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"Americans have no culture, they'll never be a true footballing nation until they embrace supporters culture!"
*American supporters sections embracing supporters culture*
"Wait no, not like that!"
Enough with the gatekeeping, people. Its a game. Enjoy it. Jeez
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The backlash on this USOC decision is one I have not seen so unanimously equal across all levels of US soccer, from total anti-MLSers to lifelong diehards, ever. Not a single person agrees with it, and hopefully the braintrust that made this choice backs out of it
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@SportsCenter
Massive respect to LD, and completely disgraceful of the opposing coach trying to sweep that under the rug like its no big deal. DONT CROSS THE LINE. No room for that in our game. Well done LD 👏👏
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Very glad Fox Sports has the audio literally 5 seconds delayed from the video in the FINAL of
#CopaAmerica
. Once again top notch work.
From opening match to the final, the Fox Sports product has been awful
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@FavianRenkel
These guys are being told to follow the rules for the first time in their career and they're ready to throw hands over it 😂
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Red Bull got shafted for their lack of fans at a midweek game. Anyone gonna mention the tons of empty chairs at the LAFC VWFC match, or do we just save that discourse for RBNY?
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MLS is Charmin Sawft for this.
#LAFC
show out in full force, one of the few teams in the country with support like that, and you punish them for it. Despicable. They should be ashamed for the punishment they laid down
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@FOXSoccer
@ThierryHenry
@TheChampions
On this weeks episode of "You just got CONCACAF'd, the winner is
#IMFC
!!
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The College -> USL pathway has a super high potential for success, imo.
We've already seen USL send players overseas for $$$ and it is a better move for player than being a part of MLSNP after being drafted.
MLS can also purchase from USLC, increasing their profits as well 👀
Sources: USL's Phoenix Rising is finalizing a deal to sign Clemson CB Pape Mar Boye.
Pape Mar Boye, 19, was offered GA deal before MLS SuperDraft & would have been in mix for top pick. Won NCAA title.
Big move for Phoenix. Pape Mar had interest abroad too. PHX made strong offer
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@MLS_Buzz
This is the wrong move. Player workload is a ton, sure. But you just added a completely unnecessary tournament in the middle of your season against another league instead of focusing on improving the quality of the one you're already in. Dont hide behind work load on this one Don
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@PaulTenorio
@FelipeCar
@MLSist
Much like the Beckham deal, you only get one shot at something like this. Whatever you have to do to make it work, you do. Let's see if it's enough
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@legendsportsvid
This guy trying to go at Eli for "getting paid by MLS" when he's out here paying for Twitter. There's levels to this, and you're not on the top one
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My
#RBNY
player of the night is CB Noah Eile.
~ 6 Headers Won
~ 92% passing
~ 1 Tackles Won
~ 3 INT
~ 4 Clearnaces
~ Multiple llines broken on the dribble or with the pass
This kid is going to be SPECIAL. Another great spot by the RBNY scouting department
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@ATLUTD
This will still be a better atmosphere and more filled than most stadiums when they're 100% full
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@MLS
Breaking news: Live look at what Matt Miazga was doing in the ref room after the RBNY match
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#USMNT
eurosnobs if Long gets a move to England after months of slandering him because he played in
#MLS
...
Aaron Long update: Expecting a decision soon.
Long has narrowed down list to two MLS clubs, offers from Liga MX’s Cruz Azul and CF Monterrey, and a few European clubs (including two in England).
Offers rejected from Saudi Arabia amid interest in Long as a free agent.
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@tombogert
@jeffrueter
To clarity for all our friends getting excited, this isn't to establish pro/rel YET, it's to get the owners together to talk about if the interest is there to actually push through with the idea. But its a step towards the idea if it passes
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@reformussoccer
Refs will do ANYTHING to keep Mexico relevant to the very end. They can't accept they're finished and USA is clear. Sad
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#VamosUnited
would get a huge boost instantly, or clubs like
#Sounders
,
#HolditDown
, or
#TFCLive
could benefit with Gonzalez as the "guy for when our
#1
retires soon"
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@tombogert
Lol but there are no consequences for doing badly in
#MLS
! Have I been lied to this whole time?
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@tombogert
But Tom if they can't get relegated, go into financial insolvency and be reborn in the 19th division, is there really any pressure?!?!
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Great move for Dallas FC. I do wonder how FC Dallas feels about this one, though. Thought they were a lock to get him until this Dallas FC side swooped in at the last minute!
#DTID
#MLS
🚨🇺🇸 EXCL: Dallas FC are set to sign Petar Musa as new striker from Benfica!
Verbal agreement reached on €10m deal plus €3m add-ons, permanent move for Musa to join MLS.
Medical booked early next week then time to sign.
Here we go, soon. 🇭🇷
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@tombogert
@MLSist
Pretty sure the force at which Miazga was removed from the room is NOT the problem most people care about. He's a player in the ref room minutes after he was shown 2 yellows in a poorly reffed match. How he was removed is irrelevant. Being there in the first place warrants action
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First half thoughts from
#InterMiamiCF
vs El Salvador:
~Looks like Gressel is going to have 200 crosses per game
~Suarez not moving right and looks slow.
~Pressing Busquets in the build up will be a common thread in MLS
~🇸🇻 Mario Gonzalez is class, should be on
#MLS
radar
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Thought
#RBNY
would lean this way. Would be tough to beat out LA. But this is exactly the typenof move they need to get people excited about the team again. Hope it happens!
BREAKING 🚨🗞️: Antoine Griezmann is at the top of the wish-list for
#RBNY
. The 32 year-old has been public about a move to the MLS, but only a handful of teams can afford him. Griezmann prefers an LA move, but New York another serious. Red Bull currently has a DP spot open.
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LAFC constantly making the big moves. Directly after winning g a domestic double. They are the epitome of what all clubs should he doing with their transfer strategy
#LAFC
#MLS
BREAKING: LAFC have reached an agreement in principle to sign USMNT CB Aaron Long, per sources. Not done or finalized yet, but final stages.
Long, 30, is a free agent after his contract with the New York Red Bulls expired. LAFC won Supporters' Shield/MLS Cup double this year.
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@tombogert
It's been time. It was a good way to make sure teams didn't step all over each other in MLS 1.0. We're well past the need for it now.
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Yea. I don't ever want to hear "I don't watch
#MLS
because of the low level of quality in the league" ever again. If you can watch
#WrexhamAFC
, a Welsh team in the 5th division od English, you can watch your local MLS team
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Club America thinks they win the shootout, fans storm the field, have to get ushered back into their seats just to watch their team lose a few shots later. Get wrecked
#LigaMX
nerds
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@tombogert
@PaulTenorio
3 points out with 2 to play this is an....interesting decision for MNUFC. Wonder what the players are thinking right now
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Continuing to add talent to our side.
We can confirm deals have been secured for the short term DP signings of
@BatteredHerons
,
@FCCincyTacTalk
,
@RevolutionRecap
, and
@Upper90ClubPod
for more Not So Deep Dives!
#MLS
#InterMiamiCF
#AllforCincy
#NERevs
#Crew96
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Signed. Sealed. Delivered. 🤝
Happy to announce the short term DP signings of
@lpo_podcast
,
@aftncanada
,
@STL_Soccer_News
and
@NoodleTiempo
for guest appearances on Episode 1 of our (Not So) Deep Dives!
Episode Live 2/10/2024!!
#MLS
#OrlandoCity
#VWFC
#AllforCity
#HolditDown
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@andrew_wiebe
@Extratime
Aidan Morris' counter press from the offing was insane and, imo, a key reason why LAFC could not get many chances in transition. Elite performance from Morris
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@MLS_Buzz
I cant count the amount of times I typed out and deleted comments to tweets like this from so many accounts. I've learned there's no use arguing. Present your points and move on
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Waking up to some pretty freaking awesome news.
On Jan 1, 2024 we had 333 followers and wanted to grow to 400 by the end of the season
We haven't even kicked off yet and we just hit out 500TH FOLLOWER!
The
#MLS
Community is the best of the best
So much love to you all ❤️⚽️❤️
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@andrew_wiebe
hopefully Instant Replay crew can work their magic and get their hands on the angle they used to make that call. cause OOF thats a bad look
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@MLS_Buzz
Its wild how deluded some peoples view of MLS is compared to leagues like this. If you arent watching the top 4 or 5 teams consistently who might be prem teams, it's like USL level. But eurosnobs will be eurosnobs
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#CF97
are never afraid of a big transfer window, and they've gone and done it again!
Our grades for all their offseason moves 👇
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Every comment here is "Why would I watch MLS if I don't have a team" like every sport every is full of people who just pick a team and start following. As if people didn't just pick Wrexham to start following and claimed it "their team". People are weird
People will wake up early in the US to catch Wrexham, but won’t watch MLS because “the quality isn’t there.”
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Top 10 for the firs time in a long time. And a bunch of kids playing in the domestic league and coming through the college system helped us get there. We say again. Eurosnobs. In. The. Mud.
#USMNT
#Top10
#fifaworldrankings
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@MLS_Buzz
Very cool stat here. 48 new pro level clubs by 2026. Only 28 folded since 2014, 9 since 2020.
US Soccer is becoming more stable year after year. All good signs for a bright future ahead!
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Heartbreaking. Cancer has no discrimination, nor timetable for its presence. One day, we will never have to worry about it. Thoughts out to Edu and his family for strength in this time
Edu Löwen is being very raw today, "I think this is a great opportunity to be as transparent as possible. It was kind of out of nowhere. My wife has had some serious medical issues, she had surgery, and it just got worse and worse, and we found out she has cancer."
#allforcity
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@MarkFishkin
Narrative is always either "lazy copying of euro teams" or unique=cringe. Half of the chants in England are people just screaming the team name (chelsea Chelsea chelsea) and then the stadium goes quiet for 20 minutes. We aren't the best by any means but by no means are we bland
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This would be immense.
#RBNY
haven't really hit on their "young promising" big name INT signings since shifting to that model, so this is a bug step up. Still need a proper
#9
to pair with him if DV doesn't come back to 100%. Will RBNY cook something good up this offseason?!?!
Leipzig attacker Emil Forsberg will leave the club this winter, after nine years, and join New York Red Bulls on a long-term deal. The Swede made a decision to move to the US with his wife Shanga, report
@BILD_rbleipzig
.
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@samstejskal
Its a sad day in RBNY world when the goat is sent away. 7 mls cups straight incoming for
#EveryoneN
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Everyone talking about Luqi (as they should), but more people need to be talking about
@official_sergen
and the impact he made in this fixture tonight. 16 YEARS OLD and instantly providing an attacking spark in this game. Bright future ahead for this one no doubt
#TheDPPod
#RBNY
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@MLS_Buzz
Literally the first goal I thought of when I knew the comments were gonna be MLS slander lol
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#NERevs
going from Turner to Petrovic with now down period in between is the most unfair transition in sports. Dude is so class
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@kkfla737
Lots of this is spot on, except that first line. Everywhere I look, MLS fans of all kinds are disgusted by this decision and are with you in your disappointment and outrage
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@11Yanks
doesnt look like it
Sorry bro, nobody said this on our broadcast. Please check your facts.
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Alright then, let's get these kit rankings out of the way!!
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#Sounders
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#AllforCincy
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#RCTID
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#FortheCrown
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#ATLUTD
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#Crew96
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#NYCFC
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#DTID
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#DOOP
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#VERDE
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#HolditDown
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#RBNY
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#NERevs
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#Rapids96
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#RSL
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#CF97
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#LetsFly
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#LAFC
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#SportingKC
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#OrlandoCity
adding some international firepower up top. He and Enrique might just COOK this season, add McGuire back into the mix, with Torres, Angulo, Ojeda and Lodeiro???
Look out Eastern Conference
🚨🟣🇨🇴 Orlando City have reached an agreement in principle to sign Luis Muriel.
Atalanta are set to receive €1m fee, Muriel has already accepted the proposal.
The contract will be valid for three, total potential years.
Documents to be approved and then… here we go.
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I am once again asking
#MLS
to run back the 1998 all star format and give the people what they want
MLS Americans vs MLS Worldwide
Remaking these kits is not required, but highly encouraged
Sources now add that MLS will host the best of Liga MX for the 2024 All Star event in Columbus, Ohio on July 17
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WERE AT FULL MINGO PEOPLE THIS IS NOT A DRILL
#FULLMINGO
*taps mic* We have some important news to share...
MADISON'S SNOWFALL IS AT FULL MINGO!!! 🦩❄️
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Solid reporting from
@MichaelBattista
showing the ugly side of MLS/USOC debacle
I've never been on the train of MLS is TRYING to kill lower league football, but the idea that they would only play if they got a 60/40 split on lwoer league away days doesnt look good on them at all
MLS and US Soccer remain at odds on the format for the 2024 US Open Cup, with sources telling
@MichaelBattista
the tournament is at risk of cancellation and is “being held hostage” by MLS. Full report here
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Our best episode yet! We sit down with
@QuincyAmarikwa
and discuss
- His time in MLS
- His involvement with
@BPCMLS
- Most importantly his mindset to approaching challenges in football AND in life
Check it out everywhere you get your podcasts!
#TheDPPod
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@MLSTransfers
The perpetual catch 22 "we want MLS to be the home of all the best players" but "all our best players need to be in Europe". A tricky thing to balance for sure
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@Sectionone35
@tombogert
If clubs aren't financially ruined for years on end, what's the point!
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@MLS_Buzz
Awful. Awful awful awful. You have teams being kicked away because of no stadiums plans and this still exists.
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Still trying to figure out what
#LAFC
is cooking
Sources: LAFC is finalizing a deal to send Croatia youth int'l winger Stipe Biuk on loan to Spanish club Real Valladolid. Deal includes purchase option. Marca 1st on advanced talks.
Biuk, 21, was signed by LAFC last winter for north of $6m.
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More transfer window grades, this time for the defending Western Conference Champions!
How do you feel about
#AllforCity
's roster heading into their 2nd season in
#MLS
?
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Crepeau MOTM and it isnt even close. Hes in a contract year?
#LAFC
needs to PAY THE MAN!! Unreal performance tonight
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Awesome news for
#CFMTL
and their fans! Great work by everyone at the club to grow the community and make this happen!
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Big talent on deck this week.
Hyped for
@ScarvesNSpikes
,
@TheNorthEndPod
,
@DCUnitedKingdom
, and
@P_Dubs13
to join The Designated Players for some Not So Deep Dives!
#MLS
#ATLUTD
#AustinFC
#VamosUnited
#CFMTL
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Anyone else's Fox Sports stream behind on Audio/Video lag? Long live FS1. So glad they dropped
#MLS
coverage
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No rest for the ones who want to be the best. How do we feel about
#OrlandoCity
's 2024 Offseason Moves?
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