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Welcome to the Stories @johnspacemuller.com Wrote For The Guardian Bowl
San Diego: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Minnesota: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
San Diego: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Minnesota: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Welcome to the Stories @johnspacemuller.com Wrote For The Guardian Bowl
San Diego: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Minnesota: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
San Diego: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Minnesota: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Personally I think it's cool that an expansion team, in their first year, is so willing to pay tribute to MLS history.
Football lines on the field for a playoff game. Ah these are the MLS playoffs I remember from my youth.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Personally I think it's cool that an expansion team, in their first year, is so willing to pay tribute to MLS history.
the beautiful game
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
the beautiful game
Waitiiiing on a Sunday afternoon
For what I've read between the lines
Your lieees
For what I've read between the lines
Your lieees
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Waitiiiing on a Sunday afternoon
For what I've read between the lines
Your lieees
For what I've read between the lines
Your lieees
Steve Cherundolo says that given some time to reflect, LAFC players & staff will realize "we lost this one, and Vancouver didn't win."
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Steve Cherundolo says that given some time to reflect, LAFC players & staff will realize "we lost this one, and Vancouver didn't win."
"In the end, it's just dawg mentality." - Sebastian Berhalter
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"In the end, it's just dawg mentality." - Sebastian Berhalter
One of the best MLS games I've ever seen.
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
One of the best MLS games I've ever seen.
you have got to be fucking kidding me with the end of this game
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
you have got to be fucking kidding me with the end of this game
It's barely even a foul IMO
As a game-changing second yellow card + foul that leads to equalizing free-kick golazo? Hmmm...
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It's barely even a foul IMO
No thanks, it's not actual authentic soccer if it doesn't end with a drawn-out series of random matchups that may or may not mean anything.
Imagine running a soccer league and not having playoffs.
This is amazing.
This is amazing.
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
No thanks, it's not actual authentic soccer if it doesn't end with a drawn-out series of random matchups that may or may not mean anything.
Denis Bouanga seems to hit another gear in mins 75 thru 90+ if LAFC is behind and it's always pretty insane to watch.
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Denis Bouanga seems to hit another gear in mins 75 thru 90+ if LAFC is behind and it's always pretty insane to watch.
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NEW: "Underdog, my ass" wasn't just a catchy slogan. It was a reminder that 18 months ago, Gotham FC was built to become a dynasty.
Those plans are back on track after Saturday's 1-0 win over Washington, with Rose Lavelle making the difference. For The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Those plans are back on track after Saturday's 1-0 win over Washington, with Rose Lavelle making the difference. For The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Rose Lavelle’s magic gives Gotham an NWSL championship that once seemed inevitable
The NWSL’s would-be superteam gritted out another title, as the Washington Spirit and Trinity Rodman face a bevy of questions
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November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
NEW: "Underdog, my ass" wasn't just a catchy slogan. It was a reminder that 18 months ago, Gotham FC was built to become a dynasty.
Those plans are back on track after Saturday's 1-0 win over Washington, with Rose Lavelle making the difference. For The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Those plans are back on track after Saturday's 1-0 win over Washington, with Rose Lavelle making the difference. For The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Hal Herschfelt was excellent throughout this final and is obviously important to what the Spirit want to do. But it's hard to do that if you can't run. Washington coaching staff needed to make the obvious call earlier; insane to me that they didn't.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Hal Herschfelt was excellent throughout this final and is obviously important to what the Spirit want to do. But it's hard to do that if you can't run. Washington coaching staff needed to make the obvious call earlier; insane to me that they didn't.
I know schedules are hard, but man it's such a bummer that LAFC-Vancouver overlaps with the NWSL Championship. You gotta give finals their own space.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I know schedules are hard, but man it's such a bummer that LAFC-Vancouver overlaps with the NWSL Championship. You gotta give finals their own space.
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Paramount, which already owns Champions League rights through CBS in US, has won the contract to broadcast it in England from 2027-31, taking it away from TNT. Will be streamed on Paramount+. Chance that they can merge US/UK output. Amazon likely keeps first pick Tuesday.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Paramount, which already owns Champions League rights through CBS in US, has won the contract to broadcast it in England from 2027-31, taking it away from TNT. Will be streamed on Paramount+. Chance that they can merge US/UK output. Amazon likely keeps first pick Tuesday.
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so many legendary music history sites that look like this, we don't value our culture part bazillion
OTD 1969 James Brown drags his road-weary band into King Studios in Cincinnati to record. Drummer Clyde Stubblefield bangs out a drum pattern Brown crafts into "Funky Drummer." Minor hit but it forms a foundational beat in Hip-Hop. The bldg remains vacant & standing but King left in 1971.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
so many legendary music history sites that look like this, we don't value our culture part bazillion
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Sergio Busquets is old and slow. By next month he'll be retired. So how is he still so central to one of the best teams in MLS?
Wrote for The Guardian about trying to measure a famously invisible kind of greatness.
Wrote for The Guardian about trying to measure a famously invisible kind of greatness.
As his career ends in MLS, Sergio Busquets’ small decisions remain perfect
The Spaniard’s style of possession football is not easily defined by stats and data. We tried to do so anyway
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November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Sergio Busquets is old and slow. By next month he'll be retired. So how is he still so central to one of the best teams in MLS?
Wrote for The Guardian about trying to measure a famously invisible kind of greatness.
Wrote for The Guardian about trying to measure a famously invisible kind of greatness.
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World Cup playoff draw: Wales face Bosnia, Northern Ireland head to Italy, Ireland go to Prague
World Cup playoff draw: Wales face Bosnia, Northern Ireland head to Italy, Ireland go to Prague
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Wales and Northern Ireland could meet for finals place
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Ireland to face Denmark or North Macedonia if they win
Wales and Northern Ireland will do battle for a place at the 2026 World Cup if they navigate playoff semi-finals of differing toughness in March.
The pair would fight it out in Cardiff for a ticket to next year’s showpiece if Wales win a home tie against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Northern Ireland prevail in a fiendish trip to Italy, who are out of form but will be strongly favoured. It is a particularly appetising draw for Craig Bellamy’s Wales, who are flying after defeating North Macedonia 7-1 on Tuesday and are two home victories from a return to the most exalted stage. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
World Cup playoff draw: Wales face Bosnia, Northern Ireland head to Italy, Ireland go to Prague
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Will never stop being funny that the USMNT brought in an expensive foreign coach with a Champions League pedigree to tell us that tactics are for dorks and we just need more MLS guys and hustle
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Will never stop being funny that the USMNT brought in an expensive foreign coach with a Champions League pedigree to tell us that tactics are for dorks and we just need more MLS guys and hustle
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On Tuesday, the Guardian published an investigation into allegations against Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
You can read the report here:
You can read the report here:
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
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On Tuesday, the Guardian published an investigation into allegations against Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
You can read the report here:
You can read the report here:
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Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday that it is re-opening its investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The move comes a day after the Guardian published an investigation into Tanner’s conduct.
The move comes a day after the Guardian published an investigation into Tanner’s conduct.
MLS reopens investigation into Philadelphia Union executive as team places him on leave
Tanner denies the allegations contained in a Guardian investigation into his conduct as Union sporting director, including claims of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday that it is re-opening its investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The move comes a day after the Guardian published an investigation into Tanner’s conduct.
The move comes a day after the Guardian published an investigation into Tanner’s conduct.
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NEW: Following our @us.theguardian.com investigation, Major League Soccer is reopening its own investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS reopens investigation into Philadelphia Union executive as team places him on leave
Tanner denies the allegations contained in a Guardian investigation into his conduct as Union sporting director, including claims of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEW: Following our @us.theguardian.com investigation, Major League Soccer is reopening its own investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Worth a read if you haven’t already:
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...
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...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Worth a read if you haven’t already: