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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 6d

SQUAD! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

USMNT squad: Antonee Robinson returns as Pochettino calls up 26 for friendlies

Mainstay Tyler Adams is not in the US squad that will play two friendlies against Ecuador and Australia in the US next week

www.theguardian.com

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

I guess World Cup history only starts when Adidas became the official ball supplier?

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

Toying around with ways to revamp how I taught it last time in fall 2022, which included four units: Soccer as a field of study; Race-Empire-National Identity; Fandom-Mythmaking-Heroes-Villains; and Futboleras. Open to suggestions!

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Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 16d

***Job Opportunity***

Assistant Professor in African American History, Appalachian State University

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Assistant Professor in African American History - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

We’re hiring at #AppState! Assistant Professor of African-American History.
Great department, strong community, wonderful students, and one of the most scenic places high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains
appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/51963

Assistant Professor in African American History

Teach courses in area of specialization and American history surveys. In addition to instructional duties, faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of scholarship as well as particip...

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

#appstate students: My Spring 2026 course, HIS 3538 - FIFA World Cup: Soccer & Global History, will get you ready for sport's biggest event. Reach out if you have questions before registering for classes. Website in English and Spanish at: worldcuphistory.rwanysibaja.com

Advertisement for HIS 3538 FIFA World Cup: Soccer and Global History

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

Ok, this is a pretty great way by Adidas to announce the 2026 World Cup ball
youtube.com/shorts/BwXks...

Adidas lit up The Sphere in Las Vegas with every FIFA World Cup ball since 1970 🔥 #fifa #FOXSoccer

YouTube video by FOX Soccer

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 11d

What a game by Atlético de Madrid today! #ATMvsRMA

Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 22d

Central American independence days (Sep 15) kickstarts Hispanic Heritage month in the U.S. Proud of my roots and will go home to celebrate with some café, (plátanos) maduros, arroz y frijoles, piña, aguacate, and more.

(Now if just the national team could do more to qualify for the World Cup)

La Nación @lanacioncr.bsky.social · 22d

Vea la celebración de los 204 años de Independencia de Costa Rica con un desfile patrio en San José, con bandas, trajes típicos y fervor cívico.

San José se llenó de colores y patriotismo en los desfiles del 15 de setiembre

www.nacion.com

Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 26d

Bring back the silver goal for overtime.

Also: Keep the 18 yd box for penalties but expand the smaller rectangular box to 10 yards as the only allow area goalkeepers can use their hands.

Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 27d

Everybody should absolutely view this as an invitation to drop your spiciest soccer takes.

Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 27d

lol I’m gonna need bluesky’s biggest soccer post ever to balance out all the politics engagement im burying myself under.

Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 29d

Almost always watch matches in Spanish. It’s what I grew up with, and provides “el sazón” to enjoy a fútbol match.

But I often made an exception if Ray Hudson was on the English broadcast. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I enjoyed his passion and off-beat remarks.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 29d

The word "magisterial" might be out of soccer broadcasts forever.

Legendary linguistic maestro Ray Hudson is calling it a career, writes @richarddeitsch.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · Sep 5

A moment of fun with the #USMNT today:

Mauricio Pochettino talked about his first experience of big-time American college football at Ohio State, and Chris Richards talked about how he explains Alabama to his colleagues at Crystal Palace.

www.inquirer.com/soccer/usmnt...

Mauricio Pochettino
Yes, I had the opportunity to be in Columbus, at Ohio State, watching an amazing game.
We really felt the passion of the people here in this country. It was a great opportunity to enjoy. It was really amazing. It was really, really amazing.
And I was happy also to try to [be a] representative, or ambassador, of our sport that is soccer, or football in the rest of the world. I think I feel a little bit of responsibility.
It's our responsibility, no, to translate to all these people that maybe are more focused on another sport, like football – American football. It's to try also to convince them to share with soccer, you know, that passion.
If only a little bit, we can translate to our sport, I think our players will appreciate [that] a lot, and for sure they will help us to achieve what we want.
And I think it was amazing. For me, it was a massive surprise. At [age] 53, it's difficult to have this type of surprise.
But to live the atmosphere that we lived there – three hours before, seeing the passion of the people, the atmosphere, all the things they were preparing there, the fans in the stadium, 100,000 – I was so jealous, I said, "I want to coach these teams, I want to be next."
It was amazing. And talk about the culture of this country, when you want to show the passion [that] you are the number one.

Chris Richards
Yeah, I mean, they don't quite understand Birmingham, Alabama, to be honest with you. We have a Birmingham in the UK – I think there's this new TV show that going on in the UK and they're visiting everywhere in the world that's named Birmingham.
So they're seeing some things that they probably aren't used to, but that's how we that's we get down in the south, and it formed me and molded me to who I am today.
And what do you tell them about Alabama football?
They also can't fathom that. They're like, 100,000 people at a game for 18- to like 21-year-olds – it's tough to explain. Especially like, Lee Corso with the headgear and stuff like that. They don't quite get it.

Chris Richards at practice today. (I took the photo.)

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 4

ICE says it’s not stopping random people in the street as it focuses on “targeted enforcement.” In a historically Latino neighborhood in Washington, D.C., some parents disagree as they see agents circle their area during school drop off. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports from D.C.

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Leander **PRE-ORDER THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens @leanderalphabet.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fifa resorting to full-on price-gouging for 2026 World Cup tickets is hardly surprising, but it's another mask-off, you're-just-customers-to-us moment from an organization supposed to spread the game and make it accessible.

Column @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

World Cup’s dynamic pricing model lays bare Fifa’s singular motive: profit, at all costs

At one point not long ago, the world governing body at least tried to look like it cared about growing soccer worldwide. Not any more

www.theguardian.com

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · Sep 3

Doing genealogical work, something I have found interesting is that every decade US language education researchers have claimed a “growing backlash to multilingualism.” I think we may just need to accept this as part of US society at this point.

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · Sep 1

Apple is sneaking AI into everything. Turn off enhanced visual search on your photos:

Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by Al

Settings -> Apps -> Photos -> Enhanced Visual
Search (all the way at the bottom)

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · Sep 2

Earlier this year, really enjoyed a stop at Fidel & Co. in Little Rock, AR, and Cooper River Coffee near Charleston, SC.

Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · Sep 2

I’ve enjoyed visiting local roasters during my last few trips. This weekend dropped daughter off at college and stopped by Rojo’s Roastery in NJ.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The fight for our museums and for our memory is a critical bulwark against the unraveling of American democracy. It is vital that we fight to protect our repositories before it’s too late." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley

The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

www.theguardian.com

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · Aug 23

Parma was the more interesting option, would have pushed Reyna in new ways (new league, language, style of play).

But with a deal near the end of the transfer window in late August, BM makes sense for the opposite reasons (no relocation, familiar league and setting). #usmnt

schwarzgelben09.bsky.social @schwarzgelben09.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Gio Reyna to Borussia Mönchengladbach – DONE DEAL!

Full agreement has been reached.

The total transfer fee is up to €7m – €3m guaranteed plus €4m in potential add-ons. Around €3m of those are considered realistic bonuses.

Reyna will undergo his medical today.

🗞️ SkySportDE

#BVB

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · Aug 20

This couldn’t have been customer-polled or tested

Fat Kid Deals @fatkiddeals.com · Aug 20

Cracker Barrel has rebranded for the first time since 1977

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Zach Bigalke (he/him/his) @zbigalke.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just from the six members of our history and philosophy area of the kinesiology department (including one emeritus professor) here at Penn State, the LibGen scraping that helped train Meta and other AI systems stole up to ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR ARTICLES and FOURTEEN BOOKS to train themselves.

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Brie Gettleson @briemarina.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just published my latest newsletter of Latin American collections at Penn Libraries! mailchi.mp/572ab9a2c481...

New in Latin American Studies from Penn Libraries!

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Mary Valante @medievalmaryq.bsky.social · Aug 9

Once more for those in the back -- FEMA's response was not perfect, but bridges and roads are still being repaired, houses anf businesses are still being rebuilt, and that debris removal was a lifeline. Imperfect or not, FEMA was here for us. This is not ok

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 9

The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.

DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show

Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · Jul 31

Think of all the federal cuts to education, grants, fellowships, and research as you read this …

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · Jul 31

Trump announces that he’s having a 90,000 sq ft event space added to the White House

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