Jeff Rueter

Soccer correspondent, The Guardian US || Fmr: The Athletic || Putting the "bi" in byline 🏳️‍🌈

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

NEW: Joe Dickerson has come to accept calls to the monitor. A student of Machiavelli & Nietzsche, he'll work from the booth at the #WorldCup.

“When you combine subjectivity with inherent bias and high emotions, you get a lot of strong opinions about VAR."
https://t.co/ctBIOUpXqB

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NEW: “It is really, really good. I like to say I’m a little bit better."

Micheal Barwegan is an AR on the first all-🇨🇦 crew in men's #WorldCup history. Brace yourself for semi-automated offside tech, which he used in that famous Botafogo win over PSG. https://t.co/zwgSuXUC5S

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

Now official.

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

BREAKING: The Guardian has acquired the full 26-man #usmnt World Cup roster. A couple of big surprises on there in addition to what's already been reported.

Reporting with @mlsist: https://t.co/Cs9crxd2YM

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

BREAKING: The Guardian has acquired the full 26-man #usmnt World Cup roster. A couple of big surprises on there in addition to what's already been reported.

Reporting with @mlsist: https://t.co/Cs9crxd2YM

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

@brad_stuver Easiest pick on the ballot.

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@arnoldsavoir @benfisherj Ha! About that… worked at TA from 2019-2025. staff roles come with non-competes, so I’m fully and happily a Guardian until further notice.

[Joseph Lowery @joeclowery]

Spent an hour grading every MLS Western Conference team with @jeffrueter!

Did we nail your team? Are we way off?

On the @TotalSoccerShow ⤵️
https://t.co/mSiZGMfnsS

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@arnoldsavoir @DeborahHD @CherryfanC “One of us” since league two! On staff at The Guardian now, and intend to include Bournemouth in my coverage as I can. Hope to stay in touch, Andrew!

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

@DeborahHD @CherryfanC @arnoldsavoir Think it boils down to a mix of his halftime adjustments - genuinely reclaimed some points - and how much better we looked under him than Parker beforehand. Five games into that year, we looked certain to drop.

As I wrote, history validated the switch. Thanks for reading!

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

@arnoldsavoir hey, just noticed you said “in today’s” - did the story make print edition where you are?

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

@arnoldsavoir Up the Cherries in all departments. 🍒 I’m one myself!

[Andrew @arnoldsavoir]

Thank you @jeffrueter for an excellent and non patronising piece on #afcb buried away in today’s Guardian 🍒

https://t.co/43iag9w0R1

[Jon Arnold @ArnoldcommaJon]

I'm joining @usatodaysports as the National Soccer Writer!

Read more about our plans & the future of beloved newsletter Getting CONCACAFed:
https://t.co/t3J2d6q5wd

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

In the second-to-last test before naming his World Cup squad, Mauricio Pochettino kept experimenting: reverting formations, starting a new back-four, and trying new combinations across the field. Belgium made them pay.

Is the USMNT ready for its close-up? https://t.co/M9eQrm1CVj

[Ella Brockway @ellabrockway]

Happy NWSL opening day to all who celebrate! We've got some good stuff up at the Guardian to get ready for the season.

First up: @jeffrueter's strong read on the HIP rule and how it impacted this offseason, beyond just one marquee FA signing: https://t.co/p9elL2esqB

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

NEW: The #NWSL hatched the “HIP rule” as a way for clubs to spend above the cap. It’s immediately associated with Trinity Rodman, but all 16 clubs stand to benefit.

Spoke with Stephanie Lee, Yael Averbuch West, and Kay Cossington MBE about the mechanism:

https://t.co/v16I7jw3BI

[USLPA @USLPlayers]

A recent piece from @jeffrueter in The Guardian lays bare the structural issues around the USL model.

No revenue sharing. Rising costs. Players left carrying the risk when instability hits.

If the game is going to grow, the standards have to grow with it.

#StandUpForStandards

[Joseph Lowery @joeclowery]

This is an unsurprisingly excellent look at the USL at large from Jeff, who's been in the trenches covering lower-league soccer for a decade now.

Well worth a read.

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

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?
https://t.co/JYE2ESdIiA

[Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter]

REPORT: On Wednesday, the USL emailed all Championship players with information on procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their union membership, sources have confirmed to The Guardian.

Details, including the attached "FAQs" pdf: https://t.co/nYwMSb0sux