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At the Estadio Diego Maradona? You are in for a TREAT. Went there for Argentinos v Boca back in 2007, one of the best environments ever.

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Shoutout to @meglinehan.com on marking 5 years since the NWSL coach misconduct story. Still a remarkable feat of reporting by her. Will never forget the long, intense process behind that piece and how it led to everything that has come after.

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almost 10 years old now so a lot is out of date and no longer relevant. But: www.si.com/.image/t_sha...

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This isn't true. Everyone will remember my MLS rules flowchart.

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“We have 26 guys that are ready to be there at any moment,” Sebastian Berhalter told TNT. “When you do stuff like that, there’s gonna be repercussions.” "To have a player like [Berhalter] is priceless,” Mauricio Pochettino said. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

USMNT youth shines again in contentious 4-2 win over Chile

Sebastian Berhalter scored the US’s opener and assisted on the winner in a contentious match that ended in scuffles

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Total Soccer Show @totalsoccershow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We'll be going 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 on the TSS YouTube channel after USMNT-Chile! 🇺🇸 🇨🇱 Join us as we break down the latest from Mauricio Pochettino's crew 👇

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USMNT v Chile post-match analysis

YouTube video by Total Soccer Show

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My match report from here in St. Louis, where the USMNT's kids got it done against Chile in a very, very chippy (and enjoyable) affair. On @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

USMNT youth shines again in contentious 4-2 win over Chile

Sebastian Berhalter scored the US’s opener and assisted on the winner in a contentious match that ended in scuffles

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Good win, and extremely good warm-up for Mexico at the end.

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Julian Hall's composure is kinda ridiculous.

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USWNT roster day = a good day to read @abigailsegel.bsky.social's chat with Ashley Sanchez on @us.theguardian.com! "A lot of people, and maybe even myself, kind of counted me out. It would just be a testament to going through a little bit of a tough time and still being able to find your way back."

‘A lot of people counted me out’: Ashley Sanchez on goal records, grit and potential USWNT return

After playing zero minutes at the 2023 World Cup, Sanchez embraced a new club and a new position. Now she’s making NWSL history in North Carolina

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW: Ashley Sanchez has redefined "forcing a recall," making Emma Hayes' roster to face Spain thanks to her MVP-caliber play. Her last USWNT appearance came in October 2024. The 26-player squad includes returns for Naomi Girma and Sam Coffey, plus four newcomers: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

USWNT roster: Ashley Sanchez earns the call for friendlies v Spain

The NWSL’s top scorer returns to the national team after yeas on the periphery for games against the current World Cup champions

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 28/09/2026

“It is a huge sadness. At the end of the day we get into a situation where what got celebrated wasn’t that real, what seemed good maybe wasn’t so good, what didn’t look good maybe was good but couldn’t be good.” www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Pochettino: Manchester City verdicts show fans ‘lived through an era of deception’

The former Tottenham, Southampton, and Chelsea manager lamented the situation created by the reported guilty verdicts

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

USMNT & former Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino says fans "lived through an era of deception" due to Man City's financial malfeasance, telling me its "impossible to turn back time." "How do you repair everything that's damaged?" Much more on @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Pochettino: Manchester City verdicts show fans ‘lived through an era of deception’

The former Tottenham, Southampton, and Chelsea manager lamented the situation created by the reported guilty verdicts

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 28/09/2026

Can't put my finger on why but this Belgium v France game looks like it's being played in 2013.

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This story was a big collaboration between graphics, data, photo, and immigration. A story with bylines across 4 desks, which I think shows the seriousness with which The Guardian takes covering this

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 28/09/2026

The true personality of a club should be shaped by the players and fans and front office and other people to work in and around it so in the long run this will be fine. That said: YAAAAWWWWWWWWN

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Quick notes on Cavan Sullivan's debut, now that we know he's in the XI - Mike Slivinski, who I spoke to for this piece, remains the youngest-ever player to start a match for the USMNT (Freddy Adu entered as a sub in his debut, then didn't feature again for around a year.)

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

LIVE BLOG! Live blog! Live! Blog! I’m at the helm of @us.theguardian.com’s minute-by-minute account as the USMNT return to action with a friendly against Peru. Follow along, and lob your questions and wisecracks my way via the embedded email link: www.theguardian.com/football/liv...

USMNT v Peru live – analysis and updates from international friendly in Orlando

Follow along with Jeff Rueter for live updates and analysis from the USMNT’s return to action at 4.30pm ET

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Kyle Foley @kylefoleywrites.com · 26/09/2026

Pablo when there is deep USMNT lore to be uncovered:

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 26/09/2026

“A buddy of mine sent me an article about [Cavan Sullivan’s call-up], and it said he’d be the second-youngest player in US history,” says Mike Slivinski, breaking into laughter. “What am I, a fucking ghost?” www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘I’m pretty sure I didn’t imagine it’: the little-known trio of high schoolers who made USMNT history

The idea of 16-year-olds like Cavan Sullivan playing for the US senior team was once unfathomable – until three teenagers appeared in a 1991 friendly

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In 1991, a trio of unheralded high schoolers - two of them younger than Cavan Sullivan is today - appeared for the USMNT. Two of them would never do so again. Their story has been lost to time. I spoke to all three of them, on @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘I’m pretty sure I didn’t imagine it’: the little-known trio of high schoolers who made USMNT history

The idea of 16-year-olds like Cavan Sullivan playing for the US senior team was once unfathomable – until three teenagers appeared in a 1991 friendly

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Shoutout to @mlsist.bsky.social, who probably does more than anyone to find, document, and preserve the unique stories of US Soccer.

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 26/09/2026

MLS plays a full slate this weekend, but the league will be missing *107* players to international duty; an average of 4 per team, with those players usually among their squad's best. Imagine a round of Premier League games where every single team was down their 4 best players. It'd be a joke.

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Let's say Poch had been closely involved in this. Would he have lobbied to uphold the ban, which he could essentially have done anyway by not playing Balogun? Or would he have lobbied to let Balogun play, which is what ended up happening?

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USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino says he regrets not having been "more involved" in the fiasco surrounding Falorin Balogun this summer. He says the ensuing shift in "energy" made the match against Belgium much more difficult to win. On @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Mauricio Pochettino regrets not being ‘more involved’ with Balogun decision

The comments are the most direct Pochettino has made regarding the Balogun situation since the World Cup

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026

Watch the official trailer for NAZA, an award-winning documentary produced by the Guardian that details the systems behind Israel’s mass killings in Gaza. It will be released in cinemas in more than 50 countries in the coming weeks, and then will stream on the Guardian’s website, for free.

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NAZA - official trailer

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Abigail Segel @abigailsegel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

INTERVIEW: I spoke with the undeniable Ashley Sanchez, who is on the precipice of tying the NWSL all-time single season goalscoring record. The North Carolina Courage winger talked about how she looks back on challenges she’s faced, why her new position works, and what a USWNT call-up would mean:

‘A lot of people counted me out’: Ashley Sanchez on goal records, grit and potential USWNT return

After playing zero minutes at the 2023 World Cup, Sanchez embraced a new club and a new position. Now she’s making NWSL history in North Carolina

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I can see why some might have thought this was a rifle celebration but, yeah, it just wasn't. It's clear from the position of his left hand and thumb that it was a snooker/pool/whatever ref. Still stupid and still a second yellow, but a very different story. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for corner flag celebration in defeat by Austria

Israel’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was ⁠sent off for his goal celebration in a Nations League loss to Austria

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Aaron @aightandsound.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

a fave

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Costa Rica watched Sporting KC v Philadelphia last week and took all the wrong lessons.

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4-3 Curaçao now! At Saprissa! What is going on!

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If you get Soccer Desk, the free and great newsletter from @us.theguardian.com, you'd know that we recommended Costa Rica v Curaçao as *the* game to watch today. We were right! It's 3-3, Curaçao came back from 3-0 down, and they're wearing those great yellow kits. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Expert analysis from Jonathan Wilson and reporting from Guardian journalists on the beautiful game

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 24/09/2026

Think what you want about the lyrical content of this album but there's no arguing that Patrick Wilson's drum performance throughout is a 10/10.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"After its run in cinemas, the film will stream on the Guardian’s website, for free, as part of the news organisation’s commitment to the dissemination of independent journalism."