Major Link Soccer: So there’s this fellow Argentinian… – Sounder At Heart

If you hadn’t heard, Messi is in Miami.

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He seattle probes they played their last league game in over a month on Saturday and came away with a whimper, drawing FC Dallas 1-1 despite welcoming back Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan. Diego Luna’s influence on the Real Salt Lake team is growing, highlighted by a brace in the team’s 3-1 win over Red Bull New York. Messi has arrived in Miami, and many more moves are underway nationally and internationally. The World Cup kicks off THIS WEEK, so there’s plenty to do if the tournament surprises you.

Seattle

The Sounders headed into the All-Star/League Cup break (shall we call it that?) the same way they have for the past few months. HIGHLIGHTS: Sounders and FC Dallas battle for a 1-1 draw at Lumen Field | seattle probes

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A hotel room in Paris, an impassioned speech, how money worked and why Apple is so key: this is how Messi came to Miami. Inside Lionel Messi’s deal with Inter Miami: firing the Saudis, stock offers and the secret trip of Beckham and company – The Athletic

It is gone Inter Miami CF and Rodolfo Pizarro agree to mutually terminate contract | Inter Miami CF

All 77 Leagues Cup matches will be available to watch on MLS Season Pass. Apple and Major League Soccer Announce MLS Season Pass Coverage Plans for Leagues Cup 2023, Including Enhanced Productions for Inter Miami CF Matches, Live Coverage of Lionel Messi’s Inauguration and Major Training Session | MLSSoccer.com

The MLS All-Star Small Business Pass offers discounts to DC small businesses thanks to Major League Soccer, DC United Foundation and Black Players for Change. MLS All-Star Small Business Pass – Intentionalist

Diego Luna has been around for a while, but it seems that he has finally arrived. Real Salt Lake’s Diego Luna named Player of the Week | MLSSoccer.com

National Soccer

It had been seven years since she last played a professional soccer game, and Sinead Farrelly, after going public about the traumatic abuse she faced as a player at the NWSL and become a catalyst for change in the league, she was ready to prove to herself that she could make the comeback of a lifetime. Inside Sinead Farrelly’s Gotham FC comeback after NWSL abuse | New York Post Office ($)

The Pride is no longer looking for Marta to rescue them. They revised the roster, adjusted their role, and the playoffs are now within reach. Youth breathes new life into Pride after a troubled past

Lindsey Horan says the Portland Thorns deserve a turf training facility, just like the one the Portland Timbers have. Horan calls Portland Thorns to practice on grass

New USL Super League Team Tampa Bay Signs Christina Unkel as President and Denise Schilte-Brown as Head Coach – Equalizer Soccer

Super League Tampa Bay announced Christina Unkel as its first club president and Denise Schilte-Brown as head coach. Super League Tampa Bay is part of the USL Super League and will begin its inaugural season in August 2024 along with 10-12 other teams, bringing top-tier women’s professional sports to the region for the first time. Super League Tampa Bay names club president and head coach – Super League Tampa Bay

World Cup

The number one-ranked USA have won the last two Women’s World Cups, but are they still the favorites to claim a historic third consecutive title this summer? Women’s World Cup: Is history-seeking USA still the team to beat? – BBC Sports

FIFA has pledged to halve its emissions, but the Women’s World Cup has been scaled up and that may lead to a bigger carbon footprint. Women’s World Cup 2023: What are the lessons from Qatar’s broken environmental promise? – The Athletic

Australia showed World Cup readiness in many ways, but the players still want more. Australia shows its fever for the Women’s World Cup: 50,000 fans cheer Matildas in the preparation match – The Athletic

This is just the beginning. A lot can change in a World Cup cycle, including expanded coverage of The Athletic – The Athletic

Many Indigenous Australians are unable to participate in professional sport. The Women’s World Cup can help accelerate the change, but there is much to do… Australian aborigines and the Women’s World Cup: a fight for self-determination – The Athletic

Plus, Ella Toone on finding herself on the sunny coast of Australia and reading Jamie Vardy’s autobiography. Meet the Lionesses: England’s squad for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

England midfielder Keira Walsh tells Suzanne Wrack how she regained her self-confidence, learned at Barcelona and why she feels “just a Rochdale girl”. Keira Walsh: ‘Everyone will either love you or hate you. I had to learn that’ | England women’s soccer team | The Guardian

The Federation offers women a quarter of the prize money in their tournament than in the men’s version. Matildas targets FIFA for prize money in a video posted days before the start of the World Cup | Matildas | The Guardian

The Nigerian players, coach and federation are involved in a dispute that could threaten their participation in the Women’s World Cup. Nigeria is involved in a three-way power struggle days before the Women’s World Cup – The Athletic

The midfield dynamo tells Donald McRae about what it was like to captain men’s teams growing up and why an improving German team has the spirit to win the World Cup. Lena Oberdorf from Germany: ‘Parents shouted: don’t get run over by a girl’ | Women’s World Cup 2023 | The Guardian

USA

Sounders fans, rest assured that Cristian returns to the team in top form. Roldan Was Good Against Panama – Sounder At Heart

In the new edition of the Extra Time newsletter, the anonymous talent of Team USA, Zambia’s World Cup debut and more. USA Women’s Soccer Team Anonymous Talent: Overtime | Time

How do you fight a bunch of celebrities over a single team announcement video? Well, it helps if it’s for the USWNT. How the USWNT landed Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne, Issa Rae and more for their squad announcement video – The Athletic

the movement for USMNT players just converted, but there have already been many significant transfers. USMNT Transfers: Qualifying Every Summer Window Move

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Late own goal gives Cavalry three points in battle against Halifax – AFTN

Bury are a fan-owned club, reborn and reunited. From the depths of despair, they are back on Gigg Lane and planning for a positive future… Bury are ‘home’: how supporters have restored pride in a club and their city – The Athletic

Svitolina reached the quarterfinals in Wimbledon nine months after having a baby. We explore the factors and obstacles at stake to return… Svitolina, Serena and Morgan: how athletes return to elite sport after giving birth – The Athletic

It seems more and more likely that Liverpool will have a completely different midfield when the new Premier League season kicks off. Rumor Mongering: Fabinho Move Update – Liverpool’s offside

Mexico is Gold Cup Champion once again! Mexico defeats Panama in tough Gold Cup final at sold-out SoFi stadium

Culture

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