Jesse
@jessehertz.bsky.social
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This interview with Pochettino is everything. The honesty, thank the lord. #usmnt (PS It’s better in Spanish.)
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POCHETTINO en EXCLUSIVA: El objetivo es GANAR EL MUNDIAL | Entrevista con Andrés Cantor
YouTube video by Fútbol de Primera x Andrés Cantor
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November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This interview with Pochettino is everything. The honesty, thank the lord. #usmnt (PS It’s better in Spanish.)
youtu.be/rOYEBXKSIEk?...
youtu.be/rOYEBXKSIEk?...
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (Official Video)
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November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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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 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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...
On field quality improvement mitigates all concerns. I love this move. Now we will sell when buyers are spending, recruit from the same pool, open the season with a set roster, and young players get clean exits not mid season surprises. Timing lifts economics and the on field product for all.
MLS owners are *expected* to vote on flipping to fall-spring calendar at Thursday's BOG meeting. Changes to competition format also expected.
Let's see if it actually comes to a vote, but implications are enormous.
Exclusive details with @tombogert.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Let's see if it actually comes to a vote, but implications are enormous.
Exclusive details with @tombogert.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners set to vote on fall-spring calendar and season format changes: Sources
Substantial change could be coming to MLS's structure and operations following a Thursday vote, sources tell The Athletic
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
On field quality improvement mitigates all concerns. I love this move. Now we will sell when buyers are spending, recruit from the same pool, open the season with a set roster, and young players get clean exits not mid season surprises. Timing lifts economics and the on field product for all.
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We're getting close to 3,000 responses! Thanks so much to everyone who has filled this out!
If you know an MLS fan, send this to them.
If you know an MLS fan, send this to them.
It's time for my favorite piece of content we do every year: our fan survey.
This year, we're collaborating with over 20 independent outlets to try and get it out to as many people as we can! If you have even a passing interest in Major League Soccer, could you take a minute and fill this out?
This year, we're collaborating with over 20 independent outlets to try and get it out to as many people as we can! If you have even a passing interest in Major League Soccer, could you take a minute and fill this out?
2025 end of season fan survey
Voice your opinions on the quality of play in Major League Soccer, the television product, the proposed calendar shift and more!
www.sixonefivesoccer.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We're getting close to 3,000 responses! Thanks so much to everyone who has filled this out!
If you know an MLS fan, send this to them.
If you know an MLS fan, send this to them.
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Tried to write about David Lee’s 12 years at NYCFC
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
Grading a Ghost
When the system requires invisibility, David Lee was the valedictorian.
www.theoutfield.nyc
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tried to write about David Lee’s 12 years at NYCFC
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
but I couldn’t - so I wrote about why I couldn’t
on corporatism, illusion, legacy, authenticity, burritos, and stingrays:
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/grading-a-...
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#USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino inherited a “problem” a year ago. The Argentine has been tying to solve it since. A deeply reported, behind-the-scenes peek at the challenges Poch and his biggest stars have faced ahead of the all-important 2026 FIFA World Cup. www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...
Nine Months Until the World Cup. What Were the USMNT's September Lessons?
One year into Mauricio Pochettino's tenure, how has the USMNT adjusted to his process?
www.foxsports.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
#USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino inherited a “problem” a year ago. The Argentine has been tying to solve it since. A deeply reported, behind-the-scenes peek at the challenges Poch and his biggest stars have faced ahead of the all-important 2026 FIFA World Cup. www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...
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The man has managed in Barcelona, London and Paris and started his playing career at Newell's freaking Old Boys, I'm pretty gobsmacked at the idea that a few harsh takes from in and around the BroSo community got him this upset
This is also a joke - and has been the attitude of folks in American soccer circles for years. A critical press and fanbase will do much more to grow the game, and the national team, than a bunch of cheerleaders. F**k this “grow the game” narrative that’s been peddled for decades. Face the music.
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The man has managed in Barcelona, London and Paris and started his playing career at Newell's freaking Old Boys, I'm pretty gobsmacked at the idea that a few harsh takes from in and around the BroSo community got him this upset
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Aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats when they die in office. In New York, 26-year-old Liam Elkind is challenging 79-year-old Jerry Nadler, who started his political career 20+ years before Elkind was born. buff.ly/SZC1Gsh
In a closely divided Congress, aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats
The last eight members of Congress who died in office were Democrats. A younger generation of office seekers has raised their opponent’s age as a significant issue in their campaigns.
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August 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats when they die in office. In New York, 26-year-old Liam Elkind is challenging 79-year-old Jerry Nadler, who started his political career 20+ years before Elkind was born. buff.ly/SZC1Gsh
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Fantastic analysis. I’ll have more once the MLSPA releases salaries, but overall what the recent analyses of the U22 program have shown is:
1. Overall It hasn’t been profitable.
2. U22s take significant time to develop & many never do.
3. From an on field perspective it’s best used in domestics.
1. Overall It hasn’t been profitable.
2. U22s take significant time to develop & many never do.
3. From an on field perspective it’s best used in domestics.
The supplemental roster was the focus of last month’s blog, with today’s topic being the U22 Initiative. Give it a read.
The U22 Tradeoff
How do U22 Initiative players perform in their first season? What about later years? And what factors shape those trajectories?
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May 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fantastic analysis. I’ll have more once the MLSPA releases salaries, but overall what the recent analyses of the U22 program have shown is:
1. Overall It hasn’t been profitable.
2. U22s take significant time to develop & many never do.
3. From an on field perspective it’s best used in domestics.
1. Overall It hasn’t been profitable.
2. U22s take significant time to develop & many never do.
3. From an on field perspective it’s best used in domestics.
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Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year
How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very.
One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.
www.curbed.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year
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I find the sudden way in which this MLS calendar change storyline emerged to be Kinda Weird, plus I was summoned and have time before my 9am thing, so it's time for a crash course in how and why the #JLeague landed on its decision to switch to a fall-spring calendar from the 2026-27 season.
I’ve been saying this for a while now, but anyone looking at MLS’ potential calendar change should spend a lot of time looking at what went into the J.League’s (still ongoing) calendar change
April 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I find the sudden way in which this MLS calendar change storyline emerged to be Kinda Weird, plus I was summoned and have time before my 9am thing, so it's time for a crash course in how and why the #JLeague landed on its decision to switch to a fall-spring calendar from the 2026-27 season.
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Looks like we may learn more about MLS’ possible shift of the league calendar as soon as today/this week? www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
MLS owners could vote on schedule change today
Team owners and executives will discuss the hotly debated plan that would see the league align its calendar with global soccer by adopting a “fall-to-spring” schedule and could potentially vote on it ...
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Looks like we may learn more about MLS’ possible shift of the league calendar as soon as today/this week? www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
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My mother had her engagement ring wrenched off her finger by a mugger in the old early 80s Manhattan. These guys are the biggest pussies on Earth and it's a delight to be able to navigate cities as an adult in a way that would give them heart attacks
Duffy on the New York City subway: "It's dangerous. It's dirty ... they don't want you to drive your car. They want you to take a train. If you want me to take a train, make the train safe, make it clean. But if you won't do that, we're gonna pull money."
March 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My mother had her engagement ring wrenched off her finger by a mugger in the old early 80s Manhattan. These guys are the biggest pussies on Earth and it's a delight to be able to navigate cities as an adult in a way that would give them heart attacks
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I do keep thinking about the fact that courage, like fear (and measles) is highly contagious
March 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I do keep thinking about the fact that courage, like fear (and measles) is highly contagious
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People asked the San Pedro Pirates' president why she'd hire a 24-year-old woman to coach a top-division men's team in Belize.
Instead of answering, she asked her own question: Why not?
On Ada Cordova's challenge & why the Pirates put their faith in her.
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Instead of answering, she asked her own question: Why not?
On Ada Cordova's challenge & why the Pirates put their faith in her.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
🇧🇿 'Why not?' - Ada Cordova is breaking barriers by coaching the boys in Belize
The 24-year-old, who leads the San Pedro Pirates in the first division, wants to push soccer on the island past its previous limits.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
People asked the San Pedro Pirates' president why she'd hire a 24-year-old woman to coach a top-division men's team in Belize.
Instead of answering, she asked her own question: Why not?
On Ada Cordova's challenge & why the Pirates put their faith in her.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
Instead of answering, she asked her own question: Why not?
On Ada Cordova's challenge & why the Pirates put their faith in her.
open.substack.com/pub/getconca...
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This is really funny because after congestion pricing launched and the haters were instantly proved wrong — traffic really did go down, transit use really did go up — they clung to "well let's see the business receipts!" as a last resort. And now we know business receipts are through the roof!
Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City
Lower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is really funny because after congestion pricing launched and the haters were instantly proved wrong — traffic really did go down, transit use really did go up — they clung to "well let's see the business receipts!" as a last resort. And now we know business receipts are through the roof!
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Outside of the brilliant @mattdoyle.bsky.social, there aren't many go-to columns on the most interesting things from each MLS weekend.
We're trying to change that at @backheeled.com.
Introducing: MLS Winners and Losers.
On ATL's speed, SD's debut, GGG, more.
➡️ www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...
We're trying to change that at @backheeled.com.
Introducing: MLS Winners and Losers.
On ATL's speed, SD's debut, GGG, more.
➡️ www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...
February 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Outside of the brilliant @mattdoyle.bsky.social, there aren't many go-to columns on the most interesting things from each MLS weekend.
We're trying to change that at @backheeled.com.
Introducing: MLS Winners and Losers.
On ATL's speed, SD's debut, GGG, more.
➡️ www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...
We're trying to change that at @backheeled.com.
Introducing: MLS Winners and Losers.
On ATL's speed, SD's debut, GGG, more.
➡️ www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...
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"Our streets are now more safe. There has been a 51% decrease in injuries and a 55% decrease in crashes in the congestion relief zone compared to the same period in January 2024."
Congestion pricing makes NYC safer
Just more than a month ago, crossing the chaotic streets of Manhattan with my daughter meant taking a chance with her life, especially as she’s a toddler who would rather run free. We live in the g…
www.nydailynews.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Our streets are now more safe. There has been a 51% decrease in injuries and a 55% decrease in crashes in the congestion relief zone compared to the same period in January 2024."
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Congestion relief pricing has been a miracle in Manhattan. I’ve never felt safer walking in the city. This is Seventh Avenue a few blocks south of where it comes out of Times Square.
January 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congestion relief pricing has been a miracle in Manhattan. I’ve never felt safer walking in the city. This is Seventh Avenue a few blocks south of where it comes out of Times Square.
Why don’t the #MLS Shield and Cup winners play each other? Sometimes it’s ok to borrow a tradition. #elevatethesupportersshield
December 27, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Why don’t the #MLS Shield and Cup winners play each other? Sometimes it’s ok to borrow a tradition. #elevatethesupportersshield
Disagree but a worthy discussion
It's time for Major League Soccer to ditch their two conference format.
I've got the solution and #MLS can have it for free.
kcsoccerjournal.com/12/26/2024/i...
I've got the solution and #MLS can have it for free.
kcsoccerjournal.com/12/26/2024/i...
It's Time for MLS to Realign it's Conferences - KC Soccer Journal
Two conferences are a broken system. Let's look at some better solutions for MLS for 2025 and beyond via realignment.
kcsoccerjournal.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Disagree but a worthy discussion