Senior reporter for @TheAthleticSCCR ⚽️ . Writing a book on The Messi Effect for @StMartinsPress. Formerly of The Washington Post and Orlando Sentinel. 🇺🇸🇨🇷
Jul 8 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I know a lot of the discourse around "fixing" American men's soccer is focused on youth sports. And of course there is a lot wrong there. But in the immediate term, we have to understand that a big onus to improve the MNT falls on MLS. (1/5)
MLS sets the ceiling for a ton of domestic talent coming through pro academies. They are training in first teams where the level is set by MLS rules. They are playing in those games. They are rising to those demands. MLS needs to push that ceiling higher. (2/5)
Mar 1, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Spent about four hours on the phone yesterday afternoon/evening talking through this Gio thing with different people around the league. It was a doozy of a day. Gonna thread this out...
It sounded legitimately like no clear decision had been made as of last night. However, people familiar with the thinking inside the Galaxy said LA was confident they would get their way. "Basically daring the league to say no."
