Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Air Jordan” to be used repeatedly @datacentersoccer.bsky.social and with cause thanks to this pic via the team 040
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Second goalie goal at Segra; Joe Kuzminsky scored for Charleston in 2022, and Hugo Fauroux assisted on one in Colorado in 2023, Jordan’s USL nerdery sells this one 030
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Had a tiny break, but @datacentersoccer.bsky.social is back to chat about Loudoun United, we get some time with Rida Zouhir and urge people to live like that bastard PACdatacentersoccer.substack.comEpisode 12: Don’t mess with kid germs!Plus, Rida Zouhir pulls up a chair! 043
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Louis Munteanu sprained his ankle and is ruled out of Romania’s Nations League games against Poland and Swedenm.digisport.roLouis Munteanu, OUT de la națională! Ce s-a întâmplat cu atacantulLouis Munteanu (24 de ani) a fost scos din lotul naționalei României pentru partidele cu Polonia și cu Suedia, care au mai rămas de jucat din seria de patru, din această fază a competiției. După 1-2 l... 021
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Weirdly not the first Barry Seal biopic, but hilarious that Cruise unknowingly has inherited a Frank Booth vibe from Dennis Hopper 010
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Minor quibble here, in that Color of Money is a Scorsese movie Tom Cruise happens to be in. A better choice of Tom Cruise movie that highlights his scene chewing of the last few years might be Doug Liman’s American Made (an underrated one imo) 111
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Let’s be real if he leaves and is able to take that almost $2m in guaranteed money for ‘27 with him then DC deserves every bit of derision and more 020
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Given origins and all!static.klipy.comMichael Scott's Iconic 'How the Turntables' QuoteALT: Michael Scott's Iconic 'How the Turntables' Quote 020
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Tired: DC’s been lapped by one DMV soccer organization… Wired: …and could be fully caught up to by another in the next 12 months 130
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Nice try lads but I’m in the exurbs with no microphone for a reason 010
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026For equal time, this is what Stephen Kaplan is involved withsportsbusinessjournal.comFighting Back: Fresh entrants in MMA space could create competition for UFC, options for fightersTKO Group Holdings’ Ultimate Fighting Championship remains the undisputed leader of the MMA space, but several burgeoning or revitalized properties could be competition for UFC in the coming years. 010
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026DC United ownership interested in (different sport) ownership located in (country) is starting to get into MadLibs territoryjpost.comJason Levien breaks silence on Maccabi Tel Aviv | The Jerusalem PostIn his first public comments on the battle surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv's ownership, the Jewish-American sports executive tells The Jerusalem Post that he is honored to have been approached. 120
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026DC summer moves for Nono and Dozzell involved TAM Allocation money available dropped from $2.1m to $800k Initial confusion over Nealis having an option for 2027 but apparently moot 011
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This week’s @datacentersoccer.bsky.social is a reader, as Loudoun’s loss to the Hounds is quick, “Abdellatif Aboukoura, distributor” could be intriguing, and “Al Pacino Lego Movie” should happendatacentersoccer.substack.comPittsburgh 1, Loudoun 0: Foreseen baby steps?We’re probably looking ahead so let’s keep this in mind. 023
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Lotta Waffle Houses in Birmingham, security knew the assignment 020
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Dude goes from seeing a trophy lift for the Shield next month to a race for 9th place, DC United are monsters 040
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This week in @datacentersoccer.bsky.social I chatted with Jordan Farr about how he sees the MLS-USL competition differences, and we get into some names for the USL lovers out theredatacentersoccer.substack.comEpisode 11: Soony Saad (S)Appreciation SocietyPlus: Jordan Farr and I flirt with USL Nerdery! 043
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Grim Reaper meme but for Steve Malikindyweek.com‘There’s An Urgency’: NC Courage Owner Gives Six-Month Timeline to Figure Out New Stadium, Training Facilities‘There’s an urgency’, said NC Courage owner Steve Malik about the timeline for a new stadium and training facilities. 150
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Switchbacks are Top 3rd in goals scored, Bottom 3rd in allowed, Loudoun’s bottom 3rd in allowed, how else was this going to go 042
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026You can drop an organizational context stipulation in all the live long day, but contrast Ben’s window comments now to the latter 2010s, or to his successors, for a fun experiment 131
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In a slightly shortened @datacentersoccer.bsky.social, I talk with Sal Mazzaferro about his year and his professional tour of the South to look for brisket (he’s probably not doing this)datacentersoccer.substack.comEpisode 10: Boris the Spider, Wrestling ManagerAlso: Sal Mazzaferro joins the podcast! 001
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Of their 29 contracted players, DC United has five players on loan, a sixth on the injured list, and 4 homegrown players that have played a total of 43 minutes 061
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Found the @usltactics.com analysis of the Battery game 030
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The thing is they can still clear money off the cap, and that’s OK (see below), but this front office, as comprised, doesn’t have and hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt, ever since they thought Santino Quaranta would be an adequate 10 after a quiet offseason 000
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026DC offloading Caden Clark to Seattle and an international spot for combined pocket change with no inbounds? Cockroaches and Dave Kasper will survive nuclear winter 182
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026When a long desired podcast guest cancels on you with a couple hour noticestatic.klipy.comDo I Smell James PumphreyALT: Do I Smell James Pumphrey 000
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Here’s that Gabriel Segal update you were all waiting on 041
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026How DC’s summer window could have gone vs how it appears to be going 010
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026You watched a DC United rock fight, I watched Richie Aman break 3 pairs of ankles on a 35 yard run in El Paso we are not the same 110
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026DC United’s CEO will be speaking at a event that “includes discussions on artificial intelligence, venture investment, sports as a business, and community-focused projects.”ua.newsStrictlyVC to host AI and sports investment event in New YorkStrictlyVC will return to New York on September 10 with discussions on AI, venture investment, sports, crafts and games. 111
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026A year and a week after DC’s $2 million a year coach insisted on outbidding nobody for Clark, it ends as everyone thought it would 010
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Between this and Ordaz, I’m sure there’s a word for paying a bunch of money for kids, promising then fame only to disappear them from people’s memory but I’m not sure what it is 030
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Nicholson, De Niro, Pacino, Eastwood, Hoffman, Streep, Scorsese, Coppola (to name a few) all older, so get pre-depressed 130
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Given how Caden Clark is at DC United to begin with that’s not encouraging! 110
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Also if you can pay more than $3 million for what amounts to 4 games of minutes from those two U22s, you gotta do it 130
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Caden Clark played 139 minutes in his first DC United season and Nathan Ordaz has played 116 minutes since coming over last month and boy just that parallel alone should frighten the organization 141
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Last time I saw DC attack on the right like this I (smothered by pillows) 050
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This week’s @datacentersoccer.bsky.social has Loudoun’s Bolu Akinyode made me wonder: Is Speedy Williams the most underrated player in USL-C history? Can Richie Aman become the new Brian Ownby? That and more in our chat:datacentersoccer.substack.comEpisode 9: Fully licensed and bonded Prefontaine expertPlus: Bolu Akinyode stops in! 022
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026To answer the Murrell question, he’s…apparently going to sign for Falkirk in Scotland?dailyrecord.co.ukTransfer news – LIVE updatesIt's your one-stop shop for transfers in Scotland, England and beyond as top sides make their moves 041
Ryan Keefer @rkeefer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Putting aside the lolz of Caden Clark’s DC United origin story, his presumed winter departure puts DC in a super good position this winter as some chucklehead wrote recentlydatacentersoccer.substack.comD.C. United is positioned to make bold moves now AND laterIt's kind of scary to consider, I know! 020