world cup
Last night in Los Angeles, the USMNT conceded in the final moments of it's final group stage game via a hectic Turkish push for a winner that included plenty of bad defending and Christian Pulisic getting nutmegged. What was going to be an encouraging 2-2 draw suddenly
world cup
We stand on the precipice. Just ahead is the edge, from which we will tumble, tumble, tumble, into the unknowable depths of a well so dark and impenetrable our minds cannot begin to comprehend what lies there. Yet, this uncertainly does not cow us. It thrills us. We are the
world cup
I live in a soccer bubble. Even if I wanted to pretend otherwise, my work and my life create circumstances that might make living any other way exceedingly difficult. To be clear, living this way a choice and I'm happy to make it. After eighteen-ish years of
MLS
Today's Soccer Eagle is going to take a quick look at the biggest MLS story of the week, engage in a bit of attitude adjustment, and look ahead the Week 4 of the still-young top-flight American soccer season. And. Here. We. Go. Orland City and Oscar
culture
Guess who's back to try again. LaLiga will ‘try again’ to play league game in U.S., says TebasThe Spanish soccer league wants to resurrect plans to stage a regular-season game in the United States.ESPNAssociated Press "We celebrate Halloween, which we never celebrated 20 years
media
Last week, after Matt Doyle's mlssoccer.com exit and the agonizing examination of the American soccer media scene that transpired for fans and journos alike, I half-joked that I should just turn Soccer Eagle into a soccer media newsletter[1]. I say "half-joked" because
MLS
These things happened last week: MLS trumpeted a bunch of numbers with some transparently self-serving framing.[1] Michael Wilbon said he wouldn't put Lionel Messi and the MLS Cup playoffs on any of this three TVs.[2] John Muller dropped a piece at The Guardian about Messi&
USMNT
This is one of those weird weeks when a bunch of stuff in the personal life and a bigger helping of work (that I myself created) conspired to make it nearly impossible to do a fully fleshed out newsletter. But f**k it, let's see if I can
culture
We're back and this time, I've got a friend. As a man once dubbed the "Soccer Eagle" who then turned that nickname into a running bit that I've now revived for this extremely serious weekly newsletter/brain dump on the sport of
USMNT
USMNT roster time is a truly special time in the world of American soccer. Nothing brings out the angst and self-loathing quite like the naming of fewer than two dozen players to represent our aspiring soccer nation, regardless of the stakes. It's probably more indicative of our
USMNT
Paxten Aaronson, a 21-year-old Philadelphia Union academy product who left the Union to join Eintracht Frankfurt after making just over 40 total appearances for the club, is coming back to MLS. Aaronson is joining the Colorado Rapids as a DP, leaving behind (for the moment) the dream of
MLS
I'm pulling out a sack of various American soccer topics for this week's newsletter, something I'm thinking I might do more of in the future. Before I jam my arm into the sack and pull out the first item, could you do me a