Bill Schmidt

Business, soccer, and soccer business.

[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

Imagine, 20 years from now. You’re watching a travel show and, pick a country that played World Cup games in the U.S., maybe Germany, and the host explains how this dish incorporating ranch dressing traces its roots to Germany supporters who brought it home.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

Imagine not thinking football was the best sport on earth. Look at these Paraguay celebrations. LOOK AT THEM.

Unreal.

[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

I dubbed the USMNT’s Group D the Group of Death before the tournament started. @ggbbigcountry can verify!

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

@RealBigToshi Genuine question, why do so many Americans think football needs to get Americans to watch the sport? It’s already the most popular sport on the planet.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

The mistake you’ve made here is assuming that revenue is the primary driver of sport rather than the sport itself. Aside from the fact that football is by far the most popular sport on the planet, the vast majority of the people who care deeply about it push back against the rampant commercialisation of the game, given that it prices working class people out of attending and cultivates an eco-system in which the rich get richer.

[Jimmy King @Jimmyking35]

The United States and our stadiums have never seen passion quite like what we’ve seen displayed during this World Cup. What an incredible thing to witness

[Juan David @nicky_santoro_]

Si Colombia no existiera habría que inventarla

[Maia @maiamindel]

only eight teams have *ever* won and since the 70s it's been five teams that already won (germany, brazil, argentina, france, and italy) and the only new winner was spain. and only two countries besides those made the finals, the netherlands and croatia in 2018

[herculez gomez @herculezg]

1994 captured the attention and imagination of millions of Americans and, more importantly, inspired a generation.

Jesse Marsch is right, these players are heroes and will inspire the next Canadian generation. Congrats, 🇨🇦

[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

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[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

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[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

Well this is absolutely lovely.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

That is absolutely incredible. Wow.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Commentators shouting “GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL” for 60 seconds is just one of many reasons Telemundo’s World Cup coverage is incredible, even if you don't know Spanish. "The enthusiasm is unrivalled and scary, bordering on cardiac arrest." https://t.co/Un6OEfZVUq

[Jon Arnold @ArnoldcommaJon]

This is what the World Cup is all about.

The world sees what it means to be #CONCACAFed. Concacaf countries get to share moments with traveling fans as we welcome the world. Loving the vibes so far.

[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

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[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

Financial nihilism and economic uncertainty is growing across income classes, with a solid growing majority believing economic systems are stacked against them and have little confidence their children will have a better future than theirs.

[Nico @NicoHQ1]

Lil Mate getting the first taste of Americans 🇺🇸 sweets 🍭 Priceless✨✨

[Bill Schmidt @BillSchmidt10]

Queens Group Stage HQ

[David Álvarez @davidalvarez]

1/ El público ha protestado hoy por una pausa de hidratación en el Holanda-Suecia.

¿Es para tanto?

Miré los datos de @driblab de los primeros 28 partidos y sí, es para tanto.

El 78% de las pausas afectó a la dinámica del partido.

Como las del Brasil-Marruecos.

Veamos.
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