Jul 6, 2026
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7 min read
Plus: Team USA, more Cape Verde and why Fridays newsletter was all wrong.
Jul 3, 2026
Plus: Goodbye Germany, A Scottish pub gets a rebrand and the co-hosts continue the party.
Jun 29, 2026
Plus: Canadian dreamland, the player too fat for soccer (and how he turned it around), and the Ronaldo & Messi showdown is over
Jun 26, 2026
6 min read
Plus: the USA lose (but still win?), Ronaldo grabs the spotlight and a fully-grown man is mistaken for a child
Jun 22, 2026
Plus: Another unknown player goes viral, Spain return and why do we have draws at the World Cup?
Jun 19, 2026
Plus: Oh Canada, Spain's rebound and how Scottish fans have improved diplomatic relations with the USA.
Jun 15, 2026
Plus: Brazil start strong, why soccer teams run up the score and what manager has already lost his job.
Jun 12, 2026
Plus: How the 48 team World Cup actually works, Mexico’s explosive opener, Canada’s golden generation, Scotland’s return after 26 years, and a miracle comeback after a fractured skull.
Jun 8, 2026
Plus: New rules for the World Cup, a Liverpool legend hangs up his boots, USMNT v Germany recap and one last dance for Messi
Jun 5, 2026
With just seven days to go, I look back at the five most iconic editions in World Cup history, the US gets ready for one last warm-up tomorrow, and the player who almost missed his own wedding just to train. You don't want to miss this one.
Jun 1, 2026
5 min read
Plus: Heartbreak in Budapest for Arsenal, what 'sacked' means in soccer, Liverpool searching for a new coach and, can Argentina win the World Cup again?
May 29, 2026
PLUS: Messi gets injured two weeks before the world cup starts, USMNT play their final WC warm-up game vs Senegal on Sunday, Champions League final preview and who was Ferenc Puskás?
May 25, 2026
Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy for the first time in 20 years, USMNT World Cup team announcement and from the English second divison to European soccer in a year, Sunderland's dramatic rise
May 22, 2026
Arsenal are champions, Ronaldo's Saudi dream has come true and Brazil's best ever player has defied the odds to be selected for his nation's World Cup squad
May 18, 2026
Plus: FA Cup Final recap, a US legend turns 55, and the best jerseys at the 2026 World Cup
May 15, 2026
The FA Cup explained. Plus: Messi's big payday, the 2026 World Cup's biggest underdogs (that actually have a chance) and who's getting relegated from the Premier League?
May 11, 2026
Plus: Help me pour a better pint, a coach in England has just been caught spying on opposition training sessions while hiding in a bush, and the quickest goal in World Cup history
May 8, 2026
Penalties explained. Real Madrid's dressing room civil war. Mexico's World Cup meltdown. From the most dramatic 12 yards in soccer to training ground punch-ups that landed players in the hospital, today's edition has it all.
May 4, 2026
Plus: It's Champions League semi-final time, the two USMNT players who really (really) can't get injured before the World Cup, and the tragic story of the Torino plane crash in 1949
May 1, 2026
English soccer's promotion and relegation system produces the Championship playoff final — a game worth $136 to the winner — and this Saturday Wrexham find if they'll qualify for it. Meanwhile, the Champions League served up NINE goals in Paris and one England fan is selling his house to attend the World Cup.
Apr 27, 2026
Plus: the stadium serving 13 million million beers and what horses have to do with soccer
Apr 24, 2026
Yes, teams do actually get kicked out of the league
Apr 20, 2026
What Manchester City beating Arsenal means for the title race
Apr 17, 2026
Plus: Arsenal face their biggest game in years and someone just abandoned the USMNT ship
