Think Outside the Ball
Ryan RosenblattSoccer. Sports. Why the games happen and feel the way they do.
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The hot mess state of Tottenham Hotspur and where they go from here
I’ve gotten a lot of requests in recent months to capture every bit and bob of the state of Spurs and where they go from here since I’ve talked about in small chunks over years, but never put it in all in one place. Well, when y’all ask, I...
Hosting the 2026 World Cup will come at great human and moral cost to the U.S.
The 2026 World Cup is coming to the United States (as well as Mexico and Canada). That much was decided in 2018, but which cities get to play host will be announced on Thursday, with many watching with bated breath hoping that their communi...
USMNT World Cup qualifying is my drug and I have no idea what will happen because Concacaf is a glorious disaster
For years, people just assumed the USMNT would qualify for the World Cup. Now it’s obvious to say that was foolish, but even on the morning of October 10, 2017, you would be hard-pressed to find someone outside of Trinidad and Tobago who th...
The USMNT is back, and so are we - the fans who just wanted to care again
This is turning into a U.S. Soccer newsletter isn’t it? I’m not mad about it. If you like this stuff, go ahead and subscribe and tell your friends.
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The referee went over to watch some TV. That’s basically what VAR is, which...
The reaction to the U.S. men missing the Olympics said a lot about American soccer
I’m back again, with more soccer. More American soccer. More real, serious things. I thought they should be said. But I promise my next newsletter will be lighter and include something about food.
The United States is not sending a men’s s...
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