A unique satisfaction watching someone like Infantino try to bury their latest massive L as a Friday afternoon news dump.
Adam SawyerGood. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Jeff Rueter
Профиль VivelySoccer correspondent @theguardian.com || MLS Update @totalsoccershow.bsky.social || In a post-World Cup hibernation || Putting the "bi" in byline 🏳️🌈
Champo won’t know what hit it.
Tom Bogert🇺🇸🔴 BREAKING: Middlesbrough is set to sign USMNT midfielder Sebastian Berhalter from the Vancouver Whitecaps, per sources. Deal agreed. Berhalter off to Boro. Fee around $2m, rather than Berhalter leaving for free in 5 months when contract expires. www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Chipped in answers for our staffwide roundtable, dishing out superlatives and reflecting on the 2026 World Cup.
Guardian SportWorld Cup 2026 awards: the Guardian team give their final tournament verdicts
...and here's our 35-minute segment, in podcasted form! the1a.org/segments/the...
The World Cup 2026 roundupWe review the tournament in all its sticky, kicking splendor.the1a.orgJeff RueterI’ll be on @npr.org’s 1A at 11:21a ET (10:21a CT) to put a bow on the 2026 World Cup! the1a.org
NEW: Sized up the squads and snubs to cobble together a very initial 10-nation power ranking for the 2030 World Cup. Plenty of holdovers for champion Spain, while a couple breakouts from 2026 could be even better in four years’ time. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
World Cup 2030 (very early) power rankings: who will challenge Spain at top?The next men’s World Cup is still four years away, but we take a look at the teams with the firmest foundations who should be primed to contendwww.theguardian.comI scored a 14/20 on @sport.theguardian.com's Big World Cup 2026 Quiz. "Six weeks well spent," I've been assured. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The big World Cup 2026 quizDid you catch the little details as 48 teams played 104 matches in 16 cities across 39 days?www.theguardian.comNEW: Some final thoughts on World Cup champion Spain, whose winning goal came from players' selfless commitment to their roles, Luis de la Fuente's masterful setup, and Nico Williams' preternatural prod of a looping cross. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Nico Williams, Ferran Torres and Spain’s adaptable World Cup excellence | Jeff RueterThe two substitutes combined on the World Cup winning goal not by changing the game, but by offering it what it needed, when it was neededwww.theguardian.comThe Houston Dynamo are the smartest team in MLS.
Jeff RueterA bit more fitting of a place for a Dude Wipes logo than NYCFC’s sleeve…
I’ll be on @npr.org’s 1A at 11:21a ET (10:21a CT) to put a bow on the 2026 World Cup! the1a.org
1A | Speak Freely1A is a show for a changing America.the1a.orgJon is one of the best beat writers in the country, balancing incisive observation with his natural affable asides. I've been reading his work since Twinkie Town, and his coverage is essential to keep up with Minnesota United. Support him if you can! Good sportswriting is valuable!
Jon MarthalerI've written about soccer and #MNUFC for years. I've been truly blessed by the amount of support I've received in the past from all of you. Today, I'm taking a frightening step, and going out on my own.
Ronaldo and Ronaldinho playing Mario Kart Triple Dash with Madonna in back, sure why not
Jeff RueterThe U.S. end to this World Cup is such a fitting tribute. No throughlines. Hard jumps of focus from music to speeches to fireworks. Overwhelm your senses. It ain’t that deep. This is America.