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Charles Boehm ⚽️
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Writes, edits, talks, creates, mostly about soccer. Drop a line whenever.
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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · Apr 18
"I don't want the kids of my sister growing up like me, with no food."

Ever since he and his family crossed the Albania-Greece border on foot in search of a better life when he was 10, @austinfootballclub.bsky.social newcomer Myrto Uzuni has been going places:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/albania...
Albania to Austin FC: Myrto Uzuni seeks to
Austin FC were some 800 miles from home, locked in a tight battle with St. Louis CITY SC on a sunny afternoon at Energizer Park, one of MLS’s louder and more imposing atmospheres. And Myrto Uzuni offe...
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cboehm.bsky.social
@dreyesceron.bsky.social happy birthday, leyenda
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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amandasmith.bsky.social
“Why don’t you use twitter anymore”

Because this is the average twitter user:
Photo of Pete hesgeth hunched sweatily over a laptop where he appears to be one-handing it if you know what I mean
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
The worldview and policy choices which have utterly, shambolically failed - for a lifetime - to unseat the decrepit and unpopular totalitarian regime of an island 90 miles off the coast of Florida:

Now arriving in Venezuela!

Surely they'll work this time
andrewbloomberg.bsky.social Andrew Bloomberg @andrewbloomberg.bsky.social · 20h
This is what Marco Rubio signed up for - all the indignities and insults added up to this, that he gets to play 2003 Neocon in the Western Hemisphere
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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adamweinstein.bsky.social
Thinking again about that anonymous whale who bet big on Maduro's removal on Polymarket just before the op happened... and about how Trump's been staying at his Mar-a-Lago resort through all of this
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
Timely!
jdnalton.bsky.social James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 23h
AFCON, often intriguing, always important, has given us a timely reminder of one of the great anti-imperialists, Patrice Lumumba. This weekend's Morning Star column.
Morning Star newspaper page with the headline "Lumumba lives on in the terraces at AFCON"
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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davidakaye.bsky.social
you think this is a one-off? don’t be deluded. we are firmly in the zone of lawlessness & impunity. repression at home and aggression abroad. and a sleeping congress.
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
Truly enjoying the broad mix of reactions to this clever little Krneta/Deano gambit, which so far range roughly from 'huh? wut? eww' to 'watch, he's gonna meet a nice Carolina girl and stay forever'
tombogert.bsky.social Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 1d
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sources: Charlotte FC want Liverpool's Harvey Elliott on potential loan deal until summer, if the player would be open to it @fabriziorom.bsky.social 1st.

Elliott on loan at Aston Villa but not playing. Can't join another European club on loan, but can come to MLS
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
Charlotte interest in Harvey Elliott as Villa seek to terminate loan from Liverpool
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
Happy 2026, blessed sickos.

Oh hey look, it's my first #content of the new year. A jaunt thru some MLS winter transfer business of note as preseason report dates loom on the horizon:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
MLS Transfers: Chicago & Orlando reload, El Tráfico gets reinforcements | MLSSoccer.com
Happy New Year from the transfer roundup and everyone else at MLSsoccer.com. Whether you loved or loathed the MLS proceedings of 2025, that’s all in the rearview mirror. Now it’s all about the promise...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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morganhughes.bsky.social
Stupid sexy Swedish Gregg Berhalter
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
🐐🐐🐐
jdnalton.bsky.social James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 3d
Throughout their win vs Botswana at AFCON, a DR Congo supporter replicated the stance of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in African and Congolese independence who was assassinated in 1961 following a joint plot between political opponents, Belgium, the US, and UK 🇨🇩
December 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
Just back from a week in the Eastern Caribbean. It's 30 degrees F outside and I've already forgotten what GAM stands for. 2025 can get in the sea.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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jdnalton.bsky.social
Today's AFCON flag of the day: Equatorial Guinea. Features the country's coat of arms, which bears the motto "Unity, Peace, Justice" plus a silk cotton tree and six stars representing the five islands and the mainland.
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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michaelcaley.bsky.social
Pulisic's goal production, along with his underlying shot numbers, has been edging up into star territory over the last year or so

not the weirdest thing to happen at 27 for a longtime player
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
Lmfao am I having a stroke???
December 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
cboehm.bsky.social
Personally offended that I havent seen this one yet
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
cboehm.bsky.social
This piece still contains some of the usual lazy generalizations and soccer-colonialism worldview.

Yet it's still notable when an Anglocentric publication of note is forced to acknowledge the sea shift underway in and around North American soccer.
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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cboehm.bsky.social
“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...
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
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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838carlisle.bsky.social
one thing that’s become very obvious about jessica berman’s nwsl is that owners would still much rather pay lawyers than players
jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social Jeff Carlisle @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social · 11d
Statement from the NWSLPA. The union is definitely not on board with the new High Impact Player Rule. #NWSL
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
cboehm.bsky.social
“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...
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
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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cboehm.bsky.social
It's back - the MLS silly-season transfer tracker.

I read the press releases and sit through the new-signing unveiling events so you don't have to:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
MLS Transfers: DC United & Miami swing big, Red Bull rebuild | MLSSoccer.com
MLS Cup 2025 is done and dusted. Winter chill has descended on most of North America. And silly season has arrived.
www.mlssoccer.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
cboehm.bsky.social
It's back - the MLS silly-season transfer tracker.

I read the press releases and sit through the new-signing unveiling events so you don't have to:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-tra...
MLS Transfers: DC United & Miami swing big, Red Bull rebuild | MLSSoccer.com
MLS Cup 2025 is done and dusted. Winter chill has descended on most of North America. And silly season has arrived.
www.mlssoccer.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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scavendish.bsky.social
60 Minutes is the last appointment television left outside of live sports. The fact that Bari Weiss doesn’t understand that or what this could do to the program is unforgivable.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13d
Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email.

It must be read:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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pkmonaghan.bsky.social
Reading Rob Miller’s (Bloodshot Records) new book and this paragraph is spot on. 🎯
The Hours Are Long but The Pay Is Low A curious life in independent music By Rob Miller Additionally, while I didn't start a label so I could think about econom-ics, the dismal science that makes my eyes water with boredom and my soul darken with despair, one thing became indisputable as Bloodshot went on: if you are a fan of indie artists, and an active participant in local businesses, then almost every purchase you make is already political. I learned, and saw firsthand, the value of a local store versus a chain, how much of the money spent in the neighborhood stays in the neighborhood, how it recirculates, supports others, and nourishes the cycle. For all of us. The choices we make day by day can directly support these independent ventures, or they can line the pockets of faraway people who do not care about genial notions of neighbor-hood. If you want the eccentric bookstore in your neck of the woods to stay open, go there; don't give into the false comforts of convenience by having an oligarch's underpaid minion bring it to your door the next day. If you want your local diner that serves up an incomparable dagwood to thrive, don't let it get muscled out by the cheap, gaudy bliss of the Bloomin' Onion at Outback. If you want to keep the clerk with the Mountain Goats and Chaka Khan fetish employed, give that record store your business rather than an impersonal purveyor of Everything Ever Recorded at a Discount. This is an ongoing commitment, not an occasional lark. It is an effort, yes, and might cost a little more in the short term, but it pales in relation to what we lose in the long term. While these choices don't seem to involve polities, they cannot be separated from them.
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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ariellecastillo.bsky.social
It’s 3-1 and Liga are about to beat Saprissa in a derby to win the costa Rican league 🚨🚨
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM