The Football Lounge

This is FIFA overthinking the whole thing. The average US based viewer who isn’t a football/soccer fan won’t be won over by the “fan-centric pre match ceremony”. They will be won over by the electricity of the crowd. The excitement of the games themselves and the drama and stories of each nation’s quest for glory

THANKS FOR STICKING AROUND, @nycosmos 🌧️ That's a _USLCup dub for your Hartford Athletic! 🟢 🔵 Presented by @lycoinc #HFDvsNYC #USLCup #PlayLoud

@ElGolGarracol Play him and other key players for 15 minutes and then yank them and put in the bench players

LUIS DÍAZ NO DEBERÍA JUGAR ANTE JORDANIA. Cuál es la necesidad de poner a jugar a Lucho un partido amistoso ante Jordania a días del Mundial. Al carajo los contratos de Jesurún por ponerlo a jugar y los patrocinadores que tengan sus intereses con la imagen de Lucho, pero con tanta mala vibra que hay, lo mejor es no exponer a Díaz a un partido que no tiene absolutamente relevancia de nada. Vean lo que le pasó a Enciso el día de ayer en su juego amistoso con Paraguay. No estamos para estar probando la suerte. CUIDEMOS A NUESTRO ÚNICO JUGADOR TOP, PORQUE CON UNA LESIÓN AHÍ SI QUE ESTAMOS JODIDOS. 🤦

Up the Green! #HartfordAtheletic

🚨⚫️🟢 Alberto Aquilani as new Sassuolo head coach, confirmed and here we go! Deal in place until June 2028 for former Catanzaro manager who replaces Fabio Grosso.

Tyler Adam’s is such a class act 👏 @tyler_adams14

To add I’m in favor of starting Turner over Freese. Freese has looked shaky for NYCFC whereas Turner has looked more like his old self. Ream of course will be starting. But my fear is that teams will make a point of exploiting him which means getting the pairing at CB is crucial. Especially if Richards is not 100%. I would play Trusty or McKenzie with Ream. Both have looked decent

Overall I’m happy with the performance. Outside two mistakes we played well and created some decent chances. Miles was definitely at fault in the first goal losing his mark. And Freese could have been less timid and come out for the ball. But not sure he would have been in a position to make a play when the ball arrived. I’m definitely feeling more optimistic than I was after the previous results.

@433 They won but I wouldn’t say they were impressive in the win. Average at best for their own high standards

𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 🇩🇪 They make it 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗪, thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sané 💪 Antonee Robinson scores an absolute rocket for the home team, but it’s not enough 🥵🚀

@UTDMael Angel Di Maria

Guess the player 99% will fail Level= toughest

@damzychillin Raul Meireles

Diogo Jota aside,name a Portuguese who’s played for Liverpool. You can’t

Not encouraging but no time like the present to turn the stat line around. And Türkiye provide a great opportunity to get revenge

@Eyesandvibes Miles incursion inclusion in the lineup from here on out ⬆️

Miles Robinson proving to be such a liability which we all could have predicted

And right through Robinson’s leg. And all the hard work is undone. We go again! #USAvGER

@11Yanks 100 %

Our press is doing a really good job of not letting Ream/Robinson get isolated 1v1. It's also causing multiple turnovers in the right areas. Love this intensity!

@ManagerTactical @MaximusSeattle I think Germany fans might be a little worried at this point. Germany does not look as good as I would expect from them. US looks dominant since conceding early in the 1st half

A poor 1st 10 mins from the USMNT 🇺🇸 vs Germany 🇩🇪, after that the US has been very good!! The USMNT has been the better side in the 1-1 draw, despite playing Miles Robinson.

I think Germany fans might be a little worried at this point. Germany does not look as good as I would expect from them. US looks dominant since conceding early in the 1st half

A Jedi strike from deep space!

That’s the response we needed

@Eyesandvibes I do if match fitness is the deciding factor. From a passing standpoint I would pick Gio

This lineup tells me Poch prefers Malik Tillman to Gio Reyna as a World Cup starter. Do you?

@USMNT @HomeDepot We have grown into this game. And look dangerous on the counter

STARTING IN CHICAGO... #USMNT x The @HomeDepot