I'm just going to say it—
There is a kind of coastal American soccer fan who believes his fandom makes him a cosmopolitan global citizen, who cannot bring himself to root for the USMNT because it represents the parochialism his soccer fandom is meant to transcend.
I hate him.
Genuinely the best thing that can happen to American soccer culture is to lean in to what makes us unique with our college football culture opposed to doing our version of European soccer culture
College gameday style atmospheres is a great start
Seeing the fan culture at this World Cup, bars being drunk dry, fans out about soaking up the cities they’re in and making an impression on the locals makes you realise how utterly shit Qatar 2022 was.
why people thought a US World Cup would suck is just beyond me
this is literally the MOST DIVERSE country on the planet with large contingencies of basically every nationality in every big city
it was always gonna be turnt as fuck!!
Two of the coolest bylines I’ll ever have. The morning of Game 7 (left) and the aftermath of the top moment in Cleveland sports history (right). What a fever dream of a summer. So many stories to tell someday. Happy 10-year anniversary, Cleveland.
American soccer culture has to be built around American culture. Not European culture. Stuff like this is infinitely cooler and more authentic than stealing songs and customs from British or Dutch fans.
Americans want to feel American.
Norway's Erling Haaland is the first player to score twice on their World Cup debut since...
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Folarin Balogun for the U.S. on Friday.
Norway fans are doing a “Viking Row” up the escalator at Boston’s South Station before heading to the World Cup
Adding this to the list of things I’ve never seen before and probably never will again