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Steph ☀️
@steph-merritt.bsky.social
US Soccer and New York Mets fan. Animal lover. Live music and Stardew Valley enthusiast ✨
Sorry to say that actually I’m one of the people who thinks Paxten Aaronson’s MLS move is very bad for developmental purposes and I think it’s gross of the Rapids official social media to troll USMNT fans over their concerns. 🤷🏼‍♀️
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Huge night for Diego Luna and Matt Freese 🔥
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Diego Luna is special. I hope he makes a move to Europe soon
June 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I have never been less excited for a USMNT match than I am today. I really, REALLY don’t need Trinidad and Tobago to confirm my worst fears about this team a year before a World Cup yet again.
June 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Welp. We stood in the pouring rain once again just to watch the USMNT lose. But at least I can always say that whenever we play in Hartford, we WILL fill the stadium up, even in awful weather. Us CT folks love our soccer.
June 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This really feels like more of an all time low for the USMNT than 2017. I’ve personally never felt worse about this team, and at a time when I should be the most excited I’ve ever been with the World Cup just over a year away, all I feel is apathy. I hate this.
One year out from a home World Cup, a struggling #USMNT will be without its star player.

Christian Pulisic may need a rest, but his absence from the Gold Cup hits differently. Needing a cultural reset, the USMNT missing its leader and the face of the program hurts.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Christian Pulisic missing Gold Cup: Bad look for the player, bad break for USMNT
At a time when the USMNT needs an uptick in fortune, form and vibes, its on-field leader won't be in uniform.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Juan Soto hit on his first at bat as a Met. This spring/summer is looking promising 💙🧡
March 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tough week to be a USMNT fan. This team is in shambles. Symbolic of how our country is in shambles at least
March 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Clint Dempsey is a legend. Forever my favorite to have ever played for the USMNT and he just solidified that spot by singing Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade when they showed an old picture of him with an emo haircut on the broadcast
March 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Poch has the guys looking so good out there. This was an actually exciting January camp?! I didn’t think such a thing was possible #USMNT
January 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.
January 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
12 years. We will never forget. 💚
December 15, 2024 at 12:06 AM
That Weah assist and McKennie goal… it’s a good day ☺️
December 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Gio Reyna starting in the UCL against Barcelona 🥹 I never thought I’d see the day. #USMNT
December 11, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Watching the NYCFC groundbreaking livestream and I’m weirdly emotional? This is really exciting 😅
December 4, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Seeing Wicked for the second time today. So excited. Such an amazing movie 🥰
November 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Tim Howard: “Doing a dance that mimics Donald Trump is stupid. Why? Because, whether it’s the president of the US or my neighbor down the street, I would never back someone who I believe is racist. I wouldn’t glorify that... Any show of support for Trump is political.”

en.as.com/soccer/tim-h...
Tim Howard lays into “stupid” USMNT star Christian Pulisic over ‘Trump dance’
In a column in the Daily Mail, ex-USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard was highly critical of Christian Pulisic’s celebration against Jamaica.
en.as.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
It makes me sad that Pulisic did that stupid dance last night. This team played the best 90 mins of soccer that they’ve played since the few games we got under BJ, & now instead of being able to talk about that, all the conversation is (rightly so) focused on “Captain America” supporting a fascist.
November 19, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Seeing as Pulisic did the Trump dance, I think it'd be totally reasonable to ask him post-game about how Trump's policies would directly harm many of his teammates and their families
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The #USMNT are looking like a different team tonight. Hope they can keep this pace up for the full 90
November 19, 2024 at 1:14 AM
A win is a win, even when it’s ugly. I’ll take it. #USMNT
November 15, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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being a #usmnt supporter with you-know-who back in the oval office
November 15, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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I feel like it’s a really good time for y’all to turn off the news and start that overdue 200 hour Stardew Valley playthrough you’ve been putting off. 1.6 update is out, a new farm is calling you. 👩‍🌾🌾🐔
November 14, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Don’t mind me just searching “USMNT” on here and following everyone that comes up. Hi to those people. I can’t promise I’ll have any insightful takes, but I can promise I’ll have fun watching the match and will enthusiastically like all of your posts about it 🙂‍↕️
November 14, 2024 at 5:54 PM
It’s a USMNT match day ⚽️ I need to find my soccer people on here!
November 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM