Kyle McCarthy

@cwarshaw Your brother had such a great perspective to lend! Always enjoyed connecting with him back in the day.

@kylejmccarthy It’s too bad. I’ve really enjoyed their coverage over the years (including when my brother was briefly there :)).

Matt’s awesome. His stuff is must-read in an era where we get bombarded with slop. Just ask the number of people around the league who read it. Glad to see he’s taking a chance on himself.

@cwarshaw I think it’s just a line item to cut in a world where the content flows through Apple, tbh.

@kylejmccarthy Is there a good news story about the long term decision of MLS to downsize their in house journalism and podcast team?

Selling your best striker at a discount for fear of relegation is a tough public sell for a relegation-threatened team. Not persuasive. Bottom line is Toronto FC is probably looking at $20m+ to get the deal done — and even then it’s really down to vibes.

Wonder why relegation-threatened Norwich is unamused by Josh Sargent right now. Suspect Norwich might be more amenable to facilitating a return home if there wasn’t a $10m delta in the valuations. (From The Athletic below)

Other MLS technical staffs will be bombarding the league office asking for an explanation of how the numbers could possibly justify a TAM deal given salary, bonus, and fee. Especially after the De Paul signing.

Real cause and effect situation here. Great work by a great journalist who should have a permanent home to write more stuff like this.

@jeffrueter Great run, Jeff! Best of luck with your next step!

Some personal news: today is my final day at The Athletic, ending a 6+ year tenure on its staff. Immensely fortunate to have covered this sport alongside some of the finest writers and editors in the industry. Will keep you posted as I figure out what’s next for my work!

Inter Miami should have called MLS on Monday, explained the situation, and then offered the fig leaf of a minor injury to try and wriggle out of it. Might have worked, might not have worked. The no-call, no-show situation really didn’t leave MLS with much choice here.

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#NERevs learned from the mistakes of last offseason and leaned into flexibility. Seven figures in budget room, four international slots and two U22 slots available heading into the offseason — and pretty acute needs in central defense and number nine. #MLS

Not a persuasive argument from the Union brass here. If it’s time, then just say it’s time and we want to refocus. #MLS

Curtin did an excellent job in a situation with a high degree of difficulty. Would expect he’d be a top candidate for any open #MLS gig.

*whispers* There isn’t much downside in agreeing to a $15m release clause for a 26-year-old number 10 given the state of the transfer market. #MLS

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