Dan Vaughn
@danvaughn.bsky.social
Editor at Protagonist Soccer. Soccer, Books, Vinyl, basically all the stuff you expect from a middle-aged white dude.
Watching my daughter develop her skills is a priceless gift.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Watching my daughter develop her skills is a priceless gift.
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🦅 The host of @totalsoccershow.bsky.social, Taylor Rockwell, joins @danvaughn.bsky.social & @jhowardfusco.bsky.social to discuss the US’s 02 WC opener vs Portugal.
🏆 The match is broken down and parallels are drawn to today's squad and their upcoming World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4Px2...
🏆 The match is broken down and parallels are drawn to today's squad and their upcoming World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4Px2...
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
🦅 The host of @totalsoccershow.bsky.social, Taylor Rockwell, joins @danvaughn.bsky.social & @jhowardfusco.bsky.social to discuss the US’s 02 WC opener vs Portugal.
🏆 The match is broken down and parallels are drawn to today's squad and their upcoming World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4Px2...
🏆 The match is broken down and parallels are drawn to today's squad and their upcoming World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4Px2...
The worst part about Trump’s ridiculous posturing and nation-threatening is that the people we need to stand up to him have zero spines. There’s no leaders in the Republican Party (and very few in the Democratic Party).
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The worst part about Trump’s ridiculous posturing and nation-threatening is that the people we need to stand up to him have zero spines. There’s no leaders in the Republican Party (and very few in the Democratic Party).
The lyric didn’t keep up with inflation, but what a great emotive line: “I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents on diet coca-cola and unlit cigarettes”
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the song Ashes of American Flags. Chef kiss.
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the song Ashes of American Flags. Chef kiss.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The lyric didn’t keep up with inflation, but what a great emotive line: “I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents on diet coca-cola and unlit cigarettes”
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the song Ashes of American Flags. Chef kiss.
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the song Ashes of American Flags. Chef kiss.
hahahahaha *sob* hahahahaha
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
hahahahaha *sob* hahahahaha
This is so good and it crushes my soul. Shambles.
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This is so good and it crushes my soul. Shambles.
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NEWSLETTER: With the USL Championship’s last CBA now expired, I recap how we got here. That, plus:
⭐️ League One signing catch-up
🚂 El Paso’s coaching hire
🧡 Halfway all-Super League picks
www.usltactics.com/the-back-fou...
⭐️ League One signing catch-up
🚂 El Paso’s coaching hire
🧡 Halfway all-Super League picks
www.usltactics.com/the-back-fou...
The Back Four: CBA, etc.
CBA chatter, plus all-Super League picks, El Paso, and more
www.usltactics.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NEWSLETTER: With the USL Championship’s last CBA now expired, I recap how we got here. That, plus:
⭐️ League One signing catch-up
🚂 El Paso’s coaching hire
🧡 Halfway all-Super League picks
www.usltactics.com/the-back-fou...
⭐️ League One signing catch-up
🚂 El Paso’s coaching hire
🧡 Halfway all-Super League picks
www.usltactics.com/the-back-fou...
Ugh, I'm sad Amorim lost his job. I really like him and he was speaking truth to power. Now we go through another cycle and we'll get back to this in a year with Fletcher. Hopefully we get a bounce and get Champions League by the end of the season.
January 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Ugh, I'm sad Amorim lost his job. I really like him and he was speaking truth to power. Now we go through another cycle and we'll get back to this in a year with Fletcher. Hopefully we get a bounce and get Champions League by the end of the season.
I remember when people tried to claim Rubio had some sort of backbone or operated on conservative principles. Neocons AND neolibs can get fucked. Hate it here.
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I remember when people tried to claim Rubio had some sort of backbone or operated on conservative principles. Neocons AND neolibs can get fucked. Hate it here.
The Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year voting is open and needs your participation!
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/clu...
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/clu...
2025 Club of the Year Voting — Protagonist Soccer
It’s time for the fans to decide which of our five nominations for 2025 Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year deserve their support. Read the nominations, then cast your vote!
www.protagonistsoccer.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year voting is open and needs your participation!
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/clu...
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/clu...
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
Love watching my cat on Ring camera while at work.
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Love watching my cat on Ring camera while at work.
Couldn't be more disgusted or sad.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Couldn't be more disgusted or sad.
Rewatched Rhett McLaughlin's interview with Alex O'Conner on the deconstruction of his faith. Really connects with my own path. Such a powerful conversation and worth a watch.
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Rewatched Rhett McLaughlin's interview with Alex O'Conner on the deconstruction of his faith. Really connects with my own path. Such a powerful conversation and worth a watch.
Yesterday, my wife and I got to support a family, by buying gifts for their daughter (who happened to be the same age as our oldest). I don't know these people or their daughter, but best experience ever.
If you can afford it (and that's a big caveat), you should consider doing it too.
If you can afford it (and that's a big caveat), you should consider doing it too.
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Yesterday, my wife and I got to support a family, by buying gifts for their daughter (who happened to be the same age as our oldest). I don't know these people or their daughter, but best experience ever.
If you can afford it (and that's a big caveat), you should consider doing it too.
If you can afford it (and that's a big caveat), you should consider doing it too.
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2021's winner was KC Courage, playing in the @wpslofficial.bsky.social.
Lis Schendel described the team as "the type of club we aspire to play for, to have our children play for, and they are the type of club we want in our city so we can root for them."
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/cot...
Lis Schendel described the team as "the type of club we aspire to play for, to have our children play for, and they are the type of club we want in our city so we can root for them."
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/cot...
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
2021's winner was KC Courage, playing in the @wpslofficial.bsky.social.
Lis Schendel described the team as "the type of club we aspire to play for, to have our children play for, and they are the type of club we want in our city so we can root for them."
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/cot...
Lis Schendel described the team as "the type of club we aspire to play for, to have our children play for, and they are the type of club we want in our city so we can root for them."
www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/cot...
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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In 2018, Inocentes FC (UPSL) won the first award.
“This is what local soccer is about; tying the club to the community. Inocentes is supported because generations of players have worn the name and familial roots have grown deep into local neighborhoods.”
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“This is what local soccer is about; tying the club to the community. Inocentes is supported because generations of players have worn the name and familial roots have grown deep into local neighborhoods.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/end-of-the-y...
2018 Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year — Protagonist Soccer
When we made the list for Club of the Year, we all used our own logic to choose our nominee. Each club had merit in their own right and each writer had specific reasons for choosing each club. Those r...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In 2018, Inocentes FC (UPSL) won the first award.
“This is what local soccer is about; tying the club to the community. Inocentes is supported because generations of players have worn the name and familial roots have grown deep into local neighborhoods.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/end-of-the-y...
“This is what local soccer is about; tying the club to the community. Inocentes is supported because generations of players have worn the name and familial roots have grown deep into local neighborhoods.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/end-of-the-y...
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In 2019, it was Pensacola FC of @wpslsoccer.bsky.social.
“The best soccer played in this country is played by women. And, if that is a fact, then Pensacola FC is one of the best amateur clubs in the world, certainly the best amateur club in the country.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/features/cot...
“The best soccer played in this country is played by women. And, if that is a fact, then Pensacola FC is one of the best amateur clubs in the world, certainly the best amateur club in the country.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/features/cot...
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In 2019, it was Pensacola FC of @wpslsoccer.bsky.social.
“The best soccer played in this country is played by women. And, if that is a fact, then Pensacola FC is one of the best amateur clubs in the world, certainly the best amateur club in the country.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/features/cot...
“The best soccer played in this country is played by women. And, if that is a fact, then Pensacola FC is one of the best amateur clubs in the world, certainly the best amateur club in the country.”
www.protagonistsoccer.com/features/cot...
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