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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 1d

@mgiannone.bsky.social and @empiregass.bsky.social are team Petar Musa (to receive votes) for MVP 🏆

@tombogert.bsky.social may have a point about Dallas’ lower seeding but they struggle without their most valuable player 💪

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 1d

LOVED this from the @nashvillesc.bsky.social PR team. Well done! 💛💙

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 1d

Great night for the Cristian Roldan believers 🤩

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 1d

Pochettino: "Cristian Roldan is maybe an example of if you want to build your perfect player...he has a little bit of everything."

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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 2d

Two different takes on Pochettino’s USMNT approach 👀

Did Poch make the right call using the summer to test his depth or should he have locked in a consistent starting XI by now?

@mgiannone.bsky.social @empiregass.bsky.social

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 2d

I honestly have no idea why we are staying there. I thought it would be next to Geodis Park but not.

Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 2d

Hopefully during the playoffs! MLS CUP anyone?

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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 2d

WE HAVE A GREAT EPISODE FOR YOU ‼️

@mgiannone.bsky.social joins @empiregass.bsky.social for a MLS end of year review plus USMNT goodies 👀

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 2d

Green Hills (?) is that a thing? That’s what the hotel says. I’ve never stayed anywhere besides Downtown before.

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Soccerwise @soccerwisehq.bsky.social · 2d

LIVE NOW WITH EVERYONES FAVORITE @mgiannone.bsky.social 🚨

www.youtube.com/live/TJ3WIqZ...

Michele Giannone on USMNT, End Of Year Awards, and biggest MLS Decision Day Storylines

YouTube video by SoccerwiseHQ

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 2d

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Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇸 Atlanta United and former USMNT GK Brad Guzan announces he's retiring after the season.

Guzan made 64 caps for the USMNT, was among first Atlanta United signings and crucial to club's early success.

Started career with Chivas USA (!) & spent years with Aston Villa.

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t want to spoil anything but Coach of the year might the most difficult award to pick this year.

IMO there are 4 legitimate options and no answer would be wrong:

Sorensen, Varas, Carnell, Callaghan.

David Gass @empiregass.bsky.social · 2d

Ok this is good from @whitecapsfc.com (and will be talking season awards tomorrow morning on @soccerwisehq.bsky.social w/ @mgiannone.bsky.social)

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 3d

"He’s a very energetic and happy guy that is contagious good energy," Mauricio Pochettino says of Cristian Roldan.

The midfielder is suddenly a #USMNT fixture again after two years, yet it feels like he never left.

Can he hustle his way to another World Cup squad?

www.inquirer.com/soccer/crist...

Cristian Roldan is back with the USMNT, and it feels like he never left

After over two years without a callup, the veteran midfielder has fit perfectly into the Americans’ new tactical setup. He's also showing manager Mauricio Pochettino how valuable he is off the field.

www.inquirer.com

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 3d

SO EXCITED to be in Nashville for Decision Day.

Catch me on both pregame shows: Countdown 🇺🇸 & La Previa 🇪🇸

Plus the Spanish 🇪🇸 broadcast of Nashville v Miami with the greats Sammy Sadovnik & MVP Diego Valeri (C)

Send me your Nashville dinner recommendations. Where’s @benwright.bsky.social at?

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Tim Thompson @timothompson.bsky.social · 4d

Teams currently with 53 and 54 points could be in the play-in game in the Eastern Conference (compared to Western teams on 38-41 points). Crazy.

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know, that Orlando visit to Toronto feels sneaky hard.

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 4d

Would add Orlando and Nashville trying to avoid the east wild card.

- Nashville vs Miami
- Orlando @ Toronto
- Chicago @ NE
- Columbus vs NYRB

🥶

We knew before the start of the season the East was going to be loaded but damn. Columbus is 9th right now!

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 4d

Best Decision Day storyline is obviously the race for the West Wild card slots:

8. Dallas, 41 pts (at Vancouver)
9. RSL, 40 pts (at St. Louis)
10. Colorado, 40 pts (vs LAFC)
11. San Jose, 38 pts (vs Austin)

The Quakes somehow, some way, still have a path. Ridiculous.

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 7d

So far, the new #USMNT three-back system seems to have Tim Ream, Chris Richards, and a question mark.

I'm not the only journalist at camp wondering if Mark McKenzie might be the answer.

I asked the former Union centerback about that and more:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/mark-...

The USMNT’s new playing style could give Mark McKenzie a big opportunity

The former Union centerback seems an ideal fit for the three-back defense that Mauricio Pochettino is testing. This month's games vs. Ecuador and Australia offer the chance to make an impression.

www.inquirer.com

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 8d

Mostly everyone I spoke to had Obed and Freeman 1-2 (including myself) or 2-1 on their ballots. It was a slam dunk.

I had David Martínez 3 but not mad it ended up being Toklomati. Completely deserved!

[Justice for Julian Hall (?)]

Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 8d

justice for finn surman

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Backheeled @backheeled.com · 8d

𝗠𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 📈

@benwright.bsky.social and @joeclowery.bsky.social analyze (and rank!) all 30 MLS teams.

Check out the league's latest, from stars returning to a playoff contender's major tactical shift to a pair of legends retiring.

Read ⤵️
www.backheeled.com/mls-in-depth...

MLS In-Depth Power Rankings: Minnesota United's tactics, two legends retire & more

In a twist on a classic, we’re not just ranking all 30 MLS teams. We’re analyzing them, too.

www.backheeled.com

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 11d

Thankfully Matt got it. The question wasn’t going to be about STL… but I fucked up mentioning STL at the beginning and it triggered him. I fucked up there. Need to do and be better next time.

BTW… this was the 4th question of the interview.

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 11d

Totally fine on the field. It's not like this was out of the blue, was clearly just "with the way things ended for you in St. Louis last year, could you have imagined being in this spot 18 months later?"

It is the obvious first question to ask him!
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Mike Anderson @vumander.bsky.social · 11d

On the field tho? Maybe in a press conference but in the middle of the celebration?

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Michele Giannone @mgiannone.bsky.social · 12d

Was driving from Stamford to NYC and somehow ended up here.

Where you at @jtannenwald.bsky.social

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It’s Joncacaf @jonarnoldfc.bsky.social · 18d

Alejandro Zendejas has done it again, scoring a golazo on Keylor Navas with a floated left-footer that goes into the upper 90.

Another game, another golazo for the #USMNT attacker.

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