Jonathan Tannenwald

Gio Reyna remains on the bench for 10-man Mönchengladbach’s 4-1 loss at first-place Bayern Munich. He has played 26 minutes in 2026.

Time running out on World Cup hopes. Will Pochettino call him for Belgium and Portugal friendlies this month?

#usmnt

Imagine being a professional soccer player while living in a casino hotel, eating staff meals, and working two other jobs just to get by 🤯

That was the reality for Duke Lacroix. Now the USLPA President is fighting to make sure no player has to struggle just to live while playing professionally.

ESPN+ will have eight men's FA Cup games this weekend, with two also on ESPN2: Mansfield vs. Arsenal (Saturday, 7:15 a.m.) and Fulham vs. Southampton (Sunday, 8 a.m.).

Three schools later, TJ Power came to Penn with armor. He’s feeling ‘indestructible.’ The junior forward never found a home on the court at Duke and Virginia. At Penn, he's tougher, more mature, and has rekindled his love for the game.

Great piece from @phillysport.bsky.social colleague Sean McKeown:

Three schools later, TJ Power came to Penn with armor. He’s feeling ‘indestructible.’

www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Details: James Rodriguez suffered a "contusion" during training Thursday and didn't complete the session. #MNUFC coach Cameron Knowles said the Colombian is questionable to play vs. Nashville on Saturday.

Quote: "It's really out of an abundance of caution," Knowles said Friday.

Along with putting Boston Legacy vs. Gotham FC on ABC on Saturday, ESPN will have a one-hour NWSL season preview show on ESPN2 on Friday at 6 p.m.

Analysts include Ali Krieger, @jeffkassouf.bsky.social, and Crystal Dunn in her post-retirement TV debut.

MISE À JOUR IMPORTANTE :

Griezmann n'est pas sur la liste de découverte de Montréal, mais bien sur celle d'Orlando. Et Montréal aurait eu des discussions avec le camp Griezmann.

Orlando a toujours le gros bout du bâton, cela dit.

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Villanova’s teams are going to the NCAA Tournament. Will they have any company from the Big 5? It may not come as a surprise that the only two Big 5 teams in a power conference will draw an at-large bid, but there's a few other local contenders that could make a push to the tournament.

So, the Villanova men and women are going dancing. Will any of the other 10 teams in the Big 5 join them?

It's not likely, but there are some contenders: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

MLS Week 2 Takes, Sargent Lands, World Cup In Foxboro, USMNT Roster Thoughts Spotify video

We did a Best Soccer Show last night! @tpinzone343.bsky.social and @jtannenwald.bsky.social talked with me about MLS Week 2, the Foxboro Resistance, and USMNT roster questions. open.spotify.com/episode/5uga...

Stas Korzeniowski's Rise to Being the Philadelphia Union's Early Season Surprise The 23-year-old forward developed into a surprise part of the Union attack through four games.

Stas Korzeniowski is the Union’s early-season surprise.

“I’m the Union II guy. I’m not the million dollar transfer signing. There’s some beauty behind that because I only have room to surprise.”

A conversation with Stas on his journey to MLS minutes:

unionsoccerblog.substack.com/p/stas-korze...

Statement via the Dallas Wings: “The Wings are aware of an incident involving Arike Ogunbowale and are in the process of gathering more information. Further comments will be provided once we have more details.”

Earlier in the alphabet?

This was supposed to be THE year for soccer in the US to explode in growth and it's looking like itll actually go backward because a combo of greed and incompetence

#USMNT vs. Portugal is close to sold out, as has been the case for a while.

But I wonder if the get-in price will fall if Cristiano Ronaldo's injury keeps him from traveling.

www.ticketmaster.com/usmnt-vs-por...

A check of the ticket price tracker:

The get-in number for #USMNT vs. Belgium is under $50. Lots of seats sold, but enough still available.

www.ticketmaster.com/usmnt-vs-bel...

Damned when they lose and damned when they win.

Oh, not everyone. Bisous!

Meet Huntingdon Valley-bred Erica Dambach, who built Penn State’s pipeline to the USWNT Nineteen years into her tenure as Penn State’s head women’s soccer coach, Dambach has built one of the nation’s top college programs and has sent a raft of players to the sport's biggest stages.

Consider this lineage:

Alyssa Naeher was teammates with Christine Nairn.

Nairn played with Raquel Rodríguez.

Rodriguez played with Marissa Sheva.

Sheva played with Kerry Abello, Sam Coffey and Kate Wiesner.

Wiesner played with Olivia Smith.

That's 2006 to '23.

www.inquirer.com/soccer/erica...

Meet Huntingdon Valley-bred Erica Dambach, who built Penn State’s pipeline to the USWNT Nineteen years into her tenure as Penn State’s head women’s soccer coach, Dambach has built one of the nation’s top college programs and has sent a raft of players to the sport's biggest stages.

It's not just about how good a coach Dambach is. It's how she has built an outstanding pipeline of players who've gone on to the NWSL, the #USWNT, the #CanWNT, and more.

Words here from Dambach and people who know her - Emma Hayes, Sam Coffey, and Emily Sonnett:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/erica...

Meet Huntingdon Valley-bred Erica Dambach, who built Penn State’s pipeline to the USWNT Nineteen years into her tenure as Penn State’s head women’s soccer coach, Dambach has built one of the nation’s top college programs and has sent a raft of players to the sport's biggest stages.

I've wanted for a long time to write a good feature on Erica Dambach, Penn State's women's soccer coach who grew up in the Philly suburbs and runs one of the college game's top programs.

This week, I did it.

Good timing too, with the #USWNT back in the northeast:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/erica...

Ohtani cranks a grand slam in team Japan’s first game of the 2026 WBC.

In Tokyo.

Blessed to be alive to see this. Sound UP.

Bradley Carnell says 'sometimes, the moment gets to' his Union players, and he wants to fix it After a 0-2 start in Major League Soccer, Carnell says: “We know we’re not quite where we need to be, and that’s totally understandable, but it’s no excuses either.”

Bradley Carnell says 'sometimes, the moment gets to' his Union players, and he wants to fix it.

(Good thing he does.)

Plus a look at the Leagues Cup draw:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/mls-s... via @phillysport.bsky.social @inquirer.com

🚨 🚨 THE FIRST BUZZER-BEATER OF MARCH IS HERE🚨 🚨

Lehigh's Nasir Whitlock with a 50-footer from just beyond halfcourt to beat Holy Cross in the Patriot League quarterfinals

MLS Week 2 And World Cup Roster Questions w/ Thomas Pinzone and Jonathan Tannenwald YouTube video by The Best Soccer Show

Starting up on The Best Soccer Show. @tpinzone343.bsky.social and @jtannenwald.bsky.social to guest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzo...

Sonia Citron will have to wait to make her competitive debut for the senior national team. After suffering an injury during Unrivaled, she has been replaced on the roster for the World Cup Qualifying Tournament and won’t be available. @theixsports.bsky.social

The Washington Post will let a wire service deal with this piddling event

UPDATE: The USL Players Association posted its full statement on Instagram regarding the league's email to players.

"If anything, this kind of pressure campaign only reinforces why players voted to provide strike authorization in the first place."

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano

sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

No. The Union are the “home” team
for all their games.

USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms The email, sent to all USL Championship players, includes an “FAQ” section on crossing a potential picket line

REPORT: On Wednesday, the USL emailed all Championship players with information on procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their union membership, multiple sources have confirmed to The Guardian.

Details, including the attached "FAQs" pdf: www.theguardian.com/football/202...