Mike Woitalla

📺 It was a great pleasure to join hosts Chris O'Connell and Tom Louden on the excellent Brotherly Love FC soccer show @FOX29philly — to talk World Cup 2026 preparations on- and off-field. ⚽️ The episode featured a #USMNT goalkeeper Matt Freese interview and Michael DelBene announcing the @FWC26Philly 39-day FIFA Fan Festival details. @CoconnellFox29 📺 | @TLouden3 fox29.com/video/fmc-nb6i…

🥂Happy 20th Anniversary @soccerwoborders! And thanks @danwoog for this article on the program and the extraordinary Ben Gucciardi! ⚽️❤️ socceramerica.com/ben-gucciardi-…

“Christian is playing. He’s not scoring, but for me it’s not only about scoring. I am happy with the way he is performing and how he is committed to the team.” — Mauricio Pochettino on Christian Pulisic. #USMNT

"Gio was fantastic in November with us. … We know he is a very special, talented player. Even if he’s not playing for his club he can be very useful for us.” — Mauricio Pochettino #USMNT

🇺🇸The #USMNT 27-man roster for March friendlies vs. Belgium (March 28) and Portugal (March 31) 🇧🇪🇵🇹 18 European-based field players 4 MLS goalkeepers 5 MLS field players socceramerica.com/the-usmnt-marc…

16-year-old New York native Leonard Prescott could start for Bayern Munich on Wednesday vs. Atalanta -- reports Kicker magazine. 🩹🩹🩹 Sven Ulreich, Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig are injured. kicker.de/debuetiert-pre…

My look at @NWSL, which faces little competition. Few European clubs have the ambition to grow women’s soccer at the level NWSL is trying to do. Fan support remains quite dismal across most of Europe. socceramerica.com/nwsls-challeng…

Here's an action picture of the 2026 Colin Jose Media Award winner Steven Goff (right) — with @PaulTenorio (left), and Jon Arnold (lower right) Congrats Steven! @SoccerInsider | @ussoccer | @soccerhof

A deserved honor for Steve, who blazed a path for many, many print journalists in this country and proved great soccer coverage was possible at an American newspaper. He was important for me, personally, too, as he welcomed me and gave me freedom to write soccer at the Post.

To follow Noahkai Banks‘ Instagram page is to understand how closely #USMNT fans follow a dual national for hints about his intentions. They may be disappointed. socceramerica.com/the-noahkai-ba…

Messi’s back in Music City vs, ⁦@NashvilleSC⁩ — the team he’s faced most often since joining ⁦@MLS⁩

Over at @SoccerAmerica, I interviewed one of the top young American players in MLS - San Diego FC fullback Luca Bombino. We spoke about his breakout season in 2025, the strong start to the 2026, the Olympics, developing in LA, and more socceramerica.com/luca-bombino-r…

It’s easy for players to rationalize fixing a prop bet that doesn’t directly affect the scoreline. And that’s why MLS wouldn’t partner with firms offering prop bets — or am I getting that wrong? Two players handed lifetime MLS bans for gambling socceramerica.com/two-players-ha…

Tonight the Oakland Roots @oaklandrootssc kick off their 8th season. 📚In 1967, the first year of pro soccer in the USA, the Oakland Clippers won the NPSL title.

From Paul Gardner's #soccerlibrary College Guides from the 1960s including @ShepMessing1

Pepi putting PSV up 2-1 on AZ late in the game

Thanks to Coach Marlon LeBlanc, who took a break from building a pro club from scratch for this Q&A on Brooklyn FC's @USLChampionship launch, U.S. youth national team coaching, and more. @MarlonLeBlanc4 @_BrooklynMfc socceramerica.com/marlon-leblanc…

My look at the World Cup, now 99 days out. It'll be a shame if Iran doesn’t play. Fan support at SoFi would be stunning, one of the great stories of the tournament. (It was in 2022 when the USA beat Iran 1-0 in Doha.) socceramerica.com/mourning-the-w…

Having worked in @PhilaUnion system, taken U.S. U-18s and seen his son go through U-17 cycle, Marlon LeBlanc makes a very interesting read. SA's @MikeWoitalla with an interview with @BrooklynFC coach. socceramerica.com/marlon-leblanc…