Simon Landau

co-founder @OpenGoalProject ⚽️. online content guy. formerly of @abc7news, @usatoday & @wusa9. huge @ravens fan. terrible parallel parker.

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

🎯@FreddyAdu: Pay-to-play shrinks the pool to those who can afford it and the few who cannot who are provided scholarships.

Even in those cases, accessibility gaps exist that are not addressed.

This is NOT an equitable solution and what we’ve been working on since 2015🧵

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

Absolutely LEGEND! This guy is the man and heart of gold. Shoutout to SATCH, here’s to a well-deserved retirement ‼️‼️‼️

[Sharla McBride @SharlaMcBride]

A surprise for the best sports photographer in the game! David Satchell is retiring after 40 years & today Coach Rivera presented him with his own Commanders jersey. @wusa9 @SatchellOSU

[Sharla McBride @SharlaMcBride]

A surprise for the best sports photographer in the game! David Satchell is retiring after 40 years & today Coach Rivera presented him with his own Commanders jersey. @wusa9 @SatchellOSU

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

@jsidman I saw a 5% fee for not using cash recently-that was a first

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

join us this Wednesday at The Festival Center in #AdamsMorgan for our #USWNT v. Netherlands #WWC watch party fundraiser to support @opengoalproject and our 100% free-to-play travel club DCFC‼️ more info and tickets here: https://t.co/5qlmtPxDLw

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

Embarrassing customer service from @united at @slcairport - unacceptable to have such poor response and lack of help following yet ANOTHER delay that will lead us to potentially miss ANOTHER connecting flight not due to weather but @united issues.

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

@united we’re now on our second flight delay totaling more than six hours and have already missed a layover. I understand weather issues but NEITHER delay has even been related to those. brutal.

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

@united we’re now on our second flight delay totaling more than six hours and have already missed a layover. I understand weather issues but NEITHER delay has even been related to those. brutal.

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

This remains one of the most IGNORED cases by the national #media I can remember.

With all the documentaries and podcasts nationally looking into crimes, still waiting on this to be covered:

[DC Police Department @DCPoliceDept]

Critical #MissingPerson The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Relisha Rudd, who was 8 years old when she was reported missing from the 1900 block of Massachusetts Ave, SE, on 3/19/2014.

Have Info? Call 202-727-9099 or Text 50411

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

Okay now the music is getting old. #LoveIsBlindLIVE

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

The music is soothing at least 🤷🏻‍♂️
#LoveIsBlindLIVE #LOVEISBLINDreunion

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

I heard first rounds and subsequent rounds. Thought they fireworks. 911 not answering any calls.

[Ryan Sprouse @RSprouseNews]

#Breaking DC Police confirmed they are at 4100 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW for the report of at least 2 shooting victims. There is a large police presence in the area. Updates will follow.

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

#DC 911 lines jammed up not answering to calls after sounds of gunshots near Connecticut Avenue

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

I’d watch a #SOTU simulcast with Gus Johnson narrating play-by-play.

[Brian van de Graaff @Brian7NewsDC]

Check out this throwback video from 2016. It really struck me for several reasons. 1.) My colleagues @7NewsAlex @SteveRudin7News @LandauDC and I were trying out this “new Facebook live thing” 2.) DC was about to have a blizzard and 3.) @doughillwx.

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

what does equity in American youth #soccer mean to you? take a moment and think...what does it look like? we looked around and realized that when it comes to youth soccer in our country...that #equity truly doesn't exist. #USMNT #USWNT

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

Would be helpful if someone at #DCA or #AmericanAirlines was able to actually find a way to let us get off the plane to go home. @Reagan_Airport @AmericanAir

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

This has been our view for the last two hours after our @AmericanAir flight landed at @Reagan_Airport and our pilot let us know there’s no gates available to let passengers off. Was originally scheduled and on time to arrive by midnight…now almost 2:30 am.

[Simon Landau @LandauDC]

This has been our view for the last two hours after our @AmericanAir flight landed at @Reagan_Airport and our pilot let us know there’s no gates available to let passengers off. Was originally scheduled and on time to arrive by midnight…now almost 2:30 am.

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

with the holidays right around the corner, there's no better way to spread L⚽VE than with a gift our @opengoalproject jerseys while supporting our mission to make high-level #soccer more equitable for the boys and girls we serve: https://t.co/5ygvDgVytm #JAMvsUSA #USMNT #DC

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

🗣 THE REAL COST OF PAY-TO-PLAY YOUTH #SOCCER IN AMERICA: A THREAD ⚽️💵 we’ve done the research and the hard work to bring a 100%, fully-funded youth soccer club, DCFC, to our community. while our true impact goes way beyond anything measured by dollars and cents...