Aug 10, 2026
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6 min read
New managers, Arsenal's weird bonus shootout, and your offside cheat sheet
Aug 7, 2026
7 min read
Plus: the three magic words that make a deal official, Salah's shock new club, and soccer's two biggest powers are at war
Aug 3, 2026
Plus: preseason chaos across three continents, an update on FIFA's power struggle, and why medicals can kill a deal
Jul 31, 2026
5 reason's players (literally) sweat their way through pre-season, Poch signs on for four more, and a legend of the game retires
Jul 27, 2026
Wondering why Premier League clubs have spent £1.3 billion this summer? Why five of the league's best clubs have new managers? How one British player just shattered the transfer record? What pre-season actually looks like behind the scenes? Joe's got you covered.
Jul 24, 2026
Plus: The first ever annual JOEYS, the bar crawl comes home and what is next for the USMNT
Jul 20, 2026
Plus: How the main battles in New Jersey were won, The players who picked up awards and I give my sincere apologies.
Jul 17, 2026
Plus: The academy that created both Messi and Yamal, the price of Metlife tickets and the first ever World Cup Final Half Time Show.
Jul 13, 2026
Plus: What Neymar is up to now, the beer region of France, Haaland lookalikes and the beer between England and Argentina.
Jul 10, 2026
Plus: Team USA bow out, England v the Vikings and the second youngest player ever at a World Cup
Jul 6, 2026
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
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
