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Exploring MLS through Writing, Analysis, and Creative Direction | Current: @90min_US @forbes @sbisoccer @soccerreporters | Former: @areasportsnetwork | 🇺🇾🇺🇸
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Last Seen Profiles
Lionel Messi shares this picture on his Instagram story.
They got him sitting in Economy like all of us.
When he said he wanted to come to MLS to live a normal life, I suppose this is what he meant.
#MLSSeasonPass
#MLS
#Messi
#LionelMessi
#InterMiamiCF
#InterMiami
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Messi is the BIGGEST (most famous) professional sports player playing in the United States.
He has 469M followers on instagram.
That’s more followers than Steph Curry, Lebron James, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Shohei Ohtani, Alex Morgan, Jimmy Butler, Tiger Woods, Travis
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Lionel Messi being signed by Inter Miami is the biggest free agent acquisition ever in ALL American sports.
Bigger than any NFL,NBA, MLB and NHL signing. If you haven’t watched MLS before, you are going to want to watch now.
For everyone that doesn’t know soccer or Messi,
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My favorite part of Lionel Messi playing for Inter Miami is that every MLS fan is watching and even more new MLS fans are watching.
It’s like a soccer cultural get-together and we don’t even realize it’s happening.
It’s like a mini Super Bowl everytime number10 for Inter
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Drake Callender on Lionel Messi's character and if Messi believed in him during the penalty kicks:
"He's a great player, but he's also a great person in general. So for him to recognize DeAndre's leadership was a big moment for DeAndre as well as for the team just to see that he
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It’s a wild day to be an MLS fan.
Lionel Messi advances to the Quarterfinal of Leagues Cup with Inter Miami.
Neymar asks to leave PSG and was linked to an MLS move prior.
MLS have held talks about possibly bringing Kylian Mbappe stateside.
Any player is in play with Apple TV
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David Beckham responds to the critics saying that the Leagues Cup tournament was rigged or fixed and if the tournament run for Inter Miami looked like a movie:
(Reporter) "This looks like a movie, no?"
(Beckham) "It does. It does. People keep saying that.
You know, every
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According to a study done by For Soccer, 62% of soccer fans in the United States watch at least one game a month at a bar or restaurant.
37% said they watch at least half of their games there.
That's why it's essential for Apple TV and MLS to ensure the MLS Season Pass is
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Riqui Puig on Soccer in the United States,
“When they told me that soccer, which here they call football, is like the fourth or fifth top sport in the United States, I didn’t imagine how packed the stadiums get.
Honestly, the atmosphere at the stadiums is amazing. And really,
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Lionel Messi was visibly annoyed with MLS's new rule requiring players to spend two minutes off the pitch after being treated by a trainer.
Lionel Messi is heard saying “Con este tipo de regla...mal vamos.”
The translation is “With this kind of rule... we're headed in the wrong
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Apple TV recently uploaded an interview "One-on-One With Messi" and this is what Messi had to say about retirement:
“I still don't think about that if I am being honest.
I like to play, I enjoy being with a ball on the field, competing, training and I don't know how much
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Benjamín Cremaschi has gained over 23k followers overnight after his heroics versus FC Dallas.
These Leagues Cup matches hold importance for the players who have been part of Inter Miami, as they attract attention and visibility around the world now that they play with arguably
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Lionel Messi shares the MLS Season Pass link on his Instagram Story for the very first time.
According to a recent report by
@SBJ
, the MLS Season Pass already boasts nearly 1 million subscribers.
If just 1% of his 480 million followers decide to sign up, the subscriber base
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Inter Miami vs. LAFC became the most prominent sports-related Google trend on Sunday, September 3rd, ranking as the third-largest trend of the day with a staggering 500,000+ searches.
The impact of Lionel Messi on soccer in the United States continues to thrive.
Photo by
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Anyone else think the Leagues Cup straight to penalties rule is the way of the future for soccer?
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Luca De La Torre, "I have been playing with Weston and Christian since I was 13, it was fun out there. It's attacking football."
#USMNT
@AreaSportsNet
@ConcacafEdgar
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MLS or NWSL to SF heats up!
Westfield Mall would a perfect location for a soccer specific stadium in downtown San Francisco with tons of parking from the SF Giants (Oracle Park) and Golden State Warriors (Chase Arena) venues nearby.
Mayor Breed says city is studying the idea.
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Remember that Matt Turner asked to play in both Tournaments.
He showed up for the Red White and Blue with two penalty saves today.
#USMNT
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This is an American soccer team coming off those busses. Inter Miami are pushing the boundaries of what a MLS team can be overnight.
This tour will be a tough one, but seeing a fan base go berserk for you must really motivate everyone that’s not accustomed to this type of
#MLS
| Locura total ante la llegada de Lionel Messi.
Inter Miami ya está en El Salvador.
Fue una larga espera para los aficionados que ya disfrutan en carne propia la 'Messimania'.
#InterMiamiCF
#Messi
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Lionel Messi on the USMNT, MLS strength and growth of soccer in the United States,
“I gotta say, U.S. soccer has really grown a lot in just the last year and the results recently clinched by the U.S. team really prove that, they've become a major force in the World Cup, super
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Inter Miami is the fastest North American sports team to reach 10 million Instagram followers.
This was faster than iconic teams like the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lionel Messi playing soccer in the United States will change the
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From the Mix Zone, I had the opportunity to talk to Trinity Rodman, and I asked her if she is bringing something special along with her to make her feel at home in New Zealand,
“I have three stuffed animals that I take with [me] everywhere. One for my boyfriend, one for my mom
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Antoine Greizmann on Lionel Messi and the state of MLS:
“He’s incredible and I think it’s the best thing MLS have done to bring in Leo, in terms of marketing and in terms of football.
I think the arrival of Leo [Messi], ‘Busi’ [Sergio Busquets] and Jordi [Alba] is good for the
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Maya Yoshida on what language they speaking during the game:
“On the right side we speak Japanese, in the middle we speak Italian and on the right they speak Spanish. Very international.”
#LAGalaxy
#MLS
#MLSSeasonPass
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On June 7th, when Lionel Messi announced he would play for Inter Miami, it was the second most Google-searched story that day in the United States with 500k+ searches. (Air Quality was number 1)
To put that in perspective, the “Madden 24 Cover with Josh Allen” was announced that
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Timothy Weah on what position he will play with Juventus,
“This past season, I've discovered a new position for myself, which is wing back.
That's what Juve came to me for.
So right now, I'm focused on that, working hard in training, making sure that I adapt to the defense,
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This might be the wildest story in MLS so far this season.
Ghosting your family to go play for New York Red Bulls is wild behavior man yeeeesh 😳
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Following Lionel Messi's decision to join MLS and Inter Miami, his Instagram following has skyrocketed by 9 million followers.
The increase of 9 million followers surpasses the current follower count of any MLB, NFL, or NHL team.
Within a span of just one month, Messi's
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In the past 7 days, the countries that have searched Inter Miami on Google the most are….
1. Bangladesh
2. Argentina
3. Nepal
4. Côte d’Ivoire
5. Honduras
Messi has fans from all over the world, MLS is about to get an influx of international fans.
MR. WORLDWIDE plays in
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Lionel Messi on how he chooses someone to jersey swap with and where he stores all of them,
"I don't do anything special. Simply, I change [my jersey] with whomever it occurs at the time.
Generally, I exchange them with Argentinians, but it also happened to me when I played in
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As reported by Sports Business Journal, the count of Apple TV subscribers stood at approximately 1 million before Messi's arrival.
However, following Messi's inclusion, Jorge Mas reveals that the number of Apple TV subscribers has more than doubled.
With this surge in
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Benjamin Cremaschi has gained over 50,000 followers on Instagram since the last Inter Miami Leagues Cup match.
This is type of exposure is huge for an 18 year old that has a salary of $67,360.
The increase of instagram followers is approximately 58% from before the match.
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El Trafico on the 4th of July should be a yearly tradition just like the Lions and Cowboys always playing on Thanksgiving for the NFL.
4th of July and Soccer.
What do you guys think?
#MLSSeasonPass
#MLS
#LAFC
#LAGalaxy
#ElTrafico
(📷
@LAGalaxy
)
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Anyway we can let BJ Callaghan keep the job? This the best half of soccer I have ever seen the
#USMNT
play.
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According to recent reports, Lionel Messi is set to sign with Inter Miami, giving him a three-year opportunity to play in Major League Soccer (MLS).
During these possible three years, Messi will have several MLS records within reach:
1. Goals from Free Kicks: Sebastian
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It may be hard for MLS to compete with Saudi Super League.
As a journalist, I’m impressed with Cristian Espinoza’s performances halfway through the season.
Unfortunately, I can not afford to gift him a Rolex for the performances at the moment.
For that reason, Saudi will get
Fabinho was gifted a watch by a Saudi journalist for his performance against Al-Raed. 💰💰
He was so shocked he dropped it. 😭⌚
🎥
@alaa_saeed88
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Heat up the rumor mill, Neymar just posted a picture on his Instagram story with David and Victoria Beckham.
Who thinks there was a little come to MLS sales pitch in this conversation?
Will Neymar give the people what they want and get a MSN reunion picture tomorrow?
Inter
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Today, we learned that the Leagues Cup is a massive trophy in terms of global importance.
In the eyes of FIFA, it is a trophy to be taken into account alongside the EPL Title and the Champions League trophy.
A huge day for MLS as a company/league.
#Messi
#MLS
#InterMiami
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Ben Olsen on the pitch at BMO Stadium:
“The field stinks here. It’s a terrible field. They have concerts here every three days.”
#Holditdown
#LAFC
#MLS
#MLSCupPlayoffs
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Lionel Messi: “I’m a little tired from this whole tour, [I have] a desire to finish up the last game and to return home.”
#Intermiamicf
#intermiami
#MLS
#Messi
Translated from Spanish
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In the latest episode of the "Player Manager Podcast," Julian Gressel reveals that Lionel Messi asked him to deliver the pregame speech, now that DeAndre Yedlin is no longer on the team.
“So Leo actually asked me to speak in the team huddle before now instead of Yedlin. Which
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CADE COWELL UPDATE
Per Sources, talks heated up last night as both teams were going back and forth trying to reach an agreement.
Looks like Bologna strengthened their offer and are VERY interested in the 19 year old USMNT player.
Only time will tell if this transfer gets
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On Tim Ream's Podcast, The American Dream, Christian Pulisic raved about Benjamin Cremaschi:
“I really like this kid out of Miami, man.
Nice kid. It’s been exciting to follow Miami recently for obvious reasons. And yeah, I like him. In the few trainings I’ve seen him, I see a
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Folarin Balogun on if he wants to play in MLS one day,
“I mean, yeah, I'm still quite young, but I'm sure that my focus for now is in Europe and trying to just do the best I can.
I'm sure you never know what could happen in football. I'm sure at the end of my career or towards
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Matias Almeyda on the Houston Dynamo signing Hector Herrera,"First, I want to congratulate the league, Houston is a team that believes and a team that wants to win. What a blessing for their Manager."
#Quakes74
#MLS
#HoldItDown
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Apple has announced a price drop for the MLS Season Pass, effective immediately:
- The pass now costs $69 for the remainder of the 2024 season, down from its original price of $99.
- Exclusive to Apple TV+ subscribers, the MLS Season Pass is available at a special rate of $59
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Per ESPN,
"Acording to Fisher, the eight-year-old PayPal Stadium in San Jose is already outdated compared to newer MLS stadiums -- he mentions LAFC, St. Louis and Austin -- and lacks the capacity and premium seating that drives the kind of revenue needed to compete for
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Lionel Messi on coming to Inter Miami,
"I'm very excited to start this next step in my career with Inter Miami and in the United States.
This is a fantastic opportunity and together we will continue to build this beautiful project. The idea is to work together to achieve the
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Riqui Puig On what surprised him most about MLS,
“First off the travel, the change of time zones. Sometimes it’s too much compared to Spain, where everything is within one hour…also the level of play and I’m really happy to be here.”
Translated from Spanish
Photo by
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This is the first time in Lionel Messi’s career that he has scored on a debut with his club team.
#Messi
#InterMiamiCF
#MessitoMiami
#MLSSeasonPass
#MLS
#Miami
#MLS360
#LeonelMessi
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Since Lionel Messi’s announcement to come over to
#MLS
, Adidas stock has jumped 11.01%.
From June 7th (which was when Messi announced), the stock has risen 9.38.
Adidas is MLS’ main kit sponsor and every single Inter Miami/Messi jersey sold will have to go through Adidas.
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OFFICIAL: Cade Cowell has been transferred to the Liga MX side Chivas.
Paperwork has been signed and Cade had his first workout with his new team.
First
@rodrigocamacho_
and
@tombogert
#MLS
#LigaMX
#Quakes74
#Chivas
#USMNT
#ElTri
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Brandon Vazquez, on his experience with the USMNT,
"This Gold Cup has been incredible.
The whole culture here at US Soccer is unbelievable; everyone's work ethic, the chemistry with all the players. It feels like I have been playing with this group of players for a while.
I
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Messi to MLS will change the league completely overnight, we are excited to accept all the new fans with open arms.
New fans, welcome to the world of TAM, GAM, DPs, Young DPs and International Spots.
#MLS
#MLSSeasonPass
#MESSI
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Christian Pulisic comments on Lionel Messi's impact in the United States and in MLS:
"He's playing in and MLS and these cups become massive games.
It seems like everyone's there. It's exciting. It's fun. Obviously only a positive thing for this country.
So I'm enjoying
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Per Sources, I can confirm that Rodolfo Pizzaro is signing with AEK Athens.
Pizzaro leaves Inter Miami and reunites with Matias Almeyda the coach from his Chivas glory days.
Almeyda doesn’t get Pizzaro in San Jose, but reunites in Greece.
The contract will be 2 years with
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“Inter Miami” trended as the most searched term on Google in the following countries today/yesterday:
1. United Kingdom
2. Australia
3. Belgium
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Portugal
6. Denmark
7. Ireland
8. Egypt
9. Kenya
10. Hungary
11. Malaysia
12. Nigeria
13. Colombia
14. Finland
15.
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Benjamin Cremaschi on his penalty:
“I was really nervous, from the moment they told me I was going to shoot 5th, I already knew where I was going...
Tata Martino told me to make a difference just like you have been doing….
We don’t want to stop…we know what it’s like to
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Looks like some reports are coming out that Messi chose Inter Miami over the likes of Newcastle United and Inter Milan.
Speaks volumes on how far MLS has come as a league.
In MLS’ short life, it is now able to compete with some of European juggernauts with attracting talent.
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Per Sources, I can confirm that Cade Cowell and Chance Cowell are in the process of getting their Mexican citizenship. Cade and Chance want to keep their options open for either the United States National Team or the Mexican National Team.
#USMNT
#ElTri
| First.
@Jovenesfutmx
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Since the partnership between MLS and Marvel was announced, there have been several amazing Marvel-inspired moments:
- A Marvel-themed All-Star game, Thor, son of Odin, playing in the Allstar game
- Lionel Messi celebrating like Thor
- Messi channeling Black Panther in his
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A study by For Soccer revealed that among New Arrival fans (those who became soccer fans in the United States within the last five years), the MLS holds the position of their favorite league.
Additionally, they placed two MLS teams, LAFC and LA Galaxy, in their top five
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Don Garber on how to use Messi’s momentum to keep fans liking MLS when Messi is gone: “I was in Charlotte yesterday with 65,000 people and Messi was not playing.”
#MLS
#MLSisBack
#MLSSeasonPass
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According to sources, I can confirm the reports by
@tombogert
and
@rodrigocamacho_
that Chivas de Guadalajara have submitted a formal offer to the San Jose Earthquakes to purchase 20-year-old Mexican-American winger, Cade Cowell.
Additionally, Cade Cowell has received a formal
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Walker Zimmerman, "Luca De La Torre is special, he's great on the ball."
#USMNT
VIA |
@AreaSportsNet
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Lionel Messi,
“I want to dedicate the victory to Ian (Fray) who was hurt very bad.
He suffered two serious injuries and it seems that he is too.
He is a very young boy and we are with him.”
#Messi
#InterMiamiCF
#MessitoMiami
#MLSSeasonPass
#MLS
#Miami
#MLS360
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Lionel Messi comments on when MLS can compete with the leagues in Europe,
“I think there's every chance to make it happen. I believe the League's growth highly relies on that and it's a great time given all you're saying, with major competitions set to take place here.
I
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Nicolás Lodeiro on Lionel Messi joining MLS,
“I am happy that the best player in the world and of all time is coming.
That we have him in the league. We are all going to want to enjoy it. Obviously if [the
#Sounders
] play against him we will want to win, there is no doubt
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This is big for MLS, I would assume they will be offering a package deal that MLS comes with your subscription to the Club World Cup.
Apple acquiring more soccer leagues only helps MLS and doesn’t take away anything from the MLS deal that is already in place.
#MLS
Apple is reportedly close to securing streaming rights to the upcoming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Apple could be paying over $1 billion to secure the deal
Source:
@nytimes
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FROM THE SOCCER PITCH TO THE GRIDIRON ⚽️->🏈
Brandon Aubrey and Josh Lambo are remarkable examples of professional athletes who made a successful transition between two demanding sports.
These former MLS players swapped their soccer cleats for football boots, mastering the art
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Sergio Busquets on coming to play for Inter Miami, “This is a special and exciting opportunity that I’m very excited to take. I’m looking forward to this next step in my career with Inter Miami.
I was impressed by the Club when I came with Barcelona last year and now I’m happy
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Cade Cowell gained approximately 4,000 Instagram followers following the rumors linking him to Chivas yesterday. The 20-year-old increased his following by around 10% on Instagram.
Rumors can change a player's outlook overnight.
More followers = more sponsorship deals
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PERSONAL NEWS: I'm thrilled to share that I've joined the Writing Team at
@SBISoccer
. Thanks for all your support that helped me get to this point. Excited to cover soccer in the United States with SBI. Stay informed with SBI articles, and don't miss my first piece on the Top MLS
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Sergio Busquets :
"I think [MLS] a very good league, way more than people think...the level of the league is not equal to the Spanish league (La Liga), but it's similar."
Translated from Spanish
#InterMiamiCF
#InterMiami
#MLS
#Messi
#MLSSeasonPass
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@KrisitoLindsay
This is 20x bigger at least. If Messi wanted to make a show about it, it would be on every TV station in the US, Europe, and South America.
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Christian Benteke on visiting the White House,
“I think I'm grateful. I don't take those moments for granted. I'm from Belgium, a small country. I've been just seeing the White House from TV and now I'm close to it and got the chance to walk around. It was a great experience.”
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Reports are coming out of Argentina that Messi asked for some extra security at a couple of Argentinian soccer matches at the end of June. This is to support some friends in Argentina he has made in his career.
This rumor would align with the rumor that Messi is playing his
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On Wednesday, March 13th, Inter Miami was the most searched sports-related topic on Google, with over 200,000 searches in the United States.
Inter Miami played a midweek match against Nashville SC in the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League.
It also tied for the
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Weston Mckennie on European soccer culture:
"I think in Europe in general, there's a lot of passion in football. Obviously where you go, the fan bases are different. Some are more loud, some are more, critiqueful.
Is that even a word?
I have to look that one up.
I haven't
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Lionel Messi is only three goal contributions away from making history.
No player in MLS history has achieved 25 goal contributions in less than 16 games in a single season, a record set by Carlos Vela during his MVP-winning 2019 campaign. Only five players in the history of
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On Saturday, April 27, 2024, the match between Inter Miami CF and New England Revolution was the most searched-for trend on Google in the United States.
You read that right: the top story on Google on April 27th was the match between Inter Miami CF and New England Revolution,
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Drake Callender on Lionel Messi giving the armband to Deandre Yedlin and letting him help lift the trophy:
"I think Messi recognizes what this team has been through even prior to him coming here.
He's known that there's been leadership, there's been different leaders who have
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Saturday Mid Day is a time slot that MLS/Apple TV should be taking full advantage of.
A game of the week should be on full display for all MLS fans to talk about and enjoy together.
Just like how the NFL flexes the best matchups to the best time slot.
For Example:
Lionel
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Lionel Messi was not selected as an MLS Allstar, looks like he will most likely debut versus Cruz Azul in Leagues Cup like it was reported before.
Commissioner Don Garber used his 2 picks on Chicago Fire FC’s Kei Kamara and CF Montréal’s Mathieu Choinière.
There must be
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Román Burki on the GK talent in MLS with Lloris now in the league:
“We have a lot of really good goalkeepers in this league. I would also mention Schulte from Columbus Crew. He's very young. He played, if I'm not mistaken, last year in the MLS Next Pro. He won there too. So he's
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Leonardo Campana on what Lionel Messi was saying before the extra time in the US Open Cup Semifinal,
"He said we should have faith and that we were going to win.
He was very proud of the work we did on the pitch, never giving up and running to the end.
He has that winning
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Luca De La Torre, "This was a really big oppurtunity for me, I've been waiting my whole life for this."
#USMNT
@AreaSportsNet
@ConcacafEdgar
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Thiago Almada on his MLS tenure,
“Honestly, I didn't hesitate at all about coming here to a big club like Atlanta. I knew I could keep improving as a player and I feel that's happening.
I'm trying to continue growing [as a player] and give my best so hopefully one day I can
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Inter Miami Winger Robert Taylor put out a statement on his Instagram story about not joining up with the Finland National Fooball Team:
"Dear Finnish football fans,
Firstly, I want to express my gratitude every time I am called up to the national team. It is the greatest
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