deeeply concerned

[Ben Wright @benwright]

Players currently in MLS:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 – 13
🇦🇷 – 33

Makes you think.

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

Messi ignoring me

[deeeply concerned @RobP548610]

I'm glad we never got that ref, he's in his own world.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇫🇷 Didier Deschamps: “I will ask a question… does the referee possess the required level to manage a World Cup semi-final?”.

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Sport Economy 101

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

A Big Rock Tournament record today down in Morehead City, NC

919.9-pound Blue Marlin caught by MARLIN FEVER.

Likely a $6.2M fish.

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@UtdSMNT Not with a broken leg, however when healthy.....always rises to the top.

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The only 🔒 on the backline going in and coming out of the cup.

[USMNTrev @Eyesandvibes]

Whatever happens in the next 4 years, it’s nice to know that we have at least one centerback that we can rely on, and that epitomizes the #USMNT spirit.

I thought he had a GREAT tournament.

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@bookgirlnc @ForwardCarolina Hey that's just called "election integrity"

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@ForwardCarolina

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@NeersRS But it's designed to be an echo chamber, no?

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Exciting player, and really stood out at Newcastle because he didn't want to conform to the English style.

[Will Palaszczuk @WilliePStyle]

One of my favorite moments of @asaintmaximin's opening press comments with @CharlotteFC:

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@gracklepople @ForwardCarolina 🫡

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Breaks through the narratives

[Ilya Orlov @ilyao88]

ATTACKING IN THE WORLD CUP 2026

The intention of attacking is to score goals.

Football Question:

How did the four semifinalists compare to the other 44 teams in:
• Successfully controlling (receiving) the ball behind the opponent's middle line
• Successfully controlling (receiving) the ball behind the opponent's back line
• Shots inside the penalty area
• Goals scored

Using FIFA's official World Cup match statistics, I translated FIFA's event definitions into Football Action Language and analyzed all 48 teams to identify the attacking actions associated with reaching the semifinals.

Statistical Findings:
Compared with the other 44 teams, the semifinalists successfully controlled (received):

• 5.3 more passes per 90 behind the opponent's back line (p = 0.002)
• 27.3 more passes per 90 behind the opponent's middle line (p = 0.01)

Successfully controlling (receiving) the ball in these spaces was strongly associated with more shots inside the penalty area:

• Back line → Shots: r = 0.707
• Middle line → Shots: r = 0.797

Both actions were also moderately associated with goals scored:

• Back line → Goals: r = 0.510
• Middle line → Goals: r = 0.582

Football Explanation:

Teams should always attempt to exploit the best available space.

Whenever possible, teams should exploit the space behind the opponent's back line. If that space is unavailable, the next best option is the space behind the opponent's middle line.

Successfully controlling (receiving) the ball in these spaces was associated with creating more shots inside the penalty area, and more shots inside the penalty area were associated with more goals.

Notes:
• All attacking actions were standardized per 90 minutes using total minutes played, including extra time.
• This analysis identifies associations, not causation.
• Only successful controls (receptions) from passes were included. Dribbling actions were not included.

A big thank you to our Football Data Analyst, Adam Sequeira, for his work on the statistical analysis, graph design, and data visualization.

Football question → Data to inform → Football explanation.

[deeeply concerned @RobP548610]

"a lot of outside noise, that's hard to avoid"

[ًًً @_captainpulisic]

“I could see within my teammates a bit of nerves”

“my teammates are like my brothers you know? so they gave me a lot of reassurance. it wasn’t something I could do. it wasnt something I could change”

they did not deserve all that extra pressure 💔

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Remains the same that only a small community "gets it". American sport is not like anywhere else so quit trying to make it fit some pre determined system. 🗽

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

FUTBOL IS LIFE ��

Cristo Fernandez, known for playing Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso, made his professional debut on Saturday. Fernandez was a 79th-minute substitute in El Paso Locomotive's USL Cup game vs. New Mexico United ❤️‍🔥

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@franklinleonard We are still doing this?

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@MattBinder Talent ID - better than it's ever been.

Need coach that gets everyone playing their best at the same time.

That's why you have the same group of coaches recycled among the biggest clubs.

[lusso @luusssso]

We need a return to the 1980s power boardroom

Insane aura

[New York Post Sports @nypostsports]

“It doesn’t feel great.”

Tyler Adams on the feeling now in 2026 compared to 2022 after being eliminated in the Round of 16.

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@MattBruenig @Noahpinion The media narrative around them, for the purposes of campaigns. I didn't even know until recently his only customer for his oysters was his mom's restaurant despite seeing coverage on that race constantly.