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andré

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when your quest for 'parity' is just a rush to widespread mediocrity
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US midfielder Sam Coffey in talks to join Manchester City from Portland Thorns

Manchester City are in advanced talks to sign the United States midfielder Sam Coffey from Portland Thorns, the Guardian understands

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January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM

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Who’s beating their xG… and who’s not?
#USLLeagueOne #USL #USL1 #dataviz
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USL League 1 Goals vs xG through the 2025 season

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January 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM

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Who’s beating their xG… and who’s getting away with it? #USLChampionship #USL #USLC #dataviz
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Goals vs xG through the 2025 season

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December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM

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Ella Brockway

@ellabrockway.bsky.social

So, if you’re an NWSL GM, you are not allowed to decide yourself — using all of the tools of a pro team’s front office — that a Player has a High-enough Impact to warrant a certain salary. But you *are* allowed to vote on a list that would determine that that Player has a High-enough Impact.

Sure.

Lesley Ryder @lesleyryder.bsky.social · 15d

The ESPN FC top 50 is here and we need to talk about the sudden conflict of interest the league has created with the high-impact player rule.

With coaches and GMs weighing in on these lists, they can influence whether or not their players can get a bag.

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The espn top 50 voters:

• Vlatko Andonovski (Kansas City Current sporting director; former U.S. national team coach)
• Lesle Gallimore (Seattle Reign FC general manager; former University of Washington coach)
• Mark Parsons (sporting director for Angel City
FC; former coach of the Dutch national team, the Washington Spirit and the Portland Thorns)
• Denise Reddy (assistant coach of the U.S. women's national team; former assistant at Chelsea and the Washington Spirit)
• Antonio Contreras (head coach of Chivas; former head coach of Atletico Madiod and Real Betis)
• Jimmy Coenraets (head coach of the Utah Royals; former head coach of Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
• Yael Averbuch West (general manager of Gotham FC; former player for the U.S. national team)
• Natalia Astrain (soccer commentator for ESPN's UEFA Women's Champions League coverage; former coach of FC Barcelona and the U17 USWNT)
• Sam Mewis (commentator; former
World Cup champion and NWSL champion with the USWNT and North Carolina Courage; No. 1 on
FapN Fe Women's Rankin 20o1

• Emma Byrne (commentator; former UEFA Champions League winner with Arsenal and former member of Ireland national team)
• Janelly Farías (commentator; former player for Mexico national team and Club América)
• Cristina Alexander (commentator and host of Futbol W on ESPN+; former ESPN correspondent covering Mexican soccer)
• Maria Tikas (journalist covering Spanish soccer for Sport)
• Sophie Downey journalist covering WSL for The Guardian)
• Ameé Ruszkai (journalist covering WSL and
UWCL for Goal)
• Suzy Wrack (journalist covering women's soccer at The Guardian)
• Mayca Jiménez journalist covering soccer for Dazn; formerly AS and Relevo)
• Samantha Lewis journalist covering women's soccer for The Guardian and ABC Australia)
• Yash Thakur (ESPN journalist on women's soccer in Europe and the UK)
• Angela Christian-Wilkes (co-host of ESPN
Australia women's soccer podcast "The Far Post")
• Marissa Lordanic (ESPN Australia editor and co-host of "The Far Post")
• Audrey de Ridder (ESPN Netherlands editor, writer and presenter)
• Emily Keogh (ESPN's lead journalist for UEFA

December 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Kartik Krishnaiyer

@kkfla737.bsky.social

Finally wrote a bit about the white paper on college soccer (USL S break and USL C/1 being done let's me catch-up on some things)

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Rethinking College Soccer - Changes could be coming thanks to the US Soccer Federation

The USSF is finally looking long and hard at the problems NCAA Soccer have

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December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM

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All-Time Point Matrix for #USLLeague1
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USL League One All-Time Point Matrix

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December 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM

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Fort Wayne Football Club

@fortwaynefc.bsky.social

Thank you for helping us grow our presence on Bluesky. We have a modest goal right now: 1,000 followers. There have to be that many soccer fans here who want to learn about a club co-owned by DaMarcus Beasley and building a 9,000-capacity stadium with a colossal scoreboard, right? 🤣 FortWayneFC.com

December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM

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All-Time #USLChampionship points matrix
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#USL #USLC #dataviz

December 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM

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Historical Standings #USLChampionship through the 2025 Season
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USL Championship Historical Standings Following the 2025 Season

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December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM

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Joel Barciauskas

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To put this in perspective: NWSL ownership is freaking out about paying its by far most recognizable and most valuable player somewhere between like $1.25-1.5m, an amount less than 1% of a new franchise fee

December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM