Alessandro Acquistapace-Volpe
@acquistapace.bsky.social
god, it’s brutal out here | two years away from being two years away | MLS sicko from another continent | anthropology student | knows definitely too much about sports | he/him
Read my stuff here: https://medium.com/@alessandroacquistapace
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A Lot Of Graphs About Salaries In MLS
With the release of the fall Salary Guide by the MLSPA there’s a lot to find out
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Nobody knows anything about MLS, except one thing: money=/=success. But what if, in some ways, it did? Starting from @benwright.bsky.social 's findings about how MLS teams allocate their money, I dug myself a rabbit hole to learn more about the way MLS teams build rosters
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The win probability said Cincinnati couldn’t do it. And it was correct. Honestly great call from the win probability.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The win probability said Cincinnati couldn’t do it. And it was correct. Honestly great call from the win probability.
Clutch play by Noah Allen. Denkey scores that. I genuinely had not seen this transformation of him into a very good CB coming. Short kings can be CB too!
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Clutch play by Noah Allen. Denkey scores that. I genuinely had not seen this transformation of him into a very good CB coming. Short kings can be CB too!
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If you took away any one part of Messi’s game that he’s one of the all-time greats at — dribbling, passing, shooting, off-ball movement — the only one that would knock him out of the top spot is the movement
I’ll never stop being amazed at how often Messi ends up completely unmarked in the box, despite being the focal point of every defense he plays against. Best off-ball mover in the history of the game.
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you took away any one part of Messi’s game that he’s one of the all-time greats at — dribbling, passing, shooting, off-ball movement — the only one that would knock him out of the top spot is the movement
Silvetti? More like $ilvetti bc Miami is going to make so much money off him amirite????
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Silvetti? More like $ilvetti bc Miami is going to make so much money off him amirite????
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Maxi Falcon looks like if somebody wrote David Luiz into a movie & gave that role to Danny McBride
May 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Maxi Falcon looks like if somebody wrote David Luiz into a movie & gave that role to Danny McBride
Denkey has basically immaculate tape. He is just so smooth and always executes with a body language of absolute and total control over his surroundings. Such a beautiful flow to his game
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Denkey has basically immaculate tape. He is just so smooth and always executes with a body language of absolute and total control over his surroundings. Such a beautiful flow to his game
Sadovnik called Silvetti “Toto” which I guess is his nickname too, and for a moment I had Vietnam flashbacks and thought Tomas Aviles was back on the pitch
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sadovnik called Silvetti “Toto” which I guess is his nickname too, and for a moment I had Vietnam flashbacks and thought Tomas Aviles was back on the pitch
Props to Javier Mascherano. Not only he’s a lot less clueless than everyone, me included, thought when he was hired, but he’s also not letting, how to say it, uniqueness of his situation stop him from exercising his authority and decision making and the choices he feels are better
Luis Suarez DOES NOT start for Inter Miami against FC Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
Suarez returns from a suspension, but left out of starting XI.
Lionel Messi through the center with Tadeo Allende and Mateo Silvetti wide like last game.
Suarez returns from a suspension, but left out of starting XI.
Lionel Messi through the center with Tadeo Allende and Mateo Silvetti wide like last game.
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Props to Javier Mascherano. Not only he’s a lot less clueless than everyone, me included, thought when he was hired, but he’s also not letting, how to say it, uniqueness of his situation stop him from exercising his authority and decision making and the choices he feels are better
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Incredible chyron work
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Incredible chyron work
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🚨JAMEIS WINSTON RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN DOTS🚨
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🚨JAMEIS WINSTON RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN DOTS🚨
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An absolutely unbelievable TD from Jameis Winston and that Lions defender is catching hell in film study this week
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
An absolutely unbelievable TD from Jameis Winston and that Lions defender is catching hell in film study this week
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
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thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
Cmon guys that’s a clear yellow lol you cannot just stop caring about the ball and hit a guy because he’s going to put you on roller skates. Blackmon didn’t even complain. Should’ve done better here and just tried to chase him down, he was not the last defender, he doesn’t need to spend the foul
As a game-changing second yellow card + foul that leads to equalizing free-kick golazo? Hmmm...
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Cmon guys that’s a clear yellow lol you cannot just stop caring about the ball and hit a guy because he’s going to put you on roller skates. Blackmon didn’t even complain. Should’ve done better here and just tried to chase him down, he was not the last defender, he doesn’t need to spend the foul
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LAFC hits the wood three times in a row 😱
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
LAFC hits the wood three times in a row 😱
It’s incredible how things have been lining up for MLS. A striking majority of it is due to the league’s work, but a lot of it is also totally out of the league’s control, like a generational Vancouver team that is going to be loved and cherished by the city for a long time
Except for that corner where the So… I mean LAFC fans were, everybody is still here ten minutes post game.
Is this the moment Whitecaps have finally been fully embraced by this market?
Is this the moment Whitecaps have finally been fully embraced by this market?
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s incredible how things have been lining up for MLS. A striking majority of it is due to the league’s work, but a lot of it is also totally out of the league’s control, like a generational Vancouver team that is going to be loved and cherished by the city for a long time
Top 3 MLS playoff game ever, right? I mean, arguably best game of soccer in 2025 honestly. So glad I managed to avoid any spoilers and recovered it in full this morning
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Top 3 MLS playoff game ever, right? I mean, arguably best game of soccer in 2025 honestly. So glad I managed to avoid any spoilers and recovered it in full this morning
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"In the end, it's just dawg mentality." - Sebastian Berhalter
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"In the end, it's just dawg mentality." - Sebastian Berhalter
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I'm left with no choice but to conclude that Sebastian Berhalter is better than Son Heung-Min
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I'm left with no choice but to conclude that Sebastian Berhalter is better than Son Heung-Min
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unironic galaxy brain take time: i dont support either side in the venezuelan power struggle until they recognise guyanan territorial integrity :)
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
unironic galaxy brain take time: i dont support either side in the venezuelan power struggle until they recognise guyanan territorial integrity :)
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It is genuinely mortifying how the only people I see pointing Reform's links to Russia out are /not/ Labour.
Stop Ukraine joining NATO?
"If that is what Moscow insists on being part of any settlement.”
- Richard Tice, Reform August 2025
"If that is what Moscow insists on being part of any settlement.”
- Richard Tice, Reform August 2025
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It is genuinely mortifying how the only people I see pointing Reform's links to Russia out are /not/ Labour.
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Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
Man it’s been five years from this game? I guess I’ve always known bc it was covid but man do I feel ancient for this
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Man it’s been five years from this game? I guess I’ve always known bc it was covid but man do I feel ancient for this
More MLS teams should pick out hired off college soccer. Good.
Very interesting to see that Penn State men’s soccer coach Jeff Cook has resigned - and the school says “to take on a leadership role at an MLS club.”
He was a big part of the Union’s staff before moving to State College, and brought many academy products there.
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He was a big part of the Union’s staff before moving to State College, and brought many academy products there.
gopsusports.com/news/2025/11...
Jeff Cook Resigns as Penn State Men’s Soccer Head Coach
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November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
More MLS teams should pick out hired off college soccer. Good.
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Reject the deal. Fight Russia. Save Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reject the deal. Fight Russia. Save Ukraine.