Jason Davis: Once And Future Soccer Eagle

Jason Davis: Once And Future Soccer Eagle

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Latest — 29 Jul 2025

Soccer Media Go Crazy?

Welcome back. Last time, on Jason Davis, Once and Future Soccer Eagle... I think I went on way too long about jerseys and opined on our attitudes towards MLS history? Anyway, if you read it, thanks. If not, I hope you can sleep at night. This time on Jason Davis,

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How We Remember

Heyo, it's a newsletter post from your friend Jason. For the second newsletter in a row, we're talking American soccer history. That makes sense, since it's one of my favorite subjects. It also makes sense because the universe hath provided.

Cosmos 3: Back To Jersey

I want this Cosmos to be the last Cosmos because it's the Cosmos that lasts. There's a stadium, there's expertise, and there's a New Jersey soccer legend in Giuseppe Rossi to run the playing side of the organization.

Sniff Sniff

Arrivederci! Insigne and Bernardeschi are done in Toronto and process of rebuilding the wake of their destruction can now begin. We all anxiously await MLSE's next move, which is undoubtedly to spend eye-watering money on yet another questionable high-profile arrival from Europe. Agents are drooling in places like

Major League Something

Turns out the recently crowned European champion, a team that routed an Inter Milan outfit celebrated for its defensive stability and technical acumen, is a little bit better than a Major League Soccer team made up of players who haven't seen their prime since Harry and Meghan were

I Love Mess

The upshot of all of this for me is that I'm having a blast. Yeah, that's mostly down to the fact that I get paid to talk about soccer on the radio and that's always easier (and more engaging) when there's interesting things happening.

Down And Out In Carson

We're pondering the plight of the LA Galaxy today, but first, PERSONAL PROMOTION. * The Best Soccer Show happens tonight at 9 PM ET on YouTube. Get the podcast version Firday AM wherever you get your podcasts: If you watch the show on Spotify (yeah, they have video podcasts

The Miami Slide

But Messi, a bad guy? That's also about resentment. MLS fans, many of whom have followed the league and their clubs for years, resent that the league orbits the Messi star 30 years after its founding.

Playing For Pride: Arena Comments, Pochettino Response

The word of the day is "pride". If you've been paying attention recently, you've probably heard this word a lot in the context of the state of the United States men's national team. After a face-plant-level failure at the Nations League finals

The MLS Calendar: Hot Or Cold?

You're probably already up on the saga of Major League Soccer's potential calendar swap that picked up speed on Thursday morning last week only to come to a screeching halt by late Thursday afternoon. The upshot is that, as SBJ reported, MLS could have voted on