Aaron

Director of Membership Development for the @APSLSoccer_

Software Engineer by day.

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

@USASARegion1 @CNBdszwck @NPSLSoccer @UPSLsoccer @NSLSoccerLeague @PASLofficial @NonLeagueUSA @smlwld_official @ProRelForUSA I do, actually. 3 years ago founded my university's club team @msu_clubsoccer and now I am helping run a club which falls under your umbrella.

Not only am I aware of the limitations of resources, but I deal with it daily. Yet I do not use these limitations as an excuse to...

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

@noah14agema @APSLSoccer_ https://t.co/F43ONBuFAX

[UEFA @UEFA]

Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

[U.S. Soccer @ussoccer]

U.S. Soccer stands with Concacaf and its members.

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

Hot take: if your club badge is AI generated you're not "semi pro"

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

"This model has no place in world football. Football’s future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return."

Imagine American soccer if this was the way we spoke about our own sport.

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🚨 UEFA Statement: "UEFA and its 55 member associations stand as one. We unanimously and unequivocally reject FIFA’s proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors.

"The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product. It is one of football’s greatest sporting legacies. It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent. No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors. The World Cup is not for sale.

"It is both irresponsible and indefensible that a proposal of such significance for football was conceived in secret and brought to the brink of approval without any meaningful consultation with those entrusted with stewarding the game. This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of FIFA’s duty as the custodian of world football.

"National associations around the world are now presented with an ultimatum: accept the irreversible capture of football’s greatest competitions or bear the consequences. This is not a “democratic decision”, but governance by intimidation – an act of coercion unworthy of an institution entrusted with the stewardship of the global game.

"But our opposition goes far beyond process. The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.

"This model has no place in world football. Football’s future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain.

"Europe’s position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.

"As a result of today’s discussion, no UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership.

"Nobody should be in any doubt: UEFA and its national associations will oppose these plans with absolute determination.

"There are moments when institutions are judged not by what they are prepared to accept, but by what they refuse to compromise. This is one of those moments.
Some things are simply too important to sell. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale."

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

@soccerreform @USL_HQ Whether they want to or not, the PLS prevents them from doing so.

(I agree that I don't think they want to)

[Chris Kessell @THEChrisKessell]

Lets just imagine the storylines in @USLChampionship right now if Top 1 auto promotion. 2nd & 3rd in a playoff... bottom went down and 2nd to last was in a playoff...

Everyone from 11th to 3rd is simultaneously in a promotion push and relegation scrap...

#ProRelForUSA

[Sebastian Salazar @SebiSalazarFUT]

@HelltownBeer @HappySoccerGuy Why do we care so much about like 30 people's investments? Folks are ready to sacrifice all of American soccer's potential so that a few people MIGHT not lose (as much) money? The business valuations of billionaires have nothing to do with soccer fandom.

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

Pay to play has a solution: US Soccer mandates that EVERY youth league must provide every player a FIFA ID.

Enable training compensation. Enable solidarity payments.

@APSLSoccer_ is doing it for the adults 😉

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

It's already here, just not where you'd think 👀

@APSLSoccer_

[Ben Fast ⚽️ 🇺🇸 @bwfast]

Promotion/relegation is the #1 topic in USA soccer.

...By far

#ProRelforUSA

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

The look on people's faces when I tell them @APSLSoccer_ is $1,500 a year never gets old.

Their follow up is always, "per season, right?"... No, not per season. There's only one season. Fall through spring, all in.

Still catches people off guard every time.

[Aaron @Aaron_Sexton]

@Chrissao_ @mikeireland @RPLsoccer

[dragon age fan @dragonagefan67]

sorry for how i acted when there were multiple noises happening at the same time

[11 Yanks @11Yanks]

Day #3 of demanding that Gregg Berhalter be fired.

LIKE and RETWEET if you agree

@ussoccer @USMNT @jtbatson @cone_cindy @ATT @Allstate @trulyseltzer @Nike @VW

[Nico Cantor @Nicocantor1]

This tells you everything you need to know.

Defending a freekick, sending a certain message of complacency into the minds of your players. Instead of controlling their own destiny, the US embraced another result to bail them out (for literally one play).

#Mentality

[FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer]

A look at the VAR angle of the Uruguay goal vs the USMNT 🧐🤔

[watke @watke_]

This ref seems like the type of guy who is going to manage to do even worse in this second half

[Emily Rogawski🧠⚽️ @EmilyRogawski]

Sturridge is all of us😂😂😂😂
Having him on US coverage is great but I’m sorry he has to deal with Alexi Lalas 🤦🏼‍♀️🥴

[FootballAwaydays @Awaydays23]

ON THIS DAY 1982: Aston Villa became Europeon Champions in Rotterdam #AVFC