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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 23h

i was not prepared for what it was, not least bc everyone is hitting a wildly different beat here

andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 1d

i really need you to turn on the volume and hear what they’re dancing to

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

need to get that bag while they can. Do I wish leagues/countries had retirement structures and social services so players didn't have to? OR, that soccer was big enough here that they could just get paid enough to take care of the second half of their lives? Hell yeah.

Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely agree that like, IDEALLY, players wouldn't also have to spend their time doing self-promo through this stuff and their play on the field could be enough, but I'm in that "gross this is reality" phase of my journey where like, player careers are short, lives are long, and these folks...

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

I know there's a globally different perspective re: media access but that's also true of the external financial opportunities afforded soccer players in other leagues across the world. they don't always need to market themselves to their communities the way MLS players do to make those connections.

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

Would love to hear the @mlspa.bsky.social perspective on this - the "giving players a bigger platform to provide visibility and garner more followers/endorsement opportunities" angle is one I hadn't recognized. At the same time @bradstuver.com is our most popular & most visible player, so it tracks?

Laurel Pfahler @laurelpfahler.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote something a little different during the break that I hope MLS PR considers, as national outlets keep decreasing coverage and now AI content is replacing writers. Someone had to say something before media access just gets worse. (Free post) www.patreon.com/posts/141166...

A reporter's letter to Major League Soccer | Laurel Pfahler

Get more from Laurel Pfahler on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 3d

We had to buy replacements because we were out of town in July when this was originally scheduled, so we sold ours! 🤣

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 3d

@losverdesatx.bsky.social has a "Full 90 Club" for local spots that commit to showing the match with sound and everything - looks like the south members are Lustre Pearl South and Meanwhile Brewing!

www.losverdesatx.org/events

Austin FC Games & Watch Parties | Los Verdes Events — Los Verdes | Austin, TX

Come hang out with Los Verdes at one of our Austin FC watch parties or other events. View our events calendar.

www.losverdesatx.org

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 3d

Hey @travishelwig.bsky.social / @darrendmiller.bsky.social / @hafosafo.bsky.social will y'all sign this for me after we win tonight?

Austin FC @austinfootballclub.bsky.social · 4d

¡El mas VERDE de todos.. VERDISIMO!

Tomorrow's matchday poster, as part of the ATXFC Artist Initiative, by Nando!

#AustinFC x The Zebra

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The North End Podcast @thenorthendpodcast.com · 3d

The greatest team in the world sweeps LAFC tonight.

#AustinFC

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

100% agreed. I was mostly trying to say "I don't think this is a coach being a total piece of misogynist shit" like he was Claudio Reyna or something 🤣

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

I understand where you're coming from on this, but your perspective definitely proves his point. If the game was allowed to be SO physical in the Twin Cities (and the rest of the cup run TBH - Desler's high challenge in SJ for example), calling it so differently for the Final is a big departure.

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

(And for the record, before the match I was *stoked* - Tori Penso is one of my favorite refs in the league, she's so, so good almost every time out. This time I think her performance left a bit to be desired but was absolutely not the reason Austin didn't win this match. Blown chances were.)

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

The fact that he got himself into the mindset in the first place to complain about the refs was disappointing. I don't necessarily think his comment has the connotation you infer here, but absolutely understand the optics that it presents & won't begrudge anyone who takes that away from the answer.

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

The style of reffing we'd seen in the Open Cup up til the Final lent itself to a much more physical type of game played - looking back on the tournament, it's probably a fair statement to say things didn't get called the same way as in league play. (Bukari's yellow vs MNUFC is an example of this.)

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

Knowing Nico's pressers, I think this is more likely a mis-translation of what he was trying to get at. He's *much* more eloquent in Spanish. If I'm being generous based on his tenure and relationship w/ media in Austin, the point he was trying to (unsuccessfully here) make was...

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

And distribute evenly amongst the panelists!

As a panelist, the thing I used to fall into the trap of is like, reiterating what another panelist already said because I wanted to be involved. It's ok not to have anything new to add on to an answer, and just wait for the next one to come around!

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

1) You're gonna crush, you're such a good personality and dude.
2) Panelist and moderator are two TOTES different jobs. Moderator, imo, is old school point guard: distribute, distribute, distribute. Your job as mod is to make your panelists shine - get their names right, engage the crowd...

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 12d

Schlegel begging not to be shown a card in ref cam

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 16d

put it in the louvre

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16d

Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 16d

Fs in chat for Skate.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16d

It’s official: EA is going private.

The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 20d

Sometimes my skin is wet

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 21d

this skeet brought to you by our current Bones rewatch, where I asked Steph, "Would Hiro (our dog) chew on our bones if he found our skeletons?"

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 21d

This weekend, the Austin FC supporters group @losverdesatx.bsky.social is hosting a watch party for the RSL game (9/27 at 8:30pm CT) at Fast Friends brewery. They’ve partnered with Walgreens so you can get your flu shot at the watch party!!!

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 21d

Do my bones smell like me the way my skin does?

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Mike Crugnola @futurexskeleton.bsky.social · 22d

Additionally, it's not a problem to blame anyone for or feel guilt about? Like, it's just a thing society needs to have support structures in place for, and appropriate needs-based care guidelines for, and those kids are fucking awesome just like any other kids?

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