This is PROPER! 📈 96

Going back to '74 St. Louis teams now 0-4-0 in top flight visits to Seattle. Add Defiance and it's 0-5-1. UW beat SLU to reach 2021 College Cup. It's been 39 years since even a STL college team won here in 11v11. And that's a random stat for sign-off. Have an eggcellent Sunday.

I hear a fascinating 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'-type ode to Fletch.

Thanks, Dad, for taking me and my siblings to see #Pele in his final competitive match: 1977 NASL Soccer Bowl in Portland. RIP 'O Rei.'

A world class tribute to a world class writer & person.

He wrote thousands of memorable stories about the beautiful game and, sadly, had thousands more to write. He did some heavy lifting to help build soccer in the US and left an indelible mark. Rest easy, Grant.

Hoping Morocco's memorable run continues...

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A great series of chats. Jonathan Tannenwald is one of the best in the business.

Today at 12:00pm ET (in 30 minutes!) we're selling *non* match-worn shirts on AC Momento for the first time.

It's a collection of World Cup shirts from the past 30 years, curated by our friends at Saturdays Football.

Why are we doing this?

Is this the best soccer ad ever? 🤩🔥🤩

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Well worth a watch. Always learn something new from Subscribe to GrantWahl.com.

Merritt Paulson can’t solve this by simply firing Gavin Wilkinson. That opportunity has passed.

He must sell both the Timbers and Thorns.

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Was it meant to be? Wait for it...

Magical Math:

10 (Letters in Cal Raleigh's name)
+
2 (First number of jersey)
+
9 (Second number of jersey)
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21 (Years w/o playoffs clouted away)

Raleigh: only M's batter with this combo of letters/numbers. #Mariners

#OTD in 1927, Willie Wells wowed fans with his bat and glove. The HOF SS for the St. Louis Stars hit a grand slam in the 3rd inning & also started a game-ending triple play in the 9th to preserve a 5-4 win vs. the Chicago American Giants. Bob Kendrick Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The cover of SI 28 years ago today caps a memorable summer of soccer in the U.S. The Samba Kings hoist the World Cup at the Rose Bowl.

Standing ovation for Seattle organizing committee.

Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Guadalajara are the cities in the West region of North America that will host 2026 World Cup matches.

Love that news for Seattle, which has been such an amazing soccer city for so long.

Big F'ing Cup! Congrats #7!

Zelensky warns tonight that it is a matter of time before Putin attacks a NATO country, and asks again for more assistance.

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