Jeff Rueter

BREAKING: The Guardian has acquired the full 26-man #usmnt World Cup roster. A couple of big surprises on there in addition to what's already been reported. Reporting with @mlsist: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

@brad_stuver Easiest pick on the ballot.

MLS All-Star voting is open! 3 games left and a lot of work still to do but heres some objective stats to help with your decision Vote here: austinfc.com/news/vote-au...

@arnoldsavoir @benfisherj Ha! About that… worked at TA from 2019-2025. staff roles come with non-competes, so I’m fully and happily a Guardian until further notice.

Please step in @jeffrueter @benfisherj and fill the void #afcb

6th in the Prem but no coverage in the nationals or @TheAthleticFC about Francis departure. If this was happening at a more established club there would be “the inside story of why Franno is leaving” with sources wanting to remain anonymous revealing the reasons he is off #afcb

Spent an hour grading every MLS Western Conference team with @jeffrueter! Did we nail your team? Are we way off? On the @TotalSoccerShow ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=5lbYaa…

@arnoldsavoir @DeborahHD @CherryfanC “One of us” since league two! On staff at The Guardian now, and intend to include Bournemouth in my coverage as I can. Hope to stay in touch, Andrew!

@jeffrueter @DeborahHD @CherryfanC “We”… are you one of us then Jeff?! If love absolutely love it and by god we absolutely need someone like you writing proper stuff about #afcb 🍒🍒

Thank you @jeffrueter for an excellent and non patronising piece on #afcb buried away in today’s Guardian 🍒 theguardian.com/football/2026/…

@DeborahHD @CherryfanC @arnoldsavoir Think it boils down to a mix of his halftime adjustments - genuinely reclaimed some points - and how much better we looked under him than Parker beforehand. Five games into that year, we looked certain to drop. As I wrote, history validated the switch. Thanks for reading!

@CherryfanC @arnoldsavoir @jeffrueter I find it baffling how they are glazed over.

@arnoldsavoir hey, just noticed you said “in today’s” - did the story make print edition where you are?

@arnoldsavoir Up the Cherries in all departments. 🍒 I’m one myself!

I'm joining @usatodaysports as the National Soccer Writer! Read more about our plans & the future of beloved newsletter Getting CONCACAFed: open.substack.com/pub/getconcaca…

In the second-to-last test before naming his World Cup squad, Mauricio Pochettino kept experimenting: reverting formations, starting a new back-four, and trying new combinations across the field. Belgium made them pay. Is the USMNT ready for its close-up? theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Happy NWSL opening day to all who celebrate! We've got some good stuff up at the Guardian to get ready for the season. First up: @jeffrueter's strong read on the HIP rule and how it impacted this offseason, beyond just one marquee FA signing: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

NEW: The #NWSL hatched the “HIP rule” as a way for clubs to spend above the cap. It’s immediately associated with Trinity Rodman, but all 16 clubs stand to benefit. Spoke with Stephanie Lee, Yael Averbuch West, and Kay Cossington MBE about the mechanism: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

A recent piece from @jeffrueter in The Guardian lays bare the structural issues around the USL model. No revenue sharing. Rising costs. Players left carrying the risk when instability hits. If the game is going to grow, the standards have to grow with it. #StandUpForStandards

This is an unsurprisingly excellent look at the USL at large from Jeff, who's been in the trenches covering lower-league soccer for a decade now. Well worth a read.

NEW: The #USL has enjoyed a decade of dominating the lower league landscape. Since 2015, 20 of its independent clubs have folded - the latest just two weeks before the 2026 season. Is the USL’s structure built to handle even more jeopardy with pro/rel? theguardian.com/football/2026/…

REPORT: On Wednesday, the USL emailed all Championship players with information on procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their union membership, sources have confirmed to The Guardian. Details, including the attached "FAQs" pdf: theguardian.com/football/2026/…

@ClaretCobalt @chriskamrani @joeclowery Means the world 🫶

Gotta be @chriskamrani, @jeffrueter and @joeclowery off top of head

@Ankaman616 @stadio Ah, legend. I'll fill in my own vintage goal calls as interludes to round out the experience. 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Miss ya, Carl! Hope all's well.

@jeffrueter @stadio Spotify link open.spotify.com/playlist/2lZGy… Never let me down! 🫡

Time to write. @stadio Session number 4 - Brazil on the playlist again.