@johnkickback.bsky.social
Co-Founder and CEO, @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social. American soccer nerd.
From Paxten Aaronson to Darren Yapi, the Rapids have some serious youth talent in its ranks for 2026.
This is Part Two of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute #ColoradoRapids preview.
New Rapids Head Coach Matt Wells is looking to bring a tiki-taka playstyle to his new squad, after spending time as an assistant coach with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
This is Part One of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute #ColoradoRapids preview.
It did not take long for Jack McGlynn to settle into H-Town, even earning a call-up and goal for the #USMNT. He could be the missing piece for a developing #HoustonDynamo team.
This is Part Two of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute Houston Dynamo preview.
The #HoustonDynamo took 2025 to prepare as best as they could for the future. Spending $9 million, will new signings lead the club to #MLS glory?
This is Part One of the Soccerwise MLS Minute Houston Dynamo preview.
#AustinFC spent big dollars to bring Facu Torres back to MLS, but can he be the difference maker in the Texas capital?
This is Part Two of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute Austin FC preview.
Carles Gil is the Revs talisman, but the international scouts will be watching a young American fullback instead.
This is Part Two of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute #NewEnglandRevolution preview
#AustinFC has been a vibe since joining MLS, but who are they on the pitch?
This is Part One of the Soccerwise #MLS Minute Austin FC preview.
🇨🇴 James Rodriguez to Minnesota United
🔝 My favorite moves of the MLS offseason
🌎 CCC is underway and San Diego FC look great
🟢 Obed Vargas' dream move to Atleti
I'm live on @soccerwisehq.bsky.social right now ⤵️
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San Diego FC are the new darlings of MLS, employing MLS’s most intricate posession-based system to great effect. In year two, can they build on that to become #MLS juggernauts? This is Part One one of Soccerwise’s MLS Minute #SanDiegoFC preview.
05.02.2026 17:46 — 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Is that @mlsist.bsky.social’s music?
05.02.2026 01:59 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The game theory on this is wild.
If you’re right, you win like two years of a slight advantage that only translates on the pitch and isn’t likely to make you a juggernaut, and doesn’t help much in marketing.
You fail? Club creeps in to irrelevance.
I have a few social media copy cliche pet peeves but two stand out for me:
1. About last night…
2. Hang it in the Louvre
What social media lede can y’all not stand anymore?
New series coming to Kickback next off season: MLS Wedding Crashers with @susannahfuller.bsky.social & @jordangeli.bsky.social 💒🎉
04.02.2026 20:50 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1San Diego finishes off a stunning 4-1 first-leg victory against Pumas as the clock strikes 1 a.m. on the East Coast.
What an ending to the opening night of CCC.
Get some sleep, sickos.
Maybe 1 of 2?
04.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Pedro Soma coming-out-party loading.
3-1, San Diego.
At a bar watching Concacaf Champions Cup and Westminster Dog Show.
A proper sickos Tuesday night.
América score and we've got our first goal of the CCC season!
04.02.2026 03:04 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I’m going to stan Pedro Soma so hard this year, stoked to get this party started early.
04.02.2026 03:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
San Diego FC’s official supporter group Frontera San Diego united as one of their own was recently taken into ICE custody.
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It’s that time of the year again… ⌛️
THE OVER/UNDER SHOW IS BACK 🚨
@empiregass.bsky.social, @tombogert.bsky.social and mathematician @mattdoyle.bsky.social give their 2026 predictions for your favorite MLS team 👇
Following a controversial AFCON final, Morocco sets its sights on the World Cup 🇲🇦
Morocco has developed into a powerhouse, and it won’t slow down anytime soon. We break down the story of The Atlas Lions.
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@kickbackcommittee.bsky.social is BACK! Download on your preferred platform, and stay tuned for some new additions to the Kickback Committee menu 😎
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🇨🇴💣 BREAKING: Minnesota United is in talks for a shock blockbuster move to sign Colombian star James Rodriguez, per sources.
Would easily be biggest star to play for Loons. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
MLS is back and its MLS After Dark is back all at once, what's not to like?
03.02.2026 16:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0MLS IS BACK TODAY (kinda), LFG!!!!
03.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1I said last week that "Cashfers" = one of the best rule changes MLS has made. The U22 initiative is its worst.
It was created by a consulting firm, BCG, and right as the world got better at valuing young talent.
An optimized system would value proven players in their prime, and domestic prospects.
Mexico is hoping to capitalize on homegrown talent in 2026 🇲🇽
With numerous young prospects developing rapidly at home and across the globe, this World Cup Capsule breaks down the story of El Tri.
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No sportsbook is brave enough to come up with MLS points total over/unders... but I am!
Me, @tombogert.bsky.social & @empiregass.bsky.social break it down in what has rapidly become my favorite podcast of the entire year. All 30 teams. Let's fuckin' go.
Jhon Duran
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