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MLS's plan to maximize Messi's first full season, apparently — Week 1: 1. paywalled opener 2. Open Cup controversy 3. ref lockout 4. but hey, Messi! With soccer sickos and casuals alike, really feels like opportunity is being squandered: sports.yahoo.com/mls-is-squande…

With MLS season upon us, I dove into the unseen evolution that is priming the league for a more globally competitive future. From overburdened coaches and GMs to full-fledged scouting systems, the sophistication of MLS sporting departments: sports.yahoo.com/mls-is-ready-t…

Soccer's guardians are failing Black players. “Today,” as Mike Maignan wrote, “an entire system must take responsibility.” A column on the spineless playbook that places too much onus on those players, and doesn't combat racism at scale: sports.yahoo.com/soccers-anti-r…

Jimmy Butler was hyped to see Brazilian soccer legend Marcelo at Heat-Nets 🤝 (via @NBA)

Some of the BEST soccer moments of the year🧵

LeBron swaps jerseys with Vini Jr 🔥 (via @NBA)

Messi and Ronaldo are set to meet again 🐐

"Impossible is an opinion" — Wilfried Nancy, on what he told his team when he took over. What a line. What a team. sports.yahoo.com/mls-cup-columb…

COLUMBUS CREW ARE MLS CUP CHAMPIONS 🏆 Their third title in club history 👏

The U.S. and Mexico are officially bidding for the 2027 Women's World Cup. Bid books submitted today, after months of silence. Two competitors: Brazil, and a Netherlands-Belgium-Germany joint bid. Details, key issues, and more: sports.yahoo.com/2027-womens-wo…

The official Copa América groups 🏆 The U.S. will host the tournament in 2024 🇺🇸

USMNT's Copa América group and schedule: Bolivia — June 23 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX Panama — June 27 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Uruguay — July 1 at Arrowhead Stadium in KC

U.S. Soccer announces that its national training center will be in Fayette County, about 30 mins south of downtown Atlanta. - will span over 200 acres, per J.T. Batson at today's USSF board meeting - "more than a dozen" fields; a rendering seems to show 24 - indoor courts, etc.

Lionel Messi has been named Time Magazine's 2023 Athlete of the Year 🫡 (via @TIME)

The UEFA Women's Nations League has offered up a ludicrous, one-of-a-kind scenario today. On Scotland, and the players who must lose to qualify for the Olympics: sports.yahoo.com/scotland-engla…

.@FSUSoccer ARE FOUR-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆