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vaporize me daddy
i'm happy to have spent my life entire life living in the primary blast radius of high salience first-strike targets
This is a story worth following closely for anyone who cares about the game in North America. The economic incentives in USL are bizarre from pretty much any stakeholder's point of view (except one).
NEW: The USL has enjoyed a decade of dominating the lower league landscape. Since 2015, 20 of its independent clubs have folded - the latest just two weeks before the 2026 season.
Is the USL’s structure built to handle even more jeopardy with pro/rel? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
sometimes the Times gets it right
amen
do i lose xp for that or something
like I said, long years of experience in the job have taught me those people only want to find a stationary target to take their abuse
goddammit
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I am always up for disagreement/debate. That is a (fun) part of the job.
But long years of experience have taught me that anyone coming into the mentions to say "you didn't even watch the game!" does not want debate. They just want to hurl abuse.
Taking that abuse has never been part of the job.
goodbye forever, dickhead
Some #OrlandoCity developments over on the injury front — Robin Jansson (fractured foot) and Joran Gerbet (ACL) seen getting some more involvement on the ball.
Told they’re still in recovery.
Champions League Round of 16 is as good an excuse as any to remind you to go follow these soccer nerds
nah
palace coup
Free Newsletter: The POWER has dimmed in Cincinnati as the underlying numbers are coming home to roost, while the MENTALITY is not STRONG ENOUGH in PORTLAND because for some reason that is ALWAYS THE ANSWER.
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Well, you know it's not racism, right?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/485...
So let me ask: what other remarks – ones that, in another generation, would've been considered locker room talk – do you think a 70-year-old from Long Island could have in his bag?
I don't think this one is that tough.
It's right there in his wiki page:
On August 1, 2023, Arena was placed on administrative leave by the Revolution amid allegations of "insensitive and inappropriate remarks."
I said all winter that moving off of Josef & Chicho was addition by subtraction for defensive reasons.
Through three games the results are pretty stunning. Short and sweet, but Bruce agrees.
Screenshot of dashboard: "How your team scores: MLS xg data" various stat breakdowns and pitch graphic with shots shown as dots below
It took me a sec, but the xG dashboard is back for 2026!
For those who weren't here last season, the dashboard uses @jamonm.bsky.social & @carloncarpenter.bsky.social's WGCF principles to break down MLS shots.
Built using @americansocceranalysis.com data.
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Yeah, OKC should be much closer to 30. And then it's a question of how much that changes the game and their overall defensive effectiveness.
Good data. Makes me appreciate the Celtics, who play elite defense without the bullshit.
there's a damn CHEETO in the East River!
OKC play tackle football and are in the bottom 12 of FTs conceded.
They just committed fouls on 3 straight trips and didn't get called once. The announcers are fucking laughing about it b/c it's so one-sided.
if you mean "do they flop and dive and are they dirty" the answer is yes
It's that combined with the fact that they're allowed to play tackle football defensively.
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Ajay Mitchell, of all people, gets a touch foul and-1 (nice play). Jamal Murray, who's an all-star, goes in the other direction, same exact play, and nothing.
Even the commentators were like "that's the same play, should be the same call."
It's *insane*. It's ruining my NBA fandom.
You all know I'm not a complain about the refs guy but my god man, I can not figure out what the NBA's doing with Oklahoma City. I do not know why they *have to* get every single call.
It wasn't even this bad with the Kobe/Shaq Lakers or MJ-era Bulls.
I do not understand it.
Best case scenario, FC Cincinnati lost a coin flip yesterday against Toronto. But even if that's the case, there are still some flashing warning signs going off. My quick reaction:
www.preseasonstreams.com/coin-flips/
