🤝 Sources: Phoenix Rising is signing Juan David Torres on loan from the Charleston Battery. USL star. Torres had 13 G+As in '24 & again in '25 w/Charleston. This loan ends Torres' time in Peru's top-flight. Started six games + had a $400k purchase option. Big get for Rising.

🇮🇸 Sources: Loudoun United has transferred former Houston Dynamo forward Thor Ulffarsson back to Icelandic top-flight club Breiðablik. Loudoun receive a six-figure club-record transfer fee 🤝

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Neil Pierre's is the toolsiest center back to come through the USMNT pipeline in...forever? The 18-year-old is 6'7" and moves well for his size. Strong, too. He makes tracking back to win the ball + body a physical striker in Osaze De Rosario look easy. Promising talent. 🇺🇸

to those who say there's no u.s. soccer culture, i say: be quiet, we have max arfsten chucking the ball at an opponent's back to collect his own throw-in, nba style

Catch me on 📺 for tonight's USL Championship clash between Phoenix Rising and Hartford Athletic. ESPN+ and @azfamily.com!

I'm not an ex-pro, so I try to entertain in my TV color commentary role by providing as much insight into how teams play and the patterns unfolding live as possible. Always fun when the prep pays off. Monterey Bay FC's set-piece threat on Saturday was a good example 📺

Lionel Messi will, most likely, play his last World Cup game today. Soak it in — and marvel at his gravity. Nobody forces defenders to abandon their markers like Messi. If 🇦🇷 pull off a win over 🇪🇸, the greatest player ever will have his fingerprints all over the game. @cnn.com 📺

Thrilled to be back in Phoenix for tonight's USL Championship clash between Rising and Monterey Bay FC! Catch me on @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social + @azfamily.com 📺

Was I foolish enough to make a prediction about the World Cup final on @cnn.com? Yes, yes I was. A snippet of my thoughts on tomorrow's delightful final between Spain and Argentina. 🇪🇸 🇦🇷 📺

daryl dike is a free agent...dc united, you know what you have to do

Really enjoyed Adam's piece, which gets at the heart of what's coming next for the USMNT: change. Maybe not right away. But a real shift in the team's squad (in terms of competition + personnel) is brewing. The big names will be around for the 2030 World Cup. But in what role? 📺

Until the USMNT has more talent, don't expect World Cup success. Kids aren't touching the ball enough. There aren't enough quality coaches. Those things must change for the U.S. to be a reliable threat to make a deep run 📺

Last night's loss to Belgium was the most embarrassing USMNT performance in nearly a decade — since Couva. Virtually every U.S. player had a bad day. To lay an egg with the nation watching? Brutal. My thoughts on CNN 📺

What are the USMNT's chances tonight against Belgium? A win — and World Cup quarterfinal berth for the first time in more than two decades — is truly possible 🇺🇸 U.S. look like a team on the rise. Belgium look like a team declining. 📺

FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's suspension came as a genuine shock. Now comes the fallout. I discussed the relationship between Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino that seems to have bled onto the field in one of this tournament's most controversial moments. 📺

It hasn't always been smooth sailing for Pochettino's USMNT. Cultural reset began in March '25. Not on the same page with Pulisic last summer. Reps for the best lineup very limited. Now the U.S.'s first World Cup quarterfinal appearance in more than two decades feels possible.

Without Folarin Balogun for the Round of 16 against Belgium on Monday, Mauricio Pochettino will have to reshuffle his attack. Could we see Christian Pulisic up top? Sure. But we shouldn't. 📺

Which USMNT players need to impress vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina? Christian Pulisic + Sergiño Dest will be key with their one-v-one dribbling against a man-oriented 🇧🇦. Weston McKennie’s off-ball movement will be crucial to exploit gaps in the backline, too. My thoughts on CNN 📺

Tonight, the USMNT has the chance to win its first World Cup knockout round match since 2002. How will the U.S.'s clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina play out? I share my thoughts on CNN 📺🇺🇸🇧🇦 Pleasure to be on with the great @john--berman.bsky.social + @paultenorio.bsky.social.

🤝 Sources: Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Blake Gillingham is heading to El Paso Locomotive on loan. The 23-year-old made three MLS starts for the Dynamo in 2025, now has a chance for minutes in the USL Championship.

Traditional thinking about the USMNT at World Cups is that the deeper they go, the more overmatched they’ll be. That’s still true. But for @backheeled.com, I broke down an attacking pattern that could help Pochettino's team make a historic run 🇺🇸 ➡️ www.backheeled.com/why-usmnt-at...

Mauricio Pochettino's 🇹🇷 presser was illuminating: “Momentum? To play with the same team that we played against Australia & to take the risk to receive yellow card & not to play the next game?" For Poch, having his best players available >>> whatever happened on the field vs. 🇹🇷. He's right, too.

I’m thrilled to be covering the World Cup for @backheeled.com this summer. Tremendously proud of the work we’ve been doing and excited for what’s to come. 🇺🇸🇹🇷

The USMNT thinks it could win the World Cup. But the team has a greater purpose: creating new fans. Playing great soccer helps that cause. This World Cup has been filled with rub-your-eyes moments for the 🇺🇸 so far, impressing existing fans and new ones alike. 📺

Have so enjoyed breaking down every World Cup game on the @totalsoccershow.bsky.social 📺 Tonight, I broke down South Korea's struggles against Mexico's man-to-man defensive setup — and the ways to beat it. 🇲🇽🇰🇷 Love doing this sort of live analysis. tinyurl.com/7fmcyytp

If Christian Pulisic can't go tomorrow against Australia, what changes for the USMNT? On FOX San Fransisco, I shared my thoughts on how things might look different for Mauricio Pochettino's team 🇺🇸 📺

What fueled one of the USMNT's most dominant wins ever? “We’re moving a lot from position to other positions,” Dest noted. “And that is just really difficult to defend for other teams.” I broke down Pochettino's hyper-fluid team for @backheeled.com. ➡️ www.backheeled.com/usmnt-tactic...

Phoenix Rising legend Jearl Margaritha makes his World Cup debut!

Christian Pulisic shares an update on his injury 🇺🇸 “I just got a bit of a kick in the first half, so I'm really hoping that it's nothing...I'm hoping I'll be fine in the next few days.” “My calf area. But I've had similar things before, and yeah, I’m staying positive.”