Charles Boehm ⚽️
@cboehm.bsky.social
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Tottenham to MLS: Matt Wells era begins for Colorado Rapids | MLSSoccer.com
By all appearances, Matt Wells occupied an enviable position at Tottenham Hotspur.
www.mlssoccer.com
“The rate of development I'm going to get by moving here is going to be far accelerated.”
Matt Wells is one of England's top young coaches, with ample options for his first gig as a No. 1.
Why leave the Prem for Colorado Rapids? I asked him about that, and more:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/tottenh...
Matt Wells is one of England's top young coaches, with ample options for his first gig as a No. 1.
Why leave the Prem for Colorado Rapids? I asked him about that, and more:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/tottenh...
Hopped on the @scuffed.bsky.social flagship yesterday to talk USMNTers and more, and as usual we roamed well beyond - Belz was in his bag on this one.
Give it a listen on your platform of choice, wouldya?
scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/659...
Give it a listen on your platform of choice, wouldya?
scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/659...
#659: A Tuesday Review, emphasis on World Cup bubble guys | Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America
Charlie Boehm joins Belz to talk about Richards and the mess at Palace, Brenden Aaronson up from the ashes, Big Pat's distinct skill-set, E.B. White on Gio Reyna, Paredes returns brightly, Cardoso unc...
scuffed.simplecast.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Hopped on the @scuffed.bsky.social flagship yesterday to talk USMNTers and more, and as usual we roamed well beyond - Belz was in his bag on this one.
Give it a listen on your platform of choice, wouldya?
scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/659...
Give it a listen on your platform of choice, wouldya?
scuffed.simplecast.com/episodes/659...
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Just totally sums up the American approach to life/work balance perfectly.
Dr. Oz: "If we can get the average person to work one more year in their whole lifetime -- just stay in your workplace for one more year -- that is worth about $3 trillion to the US GDP. That's the productivity we would unleash ... if you're sick, you can't work."
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Just totally sums up the American approach to life/work balance perfectly.
This is just exactly what you want to see on the skeets app on the morning you are scheduled to fly to Texas for a memorial service
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This is just exactly what you want to see on the skeets app on the morning you are scheduled to fly to Texas for a memorial service
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This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Rough night for Eric Ramsay and West Brom, but what a moment for Ali Ahmed. His uncommon soccer journey rolls on...
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FIRST Norwich City GOAL for Ali Ahmed 👏 | West Brom 0-5 Norwich City | Extended Highlights
YouTube video by Norwich City Football Club
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January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Rough night for Eric Ramsay and West Brom, but what a moment for Ali Ahmed. His uncommon soccer journey rolls on...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
youtu.be/I0Yx3XLV5Ck?...
It's only a tad bit below freezing in Bodø right now, but these Norwegian dudes got Manchester City in absolute frozen hëlllll up by the Arctic Circle
(And the Eliteserien didn't even have to change their calendar)
(And the Eliteserien didn't even have to change their calendar)
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It's only a tad bit below freezing in Bodø right now, but these Norwegian dudes got Manchester City in absolute frozen hëlllll up by the Arctic Circle
(And the Eliteserien didn't even have to change their calendar)
(And the Eliteserien didn't even have to change their calendar)
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Don't fund anything until the Republican Majority stops funding ICE. There is no good goverance or "just keeping the lights on" while presidential goons are paid with public money to murder and disappear our neighbors www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies
House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Don't fund anything until the Republican Majority stops funding ICE. There is no good goverance or "just keeping the lights on" while presidential goons are paid with public money to murder and disappear our neighbors www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
This is like Paraguay winning the World Cup this summer
For all the chaos, greed and widespread institutional failures in college football, a program like Indiana hitting the reset button and going undefeated en route to a national title is nothing short of extraordinary. Beyond positive for the sport.
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This is like Paraguay winning the World Cup this summer
Cuban-American Miami kid beats U Miami in Miami Gardens.
2026, we live in a SoFla world
2026, we live in a SoFla world
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Cuban-American Miami kid beats U Miami in Miami Gardens.
2026, we live in a SoFla world
2026, we live in a SoFla world
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There's been this old boy in Grenada balancing a ball on his forehead for almost the entire halftime break.
It's absolutely tremendous.
It's absolutely tremendous.
January 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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AFCON out-Concacf'ing Concacaf.
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
AFCON out-Concacf'ing Concacaf.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Was that El Hadji Diouf????
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Was that El Hadji Diouf????
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CONTROVERSY AT AFCON 😱😱😱
Morocco are given a penalty in the waining seconds of the match but Senegal's manager Pape Thiaw has instructed his players to LEAVE THE PITCH in protest 🤯🤯🤯
Wild scenes 😳
Morocco are given a penalty in the waining seconds of the match but Senegal's manager Pape Thiaw has instructed his players to LEAVE THE PITCH in protest 🤯🤯🤯
Wild scenes 😳
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
CONTROVERSY AT AFCON 😱😱😱
Morocco are given a penalty in the waining seconds of the match but Senegal's manager Pape Thiaw has instructed his players to LEAVE THE PITCH in protest 🤯🤯🤯
Wild scenes 😳
Morocco are given a penalty in the waining seconds of the match but Senegal's manager Pape Thiaw has instructed his players to LEAVE THE PITCH in protest 🤯🤯🤯
Wild scenes 😳
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Love how we were just saying this Afcon had less chaos than usual! They saved it all for the final 🫠
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Love how we were just saying this Afcon had less chaos than usual! They saved it all for the final 🫠
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Scenes af #AFCON. Senegal manager Pape Thiaw is calling his players off the pitch after Morocco were awarded a controversial penalty at the end of the game, just after Senegal had a goal controversially disallowed.
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Scenes af #AFCON. Senegal manager Pape Thiaw is calling his players off the pitch after Morocco were awarded a controversial penalty at the end of the game, just after Senegal had a goal controversially disallowed.
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My family in Senegal is losing it on Whats App so I assume something is happening with soccer.
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
My family in Senegal is losing it on Whats App so I assume something is happening with soccer.
My official Afcon pen take:
a man in a suit and tie says " games gone " at a press conference
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " games gone " at a press conference
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
My official Afcon pen take:
If you haven't read the homie @wesburdine.bsky.social's posts on the federal invasion of Minnesota yet, I highly recommend setting aside some weekend time for 'em.
wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter from an Occupied Minnesota
I want to write a bit about the last month in the Twin Cities.
wburdine.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If you haven't read the homie @wesburdine.bsky.social's posts on the federal invasion of Minnesota yet, I highly recommend setting aside some weekend time for 'em.
wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
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And there is the confirmation that Mallouk is buying #SportingKC from Sam McDowell at the KC Star
www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...
www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...
Sporting Kansas City owners sell majority stake in team. Here are the details
OnGoal — Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig, Pat Curran, Greg Maday and Robb Heineman — bought the then-Wizards from Lamar Hunt in 2006.
www.kansascity.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 AM
And there is the confirmation that Mallouk is buying #SportingKC from Sam McDowell at the KC Star
www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...
www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...
Another day, another dollar, another drama in the freezing heart of silly season.
The latest MLS transfer roundup is afoot:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
The latest MLS transfer roundup is afoot:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
MLS Transfers: Houston's signing spree, San Diego's Chucky bombshell | MLSSoccer.com
Another day, another transfer window drama, amirite?
www.mlssoccer.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Another day, another dollar, another drama in the freezing heart of silly season.
The latest MLS transfer roundup is afoot:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
The latest MLS transfer roundup is afoot:
www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
Reposted by Charles Boehm ⚽️
Josh Sargent has been demoted to Norwich City's reserves.
Norwich City demotes Josh Sargent to reserves amid transfer saga
Josh Sargent has been demoted to Norwich City's reserve side as the American striker's transfer stand-off continues.
www.usatoday.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Josh Sargent has been demoted to Norwich City's reserves.
Oh hell yeah
The coaches convention exhibit hall is one of the weirdest spaces in North American soccer, they fit right in
The coaches convention exhibit hall is one of the weirdest spaces in North American soccer, they fit right in
The convention hired a Mummers string band to herald the opening of the Exhibit Hall.
I didn’t find out which one in time, but it certainly got attendees’ attention.
I didn’t find out which one in time, but it certainly got attendees’ attention.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Oh hell yeah
The coaches convention exhibit hall is one of the weirdest spaces in North American soccer, they fit right in
The coaches convention exhibit hall is one of the weirdest spaces in North American soccer, they fit right in