Seth Vertelney

this is like the Spirit counting fans at the Nats game as part of their attendance

I don't think I had non-Chinese Asian food until I was in my 20s and now there are like five Laotian restaurants within five miles of me

The U.S. Open Cup final is tonight, a matchup between two cities with rich soccer histories to close out a competition with a long history that fans won't let die. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

why does she talk the way she talks!? bsky.app/profile/zavc...

You’ve seen stutter step penalties but how about this stutter walk penalty in the Caribbean Cup semifinal?

Ismail Elfath has announced his retirement, and while he tells me the Argentina-England World Cup semifinal was "the pinnacle" of my career, he also cherished Concacaf games where he was part of the biggest days of many players' lives. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

highlight of the game for the USWNT so far is this guy speed painting Crystal Dunn at halftime

NEW: “You have to be uncomfortable to get to the highest levels." Zavier Gozo caught up with @us.theguardian.com after his US debut, reflecting on being an eight-figure signing after his homegrown start, why Crystal Palace turned his head, and how he's adapting. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

jumping on @siriusxmfc.bsky.social to speak about USMNT soccer action. tune in!

let's talk about the USMNT international window. optimism abounds????

they already took a risk!

ok he scored, which is kind of a miracle, but can we now please get Justin Ellis off the field?

I don't think I will ever get over the following sentence: "I made a mistake by having someone of the stature of Pelé or Maradona warm up and then not put him in the game. If it happened today, I would not do it."

some ugly scenes in Guatemala last night. @jonarnoldfc.bsky.social has the story here

Chavez to Berhalter

Tala Rangel the USMNT MVP

feeling ready to get hurt again by Gio Reyna

sad story out of college soccer: Furman defender Luke Munson had his lower leg amputated after suffering an injury in a game on August 27.

cursed transfer

Jorge Jesus dealing with the fallout of calling 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo into the national team

first guy does a full 50-yard sprint only to get victimized for a second time

replay of that Cavan Sullivan run

At 17 years. 4 months. 8 days, Mathis Albert breaks Christian Pulisic's record for youngest USMNT goal-scorer.

crazy how many people forget this happened

Berhalter haters having a rough few days

Westfield has had a real stinker

really like the look of Raines tonight. been better than the much more heralded Mehmeti so far

well it is a very good thing for Chris Brady's sake that he saved that because that was very strange goalkeeping!

Chile press is just baffling this USMNT back line. Can't get out

Hayes says Claudia Dickey "leads the way" in the race to be the starting goalkeeper

Hayes very complimentary of Trinity Byars, saying she's a "really exciting prospect" "I don't expect her to start in any of the games, but I expect her to watch Sophia Wilson every day and learn from the very best"

Emma Hayes says Ally Sentnor and Jaedyn Shaw will both be with the U-23s this window but both are still "central to our plans"

The US(anchez)WNT roster is out. Here are some takeaways

There are a lot of newcomers on the USMNT roster right now, but Santiago Castañeda isn't among them. I spoke with the Paderborn midfielder about his international hopes and rise in Germany

I spoke to Santiago Castañeda, who is thriving in Germany and still waiting to hear from either the USMNT or Colombia

most important development from this game: the stars kit is no longer cursed!* *your interpretation of what breaks a curse may vary

well we already knew this but this half once again showed that Berhalter kick ball well

There were 13 uncapped players entering this game. There are now only two: Brian Schwake and Cole Campbell.

so we are pronouncing Mathis Albert's name the French way?

we are winning the 2030 World Cup