Luke Kaiser

Debating if I should just turn this into a meme account

The Pittsburgh Zoo is clearly in win-now mode.

Always read the small print

someone snatch the red card out the ref's pocket and send him off instead

I could watch Bayern play PSG once a week and look forward to it every time.

Gyokers is soooooo soft

escuchando el nuevo album de noah kahan first thing in the morning no vaya a ser que surja la posibilidad de sentir felicidad

Yeah, just your beat reporters I guess

In the global soccer ecosystem, some of the most storied clubs in the world (Leeds, Schalke, Sampdoria) play in their respective 'second divisions.' It doesn't make them 'minor league'—it makes them part of a professional ladder. Here in Pittsburgh, pro soccer (I.e. Riverhounds) is no longer or ever has been a developmental project; they have evolved into a community-based pillar over 25 years in the making. Comparing the @RiverhoundsSC to a 'minor league' farm team is factually incorrect. Unlike Triple-A baseball or the AHL, the Hounds aren’t a reserve squad for a parent club. They are an independent franchise that signs its own players, owns its own stadium, and competes for its own trophies. In soccer, 'Division 2' is a tier of competition, not a lack of professionalism. They wear the Pittsburgh crest for Pittsburgh—not to get called up to another city Dismissing them as not 'major' because of the 'D2' label suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of how 90% of the world's sports are structured. This is a narrative barrier maintained by those who refuse to see past the big three. When legacy media dismisses the Riverhounds, they aren't just ignoring a team—they are ignoring the global structure of the world’s game. Full community support is how you build a club from a local fixture into a global presence. Soccer is being played at a very high level in Pittsburgh and the RIverhounds have won a Championship at this level. Numerous media members continue feeding its audience an outdated script and refuse to acknowledge the professional reality that’s already happening at Highmark Stadium. If you haven't taken the time to understand the soccer pyramid, you haven't taken the time to cover Pittsburgh sports fairly and objectively.

Winning a trophy as a non-top 3 Spanish club against a team in the UCL semis. That's not just special but historic for any American manager in this sport's history. Matarazzo will do for the USMNT post 2026 cycle.

I want to work at NPR just to go to the occasional Wednesday concert

@LukeVKaiser The United States doesn’t want to grow the game, they want to profit off of it.

I understand the business aspect, supply and demand, and profiting off of a huge event, but the prices and rules around the World Cup are such a shame. A chance to grow the game long term in the states could go to waste. Also an event that brings the whole world together…

The five finalists for the LEGO Yu-Gi-Oh contest have been revealed Fans will vote on which will become the first official LEGO set

When the 2026 World Cup was announced for the United States back in 2018, I told myself there was no way I’d miss it. I was going to be there in person, experiencing a World Cup on home soil and I know so many of you felt the exact same way. Fast forward to now, and the ticket prices are completely astronomical. Outrageously unaffordable. What was supposed to be the dream of a lifetime has been priced out of reach for regular fans like me. I’m going to miss watching my country host the biggest event in sports… something I may never get to experience again in my lifetime. Yes, they’re going to make money off this massive event on U.S. soil. But the greed has gone too far. It’s ruining the beautiful game and turning it into something only the wealthy can enjoy. A World Cup should be for everyone not just those who can drop thousands without blinking. This is an absolute shame.

Hell yea shout out will arnett for backing animation

Pack your bags everybody we are going to Hangzhou