Seth Vertelney

Juventus to Inter Miami

we are now 5 minutes into Trump's Inter Miami event speech and he has said not one word about Inter Miami or soccer or sports

thinking about this game that was almost exactly two years ago today

Intercontinental World Cup playoffs in doubt as Iraq squad face travel chaos The intercontinental World Cup playoffs are in doubt with officials from the Iraq Football Association in crisis talks with Fifa

Things are going great! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Trump: 'I really don't care' if Iran goes to World Cup President Donald Trump said he doesn't "really care" whether Iran travels to the USA for the 2026 World Cup.

the last few days have been quite the blow for Infantino's Trump appeasement policy

Americans Abroad Five: World Cup stakes rise ahead of March camp Mauricio Pochettino will name his roster for March camp in two weeks, making this an imperative time for many players' World Cup hopes.

it's getting to be crunch time

full list below from U.S. Soccer

in some timely news, USMNT assistant Jesús Perez visited FC Augsburg recently along with several other German sides with USMNT players

João Klauss just went one-v-one against Tim Ream in some open space and it went exactly as you would imagine

Gabriel Pec just went one-v-one against Tim Ream in some open space and it went exactly as you would imagine

#USMNT assistant coach Jesús Perez will get a good long look at Joe Scally today — Perez is in the house for Borussia Monchengladbach-Union Berlin. Scally starts for Gladbach, while Gio Reyna is back from injury and available as a sub.

🚨🚨 OK EVERBODY FUCKING PANIC 🚨🚨

really nice assist from Noahkai Banks, who is so comfortable bringing the ball forward as a center back. just took it about 50 yards, beat a defender on the flank and played a low cross for Rodrigo Ribeiro to finish.

USWNT player says team 'needs to be better' speaking out on social issues USWNT midfielder Sam Coffey said her team "needs to be better" when it comes to speaking out on issues of social justice.

Sam Coffey had some interesting things to say yesterday about the USWNT's current lack of outspokenness

if I had a nickel for every time this happened in the last two months I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot of money but it's weird that it happened twice

FIFA releases extra World Cup tickets for fans not selected in lottery FIFA has released a limited number of 2026 World Cup tickets for fans who were unsuccessful in the recently completed Random Selection Draw.

some fans are receiving emails from FIFA about an "exclusive 48-hour access window" to buy World Cup tickets.

I've confirmed this is legit, giving fans who weren't selected in the last phase of sales a second chance.

that is a big goal for Johnny Cardoso

USMNT legend Tim Howard responds to being called 'weirdo' on 'Love Is Blind' U.S. men's national team legend Tim Howard was not about to take being called a "weirdo" on "Love is Blind" sitting down.

I'll be sending this one to the Pulitzer board for consideration

Americans Abroad Five: Positive injury news for USMNT mainstays Ricardo Pepi and Tyler Adams both returned to the pitch over the weekend after several weeks on the sideline.

we got some good news on the injury front for several key USMNT players this weekend

What We're Reading Friday
• Is the World Cup bump real? MLS is going to find out: Pablo Iglesias Maurer (The Guardian)
• USMNT captain Tim Ream 'sympathizes' with fans over World Cup ticket prices: Seth Vertelney (USA Today)

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the way I just screamed. my cat is full of regret for sitting next to me at this moment

USMNT captain Tim Ream 'sympathizes' with fans over World Cup ticket prices U.S. men's national team captain Tim Ream said that he was sympathetic over fans' concerns about World Cup ticket prices.

spoke to Tim Ream about a few things, including the recent kerfuffle around World Cup ticket prices and USMNT players talking about World Cup ticket prices

there was a time

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino dons MAGA-style hat at Trump's Board of Peace meeting FIFA president Gianni Infantino was in attendance on Thursday, Feb. 19 as President Donald Trump convened the first meeting of his Board of Peace.

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never seen anything like this

*five goals and counting for the players I said were struggling yesterday

four goals and counting for the players I said were struggling yesterday!