Jimmy Mack

Absolutely grim stuff in this thoroughly-reported piece from Tanner (the list of allegations of sexist and racist remarks, with many witnesses, is long), from the Union as a club, and in terms of MLS's ability to deal with situations like this.

Woof, this is bad.

It’s bad on multiple angles, but the “denies ever intentionally making insensitive gender-based comments.” defense is especially bad.

MLS executive who built a powerhouse faced allegations of sexist, racist and homophobic behavior Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner denies the allegations, which prompted a recently-concluded MLS investigation that could not corroborate them

NEW: Ernst Tanner has built a powerhouse at the Philadelphia Union.

But my @us.theguardian.com investigation has shown wide-ranging allegations of misbehavior throughout his 7-year tenure.

Tanner denies the allegations, and was investigated by MLS this year.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Out here re-living the glory days for USC homecoming tomorrow. ✌️✌️✌️ #FightOn!

Woah. The Current are going to get a new head coach in 2026. #KCBaby

Apple, MLS Deal Will End in 2029 With Revised Payment Structure MLS and Apple's streaming rights agreement will now end three and half years early, letting the league explore new partners after the 2026 World Cup.

So with the move from behind its own paywall, the MLS/Apple deal will end 3 and a half years early. www.sportico.com/leagues/socc...

Tschantret has signed a two-year MLS contract through 2027 with club options for 2028 and 2029, making him the 23rd Homegrown Player to emerge from the #SportingKC Academy and the club’s fourth Homegrown signing in the last year – following Jacob Bartlett, Ian James and Jack Kortkamp.

#SportingKC announced today that the club has signed 19-year-old Academy product and midfielder Cielo Tschantret as a Homegrown Player.

MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV

BREAKING: MLS will come out from behind the separate MLS Season Pass subscription beginning in 2026, per sources.

All games will be available on the Apple TV streaming service.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...

When you cross off a bucket list lights and see the aurora lights from your front yard

Stay here!

On the way to Lincoln. Beat the Huskers!✌️✌️✌️ #FightOn #USC

Happy Halloween

#SportingKC announced today that the club has signed goalkeeper Ryan Schewe to a new MLS contract through 2026 with club options for 2027 and 2028.

Lee on the coaching hire: "We will look domestically, we will look internationally. That will be a global search to try and find the right the right head coach." #SportingKC

Lee on adding a veteran goalkeeper: "the plan will be to have four goalkeepers under contract." #SportingKC

David Lee said they'd liked to keep Santiago Munoz but they want to renegotiate the contract and get a lower transfer fee from Santos Laguna. #SportingKC

Lee said there was "good alignment" with Zavagnin and Burns on the roster decisions, but added "of course, there's always one or two or three that may fall into a gray area where you have a difference of opinion."

I wonder where those disagreements were. #SportingKC

This is an interesting comment considering he said this after the Houston game: "I think if we saw anything out of this group, something that I'm incredibly proud of is that they never gave up." #SportingKC

Yep, it’s hard to keep track of players not on your team and especially not in your conference!

Starting players are notable for the fan base of the team 🤷‍♂️

#SportingKC goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty has also left the club to join MLS Next Pro side Huntsville City FC as the team’s Director of Soccer Operations.

I'm reserving total judgement until the roster is filled out. Lots of change to come.

Age and cost I'm sure. Afrifa will be cheaper and is a handful of years younger.

#SportingKC currently has 12 players under contract for 2026:

Goalkeepers: Jack Kortkamp, John Pulskamp

Defenders: Ian James, Jansen Miller

Midfielders: Jacob Bartlett, Zorhan Bassong, Jake Davis, Manu Garcia

Forwards: Stephen Afrifa, Dejan Joveljic, Daniel Salloi, Shapi Suleymanov

#SportingKC announced their roster decisions:

The club is keeping Bassong, Miller, Pulskamp & Afrifa.

Radoja, Thommy, Shelton, Ndenbe, Voloder, Fernandez, and Leibold among the notable players who will NOT return.

The club is negotiating to keep Santi Munoz & also in negotiations w/ Ryan Schewe.

GET MCMANUS TF OUT OF HERE. WE HAVE A KICKER #GoPackGo

Chawinga was taken back to the locker room in a wheelchair. #KCBaby

Chawinga went down non-contact and is being carried off by her teammates. She started today despite being listed as questionable. Awful. #KCBaby

All #SportingKC players are available for selection tonight per the team’s player availability report.