Alex Labidou

Managing Editor @GoalUSA. 2016 Emmy winner. Past: Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, NBC Sports, ESPN FC, Pace alum. 🇭🇹🇺🇸

[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Reunions aren’t always good.

Pochettino and the USMNT had a good thing going. But bringing him back might be a costly mistake.

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

"I never hide things... except for the things I keep secret."

Thomas Muller is still The Ramdeuter. He's still interpreting space, and how he does it remains a mystery. Yet he continues to find new spaces to explore.

We sat down to discuss that and more:
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[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

Really enjoyed this conversation with NYCFC CEO Brad Sims about what comes next for the club - and MLS.

🏟️ What the $780M Etihad Park could unlock
👀 What he said about Romelu Lukaku
📺 Why TV is “the one hole” MLS still has to solve

Check it out ⬇️

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

Sources tell GOAL that Zavier Gozo is close to finalizing a $15 move to Crystal Palace.

- Expected within 24 hours. Medical this week
- Multiple PL clubs chased #RSL star
- Development plan/club's history with attackers a huge factor

@tombogert first.

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

Days before news emerged of his potential move to Middlesbrough, I spoke to Max Arfsten about the end of the World Cup chapter and the new one ahead.

“Whatever that takes, I want people to know that I'm hungry and ambitious for what's next."

#USMNT

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[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

From former UN director of comms Herve Verhoosel:

"UEFA's position should not be seen simply as a threat. It is a very serious red card to FIFA's current decision-making process... the objective now should not be to defend positions already taken...

[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Here's what sportswashing taught me about B2B sales...

Column on Infantino, FIFA, and doing whatever you want when there's money involved

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[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Talked to Zohran Mamdani about the World Cup, affordable soccer, and why watching a semifinal on Rikers Island was so, so important:

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[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

Good catching up @AlbaneseLaura and fun joking about my Jets @coleslawcritch. Give this a listen 🎧

[First Time Listener, Long Time Caller Podcast @FTLLTC]

We're bidding adieu to an epic World Cup with @GoalUSA managing editor @labidouA, who was on site for the sights, the sounds (the Enzo Fernandez red card). Can this finally be the turning point for MLS? And what was up with the halftime show? @AlbaneseLaura parses how much the Mets could net for Peralta or Weaver, @coleslawcritch wonders if the Cardinals should by buyers, and both can't look away from the trainwreck that is The Ultimatum. Ep here: https://t.co/z0jEeZrJaf

[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

"Wants to play in MLS, wants to be back home"

ICYMI: Spoke with NYCFC's Brad Sims and Kevin O'Toole about the club's reported interest in Christian Pulisic. They didn't shy away from it.

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[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

Good read by @Tom_Hindle_ on why Atlanta has been the best World Cup city so far.

Agree or disagree? Weigh in!

[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Atlanta was a truly excellent World Cup host city. Some of these places have been preparing for the tournament for 10 years.

Atlanta has been ready for 60. On the NASL, Atlanta United and cheap soda:

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

"It happened, so now what are you going to do?"

Diego Luna's #USMNT World Cup exclusion hurt. It also made him realize that there are things he could have done better.

We spoke about his summer, what he learned, and why he's ready for whatever's next.

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[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Thomas Tuchel, Jude Bellingham, bro science, and a 2007 study about how to pick up women by a since-disgraced Canadian (who recently released an e-book about his AI girlfriend.)

Yes, I think they’re related somehow. On a feud that really doesn’t matter.

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

“We let them down.”

The #USMNT had a country behind them. They also had an opportunity to give that country a reason to believe.

Instead, they let it slip, and now a World Cup summer worth remembering was dented by a night everyone will want to forget.

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[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

Statement from the Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee - 6 July 2026

🗞️🔗➡️ https://t.co/KqNfqBJZoT

#FIFAWorldCup

[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

“I still see him as a little boy."

Malik Tillman scored his dream goal. Anja and Timothy Tillman can’t stop watching.

I spoke to the Tillmans about the goal, their nerves and how this ‘special’ World Cup brought them closer after so much time apart.

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[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

Country Roads has become the anthem of the @USMNT during the World Cup.

After the team’s 2-0 win yesterday, @AOSanJose drove over two hours to pay tribute to John Denver at his crash memorial site in Monterey Bay.

[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

Cristo Fernandez got one question everywhere he went, after starring as Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso:

“Do you actually play soccer?”

The answer used to be a super awkward “no.” Now it’s a resounding “yes.”

Here’s how:

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[Ryan Tolmich @RyanTolmich]

“The position of goalkeeper is goal prevention. It's not just shot-stopping.”

I spoke to #USMNT GK Matt Freese about preventing goals, his World Cup emotions, the moments he’ll remember 30 years from now and the importance of tea and alarm clocks.

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[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

Shoutout to @AmericanOutlaws @AOSanJose and @ussoccer for helping me with this story!

[Alex Labidou @LabidouA]

“We’re not there yet as a soccer nation. But we’re coming.”

#USMNT are chasing history tonight. From a fan who drove 5,000 miles to another planning a John Denver tribute in Monterey Bay if they win, I spoke to supporters in San Jose about what this means
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