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Total Soccer Show @totalsoccershow.bsky.social · 2h

Watch today's 𝐔𝐒𝐌𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 episode on YouTube 📺

Building Poch's best USMNT XI to face Ecuador

YouTube video by Total Soccer Show

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8h

(this is a bit)

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8h

justice for finn surman

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 9h

It's the final MLS In-Depth Power Rankings of the season!

All year long, @benwright.bsky.social and I have been diving into every MLS team, every week.

On Eric Ramsay's tactical shift, Ryan Gauld being up to his old tricks, Portland Timbers' problems & more ⤵️
www.backheeled.com/mls-in-depth...

MLS In-Depth Power Rankings: Minnesota United's tactics, two legends retire & more

In a twist on a classic, we’re not just ranking all 30 MLS teams. We’re analyzing them, too.

www.backheeled.com

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 1d

if this is the salary reguilon is getting from inter miami and he ends up as a DP, i take it all back
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Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR) @fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 1d

🚨🇺🇸 More on Sergio Reguilón and Inter Miami exclusive story revealed last week. Despite proposals from La Liga clubs and Iran side Persepolis offering salary close to €4m net per season… …Reguilón told his agent that he only wants Inter Miami. Talks are already advanced 🏁

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 1d

Nagbe goes down as an absolute legend of the U.S. game.

I'll miss watching him, though maybe not quite as much as Diego Valeri, who said this of the four-time MLS Cup winner:

"If I ever have grandchildren and they ask about soccer in the United States, I will tell them that I played with him."

Felipe Cardenas @felipecardenas.bsky.social · 1d

Darlington Nagbe decided over the summer that 2025 would be his last season in MLS. He stayed quiet about until today.

Nagbe, and those closest to him, spoke to The Athletic about his decision and the emotional conflicts of his announcement.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Darlington Nagbe retires: An understated star with an impeccable reputation

Nagbe is retiring after a distinguished, trophy-laden career in MLS, and those closest to him paint a picture of a revered superstar

www.nytimes.com

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to overstate just how much more Inter Miami can look like a normal, functioning soccer team without Jordi Alba on the field.

Legend of the game. Elite attacking presence. Offers less than zero defensively at this stage.

Potential for much better balance in '26.

Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR) @fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 1d

🚨🇪🇸 OFFICIAL: Jordi Alba retires from professional football at the end of MLS season.

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 1d

king

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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 4d

Ernst Tanner is a top Sporting Director 🔝

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 2d

Six weeks into the year, Ernst Tanner confidently told me that his controversial head coaching change was "the right thing".

On Saturday, the Philadelphia Union lifted the Supporters' Shield.

For @backheeled.com, I examined what's made the Union so darn good.

✍️ www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 2d

“We made the change and it turned out to be the right thing."

Ernst Tanner made an unpopular decision by firing Jim Curtin — and now his Philadelphia Union are Shield winners 🛡️

With clear style + top-tier recruitment, Philly are on top. For @backheeled.com ⤵️
www.backheeled.com/mls-winners-...

MLS Winners and Losers: Ernst Tanner’s Philadelphia Union win the Shield, FC Dallas thrive & more

The Philadelphia Union lifted the Supporters’ Shield, Petar Musa and Eric Quill are red-hot, and a few Western Conference teams are panicking.

www.backheeled.com

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 3d

Catch me and on ESPN+ and AZ Family for Phoenix Rising vs. New Mexico United!

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 5d

i just wanna talk to whoever decided to post the free agent list in jpg form rather than as a table

i just wanna talk

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 5d

I could fix D.C. United in one offseason just via free agents, cashfers and trades.
mlsplayers.org/news/2026-fr...

2026 Free Agent List

The list of players who are eligible for free agency ahead of the 2026 season is now available.

mlsplayers.org

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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 6d

We had ourselves a great @opencup.ussoccer.com final between Nashville and Austin 🏆

Nashville was given an opportunity to win a trophy this and took it seriously. Well deserved 💪

@tombogert.bsky.social @joeclowery.bsky.social

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 6d

Come hang!

Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 6d

LIVE SHOW TIMEEEEE

@tombogert.bsky.social running the show with @joeclowery.bsky.social returns 😎

www.youtube.com/live/Wy5DiGD...

USOC Final Recap As Nashville Win Their First Trophy In Club History

YouTube video by SoccerwiseHQ

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 6d

The healthy absences are especially notable here as the World Cup nears:

No Musah, no Scally, no Sargent.

Poch's roster for next summer is coming into focus.

U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 6d

October is officially on! 🫡

26 players have been called into camp for upcoming matches against Ecuador and Australia! 👇

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 6d

Love this, Steve. Awesome stuff.

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 6d

Nashville SC are well-deserving U.S. Open Cup winners 🏆

Their improvement under BJ Callaghan this year has been nothing short of remarkable -- they're now one of the best teams in the country.

I enjoyed @usltactics.com's analysis from last night's final 🆓
www.backheeled.com/us-open-cup-...

What we’ll remember from the 2025 U.S. Open Cup: Nashville SC's win, CBS broadcasts & more

We’ll still remember this year's Open Cup for the weird, the wacky, and the winner.

www.backheeled.com

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 7d

So enjoyed hopping on with Drew to talk David Lee and SKC.

Drew VanderPloeg @alvanderp.bsky.social · 7d

Very thankful to @joeclowery.bsky.social for jumping on with me for a quick discussion on new SKC CSO David Lee. We’ll still have a proper pod with Cody and I breaking it down out later, but I wanted to get some other input from around the league as well!

open.spotify.com/episode/51CF...

Episode 155 - The David Lee Era begins for SKC w/ special guest Joe Lowery

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Total Soccer Show @totalsoccershow.bsky.social · 8d

LAFC is scary right now! 😱

𝐌𝐋𝐒 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 - watch/listen 👇

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📺: tinyurl.com/35hz7crd

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 7d

𝗠𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 📈

Every week, @benwright.bsky.social and I break down all 30(!) teams in MLS.

This week, you'll find thoughts on David Lee to SKC, BJ Callaghan's Club World Cup tweak + so much more.

Read ⤵️
www.backheeled.com/mls-in-depth...

MLS In-Depth Power Rankings: SKC's new era, Columbus Crew's concerns & more

In a twist on a classic, we’re not just ranking all 30 MLS teams. We’re analyzing them, too.

www.backheeled.com

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8d

And, of course, handing a seven-year(!) contract is a pretty darn good way to lure away another club's CSO!

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8d

That Lee left NYCFC (closer to trophies + stadium) for SKC is notable.

Job title bump, yes. But the SKC job was attractive to many high-level people. An inclination that ownership will spend across the club like we never before?

Plus, gobs of expansion-esque roster flexibility.

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8d

SKC fans should be pleased with the David Lee hire.

While it's difficult to know how much of NYCFC's success during Lee's time there stemmed from his roster-building nous vs. CFG's resources, he's got plenty of experience in a recruiting machine.

Now the coach hire + roster rebuild begins.

Jeff Carlisle @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social · 8d

Sources tell ESPN that #SportingKC has hired #NYCFC sporting director David Lee to be its new president of soccer operations and GM. Lee will report directly to ownership.

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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8d

I'm sure FC Dallas would want a big-time fee, but I'd be shocked if MLS teams weren't sniffing around Petar Musa this winter in hopes of acquiring him in a cashfer.

Arman Kafai @armankafai.bsky.social · 8d

If FC Dallas wasn’t so low in the table, we’d be talking about Petar Musa as an MVP candidate. When it comes to the definition of MVP for a team, he’s almost the perfect example. Leads the team in scoring by an insane margin, leads them in npxG, basically leads the team in xA.

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