DavidRicca

✨ 9/11 Survivor | Growth Advisor @streetsoccerusa | Founder @vamosVP | Sports, Business & Social Impact | Building pathways through soccer ⚽️

[DavidRicca @davidricca]

You guys are awesome @NYCosmosSC

[Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @Azzurri_En]

Today is the birthday of an icon. 🌟🎂

#Azzurri #VivoAzzurro

[Then/Now @xThen_Now]

Diego Maradona’s early-morning ritual before matches at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

[USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 @USMNTOtaku]

USMNT vs Argentina. 🇺🇸⚔️🇦🇷

Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, and Sergino Dest are featured in @MichelobULTRA’s new ad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

City Cuts Barbershop in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, where owner Jon Escueta pays kids $3 to read books aloud during haircuts as part of the “Books by Kids” program started around 2019.

[The Adventurous Soul @TAdventurousoul]

The ball didn’t touch the ground once… unreal 😳

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Colombia-Portugal is only a group-stage match, but the combination of ardent fan support for these teams—and the game’s location—have driven resale prices past the Super Bowl.

See how much tickets to the match are going for: 🔗 https://t.co/Q5zUNIJXz8

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Talent may make people notice you,

But kindness makes you unforgettable

[CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ @CBSSportsGolazo]

"This is a Court of Arbitration case waiting to happen."

Mexican football expert @FelipeCar sheds some light on the situation involving the Mexico Football Federation and Mexican Liga MX players ahead of the World Cup 🇲🇽

[Goshawk Trades @GoshawkTrades]

Ken Griffin on the single factor he looks for when hiring at Citadel:

"show me an athlete who did well academically."

"an athlete because they know what it takes to win and they've had to experience loss."

talent is everywhere. what's rare is someone who knows how to lose, recover, and still perform at a high level.

same thing separates profitable traders from everyone else.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Perfectly timed moments

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Ed Sheeran bought a minority stake in his lifelong soccer club Ipswich Town in 2024, only to watch them get relegated that season.

Today, he celebrated promotion to the Premier League with the club as the players sang one of his songs.

[The Associated Press @AP]

WATCH: Taiwanese grandmothers aged 89 and 91 train at the gym. An increasing number of elderly people in Taiwan’s super-aged society are hitting the gym to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

WATCH: Video of Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, shows her reaction to winning the Kentucky Derby

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇵🇱 Polish streamer "Łatwogang" ended up raising more than 250 million złoty (about $70 million) for childhood cancer patients.

The stream went on for 9 days, finishing yesterday with a new world record for charity fundraising during a live broadcast.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🔴⚪️ River Plate have reached 105 consecutive sold-out matches, with more than 85.000 fans in attendance at the Mâs Monumental.

This was the team’s reception at the latest Superclásico against Boca Juniors. ⤵️🎥

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Possibly Messi’s best free-kick ever, with a gorgeous visualization of the Magnus effect

[CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ @CBSSportsGolazo]

“The team is not playing as a team.”

@JorgeRamosFUT on fans’ confidence in Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay World Cup squad 👀

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"After the Rangers game, our worst nightmare happened: the elevator to Penn Station wasn’t working.

For most people, that’s an inconvenience. For us, it meant we were completely stuck.

My son Chris is in a 350 lb wheelchair. Without an elevator, there was no way down. No backup plan. No easy solution. Just a crowded, overwhelming situation with no clear way forward.

We stood there, unsure of what to do next.

And then we met Officer Mears.

And everything changed.

He didn’t just point us in a direction or give us instructions. He didn’t rush us or treat us like just another situation to manage.

He stepped in fully.

He personally walked with us—block after block—searching until we finally found a working elevator inside Kmart. He stayed with us the entire time, making sure we were okay, never once making us feel like a burden.

But he didn’t stop there.

He escorted us all the way to the LIRR, went ahead to find out our track before the rush of commuters even knew, brought us down safely, and set up the ramp so Chris could board the train without being overwhelmed by the crowd.

He thought of everything.

Every step of the way, he made sure my son was safe, comfortable, and treated with dignity.

Along the way, he shared that he had worked with people with disabilities for six years before becoming a police officer.

And you could feel it.

His patience.
His awareness.
His kindness.

It wasn’t just training—it was heart.

In a moment that felt stressful and overwhelming, he gave us calm. He gave us help. He gave us reassurance that we weren’t alone.

That night, he didn’t just help us get to a train.

He moved a mountain.

Officer Mears—thank you for seeing us, for walking beside us when we needed it most, and for showing what true compassion looks like in action.

You reminded us that even in difficult moments, there are still people out there who care deeply… and that makes all the difference."

Credit: Monica Ward Scharrer

[DavidRicca @davidricca]

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