Pardeep Cattry

(that said - there's a question Guardiola needs to answer at some point about where his paychecks come from)

I find it so fascinating that someone from outside the U.S. feels so comfortable talking about this than the many American athletes who have (disappointingly) opted out of saying anything at all (even if Pep Guardiola is the exception rather than the rule)

"under my leadership, our newspaper has lost readers and subscribers at record rates. this shows that I was correct about what was wrong with the newspaper."

Crestfallen and f$&@ furious about the closure as we know it of @postsports.bsky.social by an indifferent, compromised owner and a failing publisher — a dept of Povich and Boswell, Wilbon and Kornheiser, Gildea and Sheinin, of poets, authors, Hall of Famers and Pulitzer finalists. A terrible day.

the only people who remembered that transfer deadline day needs drama work in the Saudi Pro League (and I thank them for that)

….how.

the soccer venues for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 are official and they’re … all over the place

late stages (including men’s final on July 28 and women’s final on July 29) will take place at the Rose Bowl but before then, games will be scattered from coast to coast

Orlando Pride's Angelina on Corinthians' win over Gotham FC in the FIFA Women's Champions Cup: “I’m from Brazil so I just want that league to be better, too. I want them to expose the teams in Brazil so the leagues get better too, so it’s like both. I want the NWSL to continue to improve, to continue to do better but then there’s a league in Brazil that needs a lot of changes and needs things to be better but then a club that is well-invested and has really good players, national team players, to do something like that, that’s a very positive thing. …I think with that leading to the World Cup, that’s going to be a good thing. More exposure and a lot of good things will happen.”

Corinthians taking Arsenal to extra time reminds me of something the Orlando Pride's Angelina told me at NWSL Media Day, hours after Corinthians beat Gotham FC - Corinthians' success at the FIFA Women's Champions Cup is a pretty big deal for the women's club game in Brazil

give it time
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Mallory Swanson said there’s no date on her return to the pitch and that the Chicago Stars are “giving me my time” two months postpartum

Sophia Wilson, though, hopes to ready in time for the #NWSL season — and maybe for the #USWNT’s SheBelieves Cup games in March

USWNT's 'triple espresso' reunited ahead of NWSL season Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson will return from maternity leave this year after welcoming their first children in 2025, while Trinity Rodman spent much of 2025 dealing with injuries

more from the triple espresso’s reunion yesterday, including Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson on their return to play, Trinity Rodman on the new-look #USWNT that awaits — and, of course, their excitement at seeing each other

Wilson: “Those are my girls”

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there are few television characters I’ve loved than Moira Rose, what an icon Catherine O’Hara was

USWNT's versatile World Cup winner Crystal Dunn announces retirement Dunn, a decorated player for the national team and in the NWSL, is hanging up her boots after a 12-year professional career

we got to hear from Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson on Crystal Dunn today, each of whom added nice perspective on who she was as an athlete and as a teammate

#USWNT

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back in the same room for the first time since the 2024 Olympics, it’s triple espresso!

Trinity Rodman sprinted down the ballroom to see Mallory Swanson, then Swanson stopped to see Sophia Wilson before exiting the room

#USWNT

used this opportunity to do a headcount — we’re down to nine players from the 2019 Women’s World Cup-winning #USWNT who are still active players (and just five who are currently on the team’s radar)

spotted at NWSL Media Day in Los Angels — the Westin Bonaventure’s mascot (appropriately named Westin)

the hotel adopted him after someone left him in a closet four years ago

he is not an actor even though there have been many inquiries, also Avery Patterson adores him

Emma Hayes is very obviously a good fit for the #USWNT job for every soccer reason you can think of but watching her participate in a little dance with Trinity Rodman, it's hard not to feel it's such a good fit for vibes, too

Source tells ESPN that Orlando City is finalizing the transfer U.S. int'l defender Alex Freeman to La Liga side Villarreal C.F. for a fee of $4 million with the fee increasing by $2.5 million if certain incentives are met. Orlando will get a 15% cut of any future transfer. #usmnt #VamosOrlando

A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peace

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German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

it will likely be the last of a few friendlies before the World Cup in stadiums that will host it - the #USMNT's friendlies against Portugal and Belgium in March at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, notably, will also have natural grass

one of the #USWNT's upcoming friendlies against Japan in April will act as an unofficial test run for FIFA's grass processes before the World Cup - natural grass will be laid down in time for their visit to Seattle's Lumen Field on April 14

The entire Jen Psaki interview with @wesburdine.bsky.social from last night lives here in 2 parts.

@jenpsaki.bsky.social opens and contextualizes the segment by noting the Kansas City Current sticker on Renee Good's car and goes into the connection of soccer in the broader Twin Cities region
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Not that Fifa will do it, but Federal agents repeatedly killing innocent people in the streets in broad daylight with multiple witnesses and without accountability seems like a justifiable a reason to have World Cup hosting duties taken away.

Basically executed by firing squad. Vance and the administration’s cronies coming out and screaming that ICE has absolute immunity after Good’s killing was an open declaration that they terrorize and kill as they please.

Thomas Frank is such a funny coach - comes up with a good idea every now and again, only to revert back to an ultra-conservative approach that rarely (if ever) works in his favor

just one of many things Jessica Berman and Meghann Burke told me yesterday as the NWSL and the players union enter a back-and-forth over the controversial (and sometimes confusing) high impact player rule

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

awesome news