Marcus Chairez
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Soccer Scout/Consultant—I build awareness & find opportunities for top 🇺🇸 soccer talent. ✉️ for talent ID, evaluations & academy recs: marcuschairez @gmail .com
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With Sargent potentially hurt for the next one, it is too bad we don't have a talented young striker familiar with Dutch competition...
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Hate to say it but MLS guys… yeah, kinda, you know, didn’t do it
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Okay, I am done questioning and complaining. These are our boys. Let's ride. A little blurb on each player. Share this with new fans wanting a little info on each player.
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I can't shake how beat up I am about Pepi. As a Mexican-American, it's rough. Knowing how hard of a decision it was for him to choose 🇺🇸. Knowing his story and the kind of kid he is — it breaks me up. Mexican-Americans are critical in our talent pipeline. I just don't get it.
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Gregg has got to rectify these second half subs and tactics. Scally, Luca, Gio and Jesus can all help retain control of a game. Way too safe.
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Not one of the major MLS writers mentioned Long’s mistake on Cincinnati’s game winning goal. The agenda is laughable. We can’t take y’all seriously.
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Gregg said to Pepi/Tillman, "It's all good guys, you got the 2024 Olympics".
🙄
In all seriousness, absolutely sick about the Pepi decision. Not a single Mexican-American on the squad.
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Not surprised Musah and Jedi are capturing people's attention throughout top clubs in Europe, but very surprised there isn't more noise around Tim Weah. Still early, but still seems he is undervalued. Seems like a smart club could get some real value there.
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MLS needs to have one prime time game on Friday and on Monday like leagues in Europe. Missed opportunity.
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Gold Cup stock report for me:
↗️
Sands
Jones
Neal
Busio
Cowell
🚫
Turner
Reynolds
Tolkin
Yedlin
Long
Miazga
Ferreira
Vazquez
Mihailovic
Gressel
Johnson
Gaga
↘️
J. Morris
A. Morris
Robinson
Sonora
Zendejas
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This one hurt my soul. Great ball from Wes to spring Dest. Look at where I pause. Pulisic calling for it in zone 14. If played, Christian has a 3v2 with Sargent to the left and Weah on the right. Likely a huge chance. Instead Dest waits and take poor touch. Devastating.
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This is awesome, but can't help but notice a very unhappy Gio. What the hell is going on there???
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Highly possible Balogun is in Orlando to attend camp and get a feel for the guys, not to play, commit and get tied. Similar to Musah a couple of summers ago.
Even if, still a great sign and I love this group of guys ability to Kirby Smart the hell out of it.
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🇺🇸 MLS Academy Rankings + Top 10 prospects for each 🇺🇸 MLS Academy.
This is the culmination of a years worth of work — relentlessly scouting MLS academies and talking to scouts, coaches, journalists, players, parents and agents.
I hope you enjoy it!
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🇺🇸 U20s are going to bring us some joy — summer 2023. Bet.
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Tyler Adams is an elite 6. He's been nothing less than magnificent again today. What a season.
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Ream was a step ahead of everyone
Dest had an extra dose of sauce
Adams proved me wrong, he was up for it
McKennie with a mature performance
Gio is the most important player on this team
Pulisic let the game come to him tonight
Wright showed toughness
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Jedi, Dest, Adams, McKennie, Musah, Pulisic, Reyna/Weah have never played together for USMNT. Still blows my mind. Might we finally see it?
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I think this guy might pass BA in the depth chart over the next 12 months.
Malik Tillman is receiving interest from Premier League and Bundesliga clubs. A move to England is currently likely. The €6M option to buy that was agreed with Rangers was canceled by Bayern. A decision is expected in the next four weeks.
[🌕:
@kerry_hau
- VIA:
@iMiaSanMia
]
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If I am in that locker room and I find out Aaron Long is getting another start I am starting to loose faith in and respect for my manager.
Why is the rope for poor performance significantly longer for others?
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Before someone calls me a euro snob. It’s not about Gregg selecting MLS players, it is who he has favored:
Long over Miazga
Acosta over Parks
Roldan over Williamson
Arriola/Morris over Djordje
No Tolkin or Vazquez
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Main takeaway for me right now is that really good offensive sides have the confidence and ability to get the ball here. The USMNT has never been able to do it consistently under Gregg Berhalter.
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To all of my fellow Mexican-American brothers and sisters who have been considering an allegiance switch...
Come on over. We welcome you with open arms. We are producing better footballers. We are getting better results. What better time than right damn now?
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It's time for USMNT fans to start familiarizing yourself with Griffin Yow. I think he needs to be in the winger depth chart discussion. He is doing the things we've been wanting from Paredes in terms of 1v1 attack and creating danger. Not as explosive as Koleosho, but much better…
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To all the young ballers that didn’t make the 🇺🇸 u17 roster that were right there, keep your head up and keep grinding. Remember that Weston McKennie was looked over many times at the youth level and now look at him. This is just a chapter in your story. A lot left to write.
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Here is a good reference point for why solid, mid-20s MLS players are not moving to Europe. Weston, one of, if the not the best American player right now is getting a 2.5M/year offer from one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Miles Robinson is getting paid something like…
❗️There’s an offer of €2.5M per season on the table for McKennie to renew.
[
@TuttoMercatoWeb
]
#Juventus
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January 🇺🇸 transfer watch:
Gaga Slonina ➡️ Chelsea 🏴
Paxten Aaronson ➡️ Frankfurt 🇩🇪
Djordje Mihailovic ➡️ AZ 🇳🇱
Kik Pierie ➡️ Excelsior 🇳🇱
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Zimmerman had a great block early in the game, but his distribution has been really shaky. I don't know if Iran is the game to bring in CCV, but you have to think about it.
Additionally, Scally has to be the
#2
RB. Yedlin and Moore have come in and not done it.
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🇺🇸 U20 players eligible, but not at this tournament: Gaga, Gómez, Wiley, Che, Vargas, Gutiérrez, Sealy & Pepi.
This pool just keeps getting deeper and deeper.
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If Wynder went to Benfica, where is this guy going to end up based on his current trajectory?
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Laryea is a grade A f-boy.
Se calentaron los ánimos tras la victoria de Estados Unidos 🇺🇸 ante Canadá 🇨🇦
Video cortesía de
@TUDNUSA
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Gold Cup knockout plan if any of the injured guys are done
John Brooks 🔁 Aaron Long
Aidan Morris 🔁 Tanner Tessman (done getting married?) if not, Keaton Parks
Alan Sonora 🔁 Tim Tillman
Jordan Morris 🔁 Richie Ledezma
Starting XI for quarterfinal ⤵️
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And I am pretty sure Figueroa broke the US U17 scoring record for this tournament with that 7th goal.
Who did he pass? Gio Reyna.
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Cowell, Zendejas and Gaga were the standouts for me.
Neal was one big mistake away from a great performance—the life of a CB.
Great goal by Vazquez.
Entertaining game. All you can ask for.
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Balogun, who we are all rightly excited about, was playing in a reserve league during his U20 season.
Pepi has double digital scoring contributions in the Eredivisie on a poor club.
Would not be a crazy projection for Pepi to be scoring 20+ goals in a top 5 league in 2 years.
I feel like Ricardo Pepi is underrated. Like this brother was born in 2003. He’s genuinely an elite striker prospect not just for our standards but the world’s standard.
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A new 🇺🇸 abroad for people to get to know. His name is Evan Cusick (CB/2006) and he has signed with Chemnitzer FC in Germany.
His story is very unique: Started as a rec league player in rural Colorado with no large clubs within 4/5 hours drive. Went to Spain to study abroad at…
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Something something system, integration blah blah familiarity or something I am sure.
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CCV has nothing left to prove in Scotland. I hope he finds a higher level of competition no later than this summer.
Cameron Carter-Vickers for Celtic today 👀
88 touches
77/81 passing (95%)
1 key pass
4 long balls
4/5 duels won
3 clearances
1 interception
1 tackle
Dominant in the Scottish Premiership 😤
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This is surprising and a new scenario that we have not seen before. RBNY wanted to sign Worth to a HG deal. They have been high on him for some time, but Worth has decided to go to USL likely because it offers him first team minutes sooner and potentially a path to Europe sooner.
Sources: US youth int'l CM Nathan Worth is signing with USL club Tulsa.
Worth, 16, a standout for New York Red Bulls academy. Made 7 apps with RBNY II.
RBNY tried to sign him to a homegrown deal, but Worth inks a 2-year deal with Tulsa to leave for Europe after turning his 18.
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Why are people mad that Jesus Ferreira is on the Gold Cup roster? He is leading MLS in goals and is bolstering a resume to move to Europe. Assuming Flo, Pepi & Sargent are not available. Who did people want over him? Haji? I can see that, but he also might be joining a new club.
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Hey guys, the World Cup is going to be in the United States in 2026 and we are trending towards having our most talented team ever – in their prime. Soccer could explode in this country, so let's be ambitious and explore every option, ya know?
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🚨 What’s up fam. I am joining the
@PrepSoccer
scouting team & I'm humbled by the opportunity.
My focus will be on 🇺🇸 YNT analysis + scouting / ranking
@MLSNEXT
academy players. The resources that PS can provide will help me do this work I love at a much higher level.
...
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Jedi and Ream were great. Musah was good. Pulisic had some moments but also not proactive enough. Balogun missed two penalties. Can we grow up and not act like the sky is falling every weekend if a couple of our top guys aren’t great?
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Marcus Chai here.
Too many crazy people on this app. Bringing my website brand to the forefront instead of my name.
Nothing else is changing.
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It won’t be easy but we can beat Netherlands. My worry is fitness.
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Good on John Strong for calling BS on England commentary on Brazilian flare. Y’all don’t get to say how to play and enjoy the game.
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Best news of the weekend: Gio Reyna goes 90+. That's a game changer for 🇺🇸.
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The situation with Gio reads like this to me: plan before the game was to be cautious and save Gio for England. All parties knew that. Then the late goal happened and the competitor in Gio wanted in and was frustrated to not go in. I bet he starts tomorrow.
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U20 striker with 9G/3A in Eredivisie.
Balogun was playing in Premier League 2 in his U20 season, just sayin', if he goes with England, it'll be okay.
RICARDO PEPI GOAL 🇳🇱🇺🇸🚂 De Trein shows speed and power before finishing with his left. Groningen fans buoyant in face of relegation battle. Ninth Eredivisie goal of season for 20yo striker from El Paso, TX.
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I love Fulham, but I kind of want to see Jedi go to a bigger club next year. He should be playing in Champions League
💪 Antonee Robinson is the only player to have made 40+ tackles (42) 𝐀𝐍𝐃 40+ interceptions (47) in the Premier League this season
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Malik Tillman:
- Massive W for 🇺🇸, another feather in GGGs recruiting cap
- Surprised he made the decision now
- 🇩🇪 clearly see it as a big loss
- Top prospect, but is he ready to impact USMNT
- What position is he best suited for in 4-3-3, CM? Wing? GGG sees him as a striker?
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To Zack, Reggie, Sam, Miles, Chris, Mark, Erik, Jay, James, Johnny, Eryk, Malik, Djordje, Paul, Ricardo, Jordan...
We love and support y'all too. Heart broken for you. And we will be seeing you soon.
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@DiegoMendoza29_
I am a youth talent scout. I start scouting at the U15 level and he played primarily at the U16 level. If it bothers you feel free to hit the block bruh.
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Now do this for Aaron Long
"If it was about what you deserve, Ricardo Pepi wouldn't get one foot on the plane. ... If I was one of those players that was left off and this explanation came out, I'd be PISSED." 🗣
-
@AlexiLalas
went off 😳
(via
@SOTUWithAlexi
)
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There has been a lot of talk about whether the next wave of USMNT prospects is as good as the current wave.
I am working on an article that goes deep into this question. I am really excited about it and hope you all enjoy it. It should be ready to publish tomorrow.
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Please lawd let it happen!
❗️Barcelona are negotiating with Borussia Dotmund a swap-deal. Barça would receive Meunier, and Borussia would receive Sergiño Dest.
—
@sport
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Hudson has been scanning USMNT Twitter over the last year and delivering everything the masses have been asking for.
Remove the interim tag and let AH cook.
(in a sarcastic voice with a smidge of questioning whether it should be sarcastic)
👀 Gio Reyna was playing in a “central role” in the open media portion of Tuesday’s USMNT practice according to The Athletic’s Paul Tenorio.
Incoming 8/10 role for Reyna?
@PaulTenorio
|
#reyna
#usmnt
#concacaf
#balogun
#bvb
#BorussiaDortmund
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The 🇺🇸 U15s have put up back to back Ws v. 🇵🇹 and 🇮🇹 — both have been very impressive performances. Early days, but it's looking like a special class. You've probably seen the goals, but I wanted to clip some of the beautiful play this team is able to put together v. ⚽️ giants ⤵️
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I am proud of how these guys showed up. If they can continue to progress together, add more depth and nail the next manager hire — they will be a big problem in 2026.
I'll be covering 🇺🇸 youth development so y'all know who is coming to push these guys. If you are down, join me.
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Congratulations to the often forgotten in 🇺🇸 soccer world, Pellegrino Matarazzo, for keeping his club in the Bundesliga. He's a very well respected manager that should get more recognition.
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Josh Wynder is the first player born in 2005 to get a USMNT call-up.
From 2004: Gaga Slonina and now Caleb Wiley
From 2003: Jonathan Gómez, Justin Che, Jalen Neal, Kevin Paredes, Cade Cowell, Paxten Aaronson and Ricardo Pepi
Who will be the first 2006?
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Let's talk about Darren Yapi last night. He is 18, does not turn 19 until November, so almost 2 years younger than Pepi, for context.
He was really good. Received the ball well, smooth on the dribble and his passing was fantastic. The movement that led to his second shot was 🤌🏾
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This young man is up next. To all the young wingers out there: Play without fear, play with a short memory, relentlessly attack—defenders will hate it.
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🇺🇸 U20 v. Uruguay in quarterfinals of World Cup:
GK: Slonina
LCB: Wynder
CB: Craig
RCB: Che
LWB: Wiley
RWB: Halliday
CM: Vargas
CM: McGlynn
LW: Cowell
CF: Luna
RW/AM: Wolff
Halliday in for JoGo and Vargas in for Edelman from round of 16. Both are smart changes from Varas.
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Rokas Pukstas' development has gone under the radar, but getting starts and scoring goals in Croatia's first tier for one of the two big clubs, at 18 years old, is not a small thing. Bigger leagues are going to come calling next summer.
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You don't have to wait very long for another elite 🇺🇸 prospect after Cavan Sullivan. His name is Will Recupero. He is a 2010 and has a 🇩🇪 passport and is already planning for a move to Europe at 16. One of two 2010s playing up with 🇺🇸 U15s. Plays for Boston Bolts.
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Anyone else find all the "athleticism" comments as a little bit of a back handed complement. They never acknowledge technical ability. Perhaps I am being overly sensitive, but it comes off intentional as that is all the way going in soccer. I think we showed plenty of skill.
Jack Grealish had some very positive things to say about the
#USMNT
's performance against England 🇺🇸🏴
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Kevin Paredes bright again in a short sub appearance for Wolfsburg. Has shown a very tidy first touch, one of which started a sequence leading to Wolfsburg winner in stoppage. Also created a chance on a counter. First start is coming, I can feel it.
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Looks like the Concacaf U-20 Championships starting in June will allow 20 person squads. Here is how the US team could look assuming Pepi won't be with the team. I think they'd be favorites to win the tournament.
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I think the world football market undervalues Jedi, Weah and to an extent Musah. Those are the players that I think will have the largest uptick in demand post World Cup. They are also players that perform the best in the usmnt system.
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Atlanta United may have a top prospect on their hands in CM, Adyn Torres. He is a '07 player born late in that year (a good sign) playing for their U-17s. Recently called into the 🇺🇸 U-16 team for the 1st time and I would be surprised if he doesn't stick.
More on his game 👇🏾
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I haven't given much thought to this before, but it's occurred to me that Ricardo Pepi is my favorite USMNT player.
He is a fellow Mexican American. He has a great story. I respect his attitude. I admire his talent. There is just something about a clutch player that I love.
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United States Youth National Teams are regularly able to put sequences like this together nowadays and it is pretty cool. Unlucky to not be rewarded with a goal.
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I'll have a scouting report on him by the end of the weekend. I've checked with his parents and they said he is old enough.
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Doyle decides to omit Long falling asleep and getting dusted. Can’t wait to get a one month off Ling at the World Cup.
1) Santos has completely changed this game.
2) RBNY have no ability to possession, so simple moments like this at midfield can be fatal
3) Vazquez for
#USMNT
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Noel Buck is the best American prospect in MLS. It took me a little while to fully appreciate him, but there really isn't much he can't do in the midfield. He is going to get signed for a lot of money at a big club if he stays on this trajectory. No doubt in my mind.
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Seems like MLS wants to see how it goes with Apple for a year before it makes big changes.
If they'd loosen roster construction constraints + got rid of homegrown territories—this league could really be interesting.
Pro/rel down the line, and wow, really something.
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Just watched 🇺🇸🇯🇲. I thought it was going be worse based on twitter noise. About as well as you'd expect that unit to play given level + time together.
Individually:
+ Turner, Neal, Sands, Ferreira, Mihailovic, Vazquez
+/- Tokin, Cowell
- Miazga, A. Morris, J. Morris, Soñora
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Wes has taken his fitness to a new level this year. He spoke about needing to take that part of his game more seriously and it shows that he has. Looks fantastic.
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5M!!!???
Reminder that he is 🇺🇸 eligible and developed at NYCFC
🚨⚪️🔴 EXCLUSIVE: RB Leipzig agree deal to sign Croatian top talent Dino Klapija from Kustosija Zagreb, here we go!
Understand Leipzig will pay €5.2m fee to Croatian side Kustosija for 2007 born striker.
There will be also 10% sell-on clause.
Medical already completed.
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Got access to the 🇺🇸 U19 win over England. Here is the first goal by Cole Campbell and it was very nicely worked.
1) Starts with a great line breaking pass from Akinmboni
2) A beautiful layoff from Zambrano
3) A nice through ball from Medina
4) A well timed run by Campbell
5)…
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He’s got legit star potential. His games isn’t all that dissimilar to Gio’s.
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Fulham can move up to 5th in the table with a win over Spurs today.
5th!
This isn’t being talked about enough.
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Can everyone shut the hell up with the “Pulisic has to take his chances”? That’s all he has ever done. Classy finish.
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🚨 Announcement 🚨
@ProspectsUsmnt
and I are going to do something that I don't believe exists: A podcast dedicated to Youth Soccer in America, aptly named "American Youth Soccer Podcast"
All the topics you are use to hearing from us — in podcast form — w/special guests.
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Malik Tillman should not consider coming back to Rangers. He has proven he is beyond the SPL and needs to find a higher level next year to continue to test himself.
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Pedro Soma has been a cut above this entire tournament. Phenomenal player.
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And there has yet to be a single u23 camp.
1⃣ year ago today, we clinched our spot at the
@Olympics
!
Catch us at
@Paris2024
next summer 🇺🇸
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Sands was very good again today. I'm pretty convinced of him as a CB that should be on the WC roster, plus he adds positional flexibility in an emergency situation. The strength he has added in the offseason has made a huge difference in his viability as a CB.
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Haji Wright is one of the best attackers in our pool and should be on the A team squad. I think he is the best winger option right now not named Pulisic or Weah.
If I had to drop someone it would be Aaronson.
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Our beloved MMA midfield is in serious threat of relegation and both clubs look incapable of scoring goals.
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