43UrQnW
Opinion | Alexi Lalas drives U.S. soccer fans crazy. He also helped create them.
He’s loud, smug and uninformed. He’s also a symbol of how far American soccer has come since 1994.
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On this Father's Day, I am explaining the story of Prince's solo on "Why My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as all good fathers must someday do.
You really owe it to your self to read his Trump piece too. This piece is almost 30 years old, and also about five minutes. Trump Solo www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
Searching for Trump’s Soul
Donald Trump’s modus operandi has a sharp focus: never budge from the premise that the universe revolves around you, and, above all, stay in character.
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Michael Schulman@michaelschulman.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnother sad loss today: the longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer. Here's his marvelous profile of Ricky Jay, from 1993. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
I’ve reached the “son of a guy I had on my keeper fantasy league team for six years scored a goal in the World Cup” stage of my life.
Alexi Lalas remains the avatar for the difference between what Gen-X could have been and what it turned out to be.
This is huge. For months, I have been working to stop the construction of a massive 10,000-person ICE facility in Social Circle, Georgia. We just learned DHS is cancelling it. The power of the people is always more powerful than the people in power.
This was a very, very cool thing to get to see in person.
The nice folks at @nytimes.com asked me to watch UFC Freedom 250 and write about it, so I did. It made me want to kick someone in the chest. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
Opinion | American Dignity, Down for the Count
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Seriously, Zlatan is gonna spill Lalas blood by the end of this tournament. Maybe by the end of this week.
With its new expansion, Rural King is building on its storied legacy in Illinois by creating new jobs and investing in the community and region. Illinois is proud to collaborate with job creators who expand opportunities for our people while committing to growing in our state.
Illinois DCEO@illinoisdceo.bsky.social · 2mo agoBig news for Central Illinois! Rural King is building a new Store Support Center in Mattoon, creating 100 new full-time jobs and retaining more than 700 existing positions. #BeInIllinois Read more – bit.ly/4oq40K2
I was delighted to talk World Cup, and all the madness surrounding it, with Kara Swisher, alongside the great @realbachscore.bsky.social and @tariqpanja.bsky.social. youtu.be/CtMrswnaXck?...
Behind the World Cup drama happening off the field
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My book, THE LONG GAME: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts, is out today by @vikingbooks.bsky.social. I found a ton of fresh stories. I think both hardcore fans and the USMNT-curious will like it. I'm really proud of the book and hope you'll read it.
The Long Game by Leander Schaerlaeckens: 9780593653876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026 For almost half a century,...
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I wrote about movies for young people, by young people, from every generation. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-6-i...
Volume 6, Issue 27: Boyhood
"We're all just winging it, you know? The good news is you're feeling stuff. And you've got to hold on to that."
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For @nymag.com, I spoke with Roger Bennett, @leanderalphabet.bsky.social and the great David Hirshey about how it all feels--as an American citizen, as an ethical human and as a diehard soccer fan--heading into this World Cup. nymag.com/intelligence...
It’s Still Possible to Be Excited About the World Cup
Three soccer gurus on the weirdness of this particular tournament happening at this particular moment in history.
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