James Nalton
@jdnalton.bsky.social
Freelance sports and football writer for the Morning Star newspaper, FotMob, World Soccer magazine, Guardian US, BBC, and the Soccer Times.
MLS, USL, US Open Cup, Concacaf and American soccer reverie.
MLS, USL, US Open Cup, Concacaf and American soccer reverie.
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There's a new look New York Red Bulls for 2026 in MLS, and the first steps in a managerial career at senior level for Michael Bradley. Season preview of sorts for @nysoccertimes.com nysoccertimes.com/new-york-red...
New York Red Bulls Preview: Step Up Coach Michael Bradley
It’s all change at New York Red Bulls for 2026.
The most obvious of these is the highly anticipated first-team coaching debut of former MetroStar and United States captain Michael Bradley. Beneath th...
nysoccertimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There's a new look New York Red Bulls for 2026 in MLS, and the first steps in a managerial career at senior level for Michael Bradley. Season preview of sorts for @nysoccertimes.com nysoccertimes.com/new-york-red...
There's a new look New York Red Bulls for 2026 in MLS, and the first steps in a managerial career at senior level for Michael Bradley. Season preview of sorts for @nysoccertimes.com nysoccertimes.com/new-york-red...
New York Red Bulls Preview: Step Up Coach Michael Bradley
It’s all change at New York Red Bulls for 2026.
The most obvious of these is the highly anticipated first-team coaching debut of former MetroStar and United States captain Michael Bradley. Beneath th...
nysoccertimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There's a new look New York Red Bulls for 2026 in MLS, and the first steps in a managerial career at senior level for Michael Bradley. Season preview of sorts for @nysoccertimes.com nysoccertimes.com/new-york-red...
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New York City FC will begin play in its new soccer-specific stadium in Queens at the start of the 2027/28 MLS season. For the February-May mini season in early 2027, ahead of the league's schedule change, NYCFC will play home matches at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
New York City FC will begin play in its new soccer-specific stadium in Queens at the start of the 2027/28 MLS season. For the February-May mini season in early 2027, ahead of the league's schedule change, NYCFC will play home matches at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
Great game between Canada and Czechia in the ice hockey. Mentioned a few of the Canadian stars in this Morning Star article, as players from the NHL take part in the Olympics for the first time since 2014 #Olympics2026 🏒 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/team...
Team GB curlers eye another Olympic sweep
THE opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics took place last night, but by then the games had already begun with this edition being held in northern Italy, from Milan in the west to Cortina d'Amp...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Great game between Canada and Czechia in the ice hockey. Mentioned a few of the Canadian stars in this Morning Star article, as players from the NHL take part in the Olympics for the first time since 2014 #Olympics2026 🏒 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/team...
Benfica's official account posted this in the early hours of this morning. Unbelievable. If anything the images show how close Real Madrid players were and would easily have been able to hear what was said.
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Benfica's official account posted this in the early hours of this morning. Unbelievable. If anything the images show how close Real Madrid players were and would easily have been able to hear what was said.
The real question is what your walk on music would be as a darts player
Afterthought by Fugazi youtu.be/p5Wl9RbbnOU?...
What song would you skate to at the Olympics?
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The real question is what your walk on music would be as a darts player
Afterthought by Fugazi youtu.be/p5Wl9RbbnOU?...
What song would you skate to at the Olympics?
February 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Afterthought by Fugazi youtu.be/p5Wl9RbbnOU?...
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Season preview time! Today I've got my 2026 predictions – MVP, Goalkeeper of the Year, Best XI and such.
Including a pretty damn compelling battle for Young Player of the Year.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/2026-predict...
Including a pretty damn compelling battle for Young Player of the Year.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/2026-predict...
February 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Season preview time! Today I've got my 2026 predictions – MVP, Goalkeeper of the Year, Best XI and such.
Including a pretty damn compelling battle for Young Player of the Year.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/2026-predict...
Including a pretty damn compelling battle for Young Player of the Year.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/2026-predict...
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Former New York Cosmos forward Haji Wright with a hat trick tonight for Coventry vs Middlesbrough. Here's the second of his three goals.
February 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Former New York Cosmos forward Haji Wright with a hat trick tonight for Coventry vs Middlesbrough. Here's the second of his three goals.
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My 2026 MLS preview and plenty of other US soccer stuff, including a USL feature on two new New York teams, will be in upcoming issues of World Soccer magazine ahead of the World Cup. Subscribe here! shop.kelsey.co.uk/world-soccer...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My 2026 MLS preview and plenty of other US soccer stuff, including a USL feature on two new New York teams, will be in upcoming issues of World Soccer magazine ahead of the World Cup. Subscribe here! shop.kelsey.co.uk/world-soccer...
Article on Warrington wonderkid, flying full-back Cai Taylor-Wray, who brought an exciting style of play rare in modern rugby. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/warr...
Warrington power past St Helens as Taylor-Wray lights up Super League opener
WARRINGTON WOLVES made a storming start to their 2026 Super League campaign on Friday night, when 19-year-old full-back Cai Taylor-Wray lit up the opening weekend of the new season.York Knights had al...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Article on Warrington wonderkid, flying full-back Cai Taylor-Wray, who brought an exciting style of play rare in modern rugby. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/warr...
Report from Anfield as part of the Morning Star's weekend football coverage in today's paper
February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Report from Anfield as part of the Morning Star's weekend football coverage in today's paper
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Our team-by-team MLS previews are live at @backheeled.com 👀
You can binge all 30 previews right up until Saturday's first kick. Or, you can just read about your favorite team and hate-read about your biggest rival.
Whatever floats your boat.
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You can binge all 30 previews right up until Saturday's first kick. Or, you can just read about your favorite team and hate-read about your biggest rival.
Whatever floats your boat.
Read ⤵️️
MLS 2026 season team previews: In-depth, unparalleled look at all 30 clubs
With a new MLS season starting this weekend, we have unparalleled previews for each and every team.
www.backheeled.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Our team-by-team MLS previews are live at @backheeled.com 👀
You can binge all 30 previews right up until Saturday's first kick. Or, you can just read about your favorite team and hate-read about your biggest rival.
Whatever floats your boat.
Read ⤵️️
You can binge all 30 previews right up until Saturday's first kick. Or, you can just read about your favorite team and hate-read about your biggest rival.
Whatever floats your boat.
Read ⤵️️
Contacts measured in years seems like a thing a professional league, one looking to introduce a top tier division, should be able to offer players as standard, not haggle over. Suggests USL doesn't have the right relationship structure between player, club, and league.
"The USLPA is aggressively pushing for mandatory 12-month guaranteed contracts. Year-round contracts are something that multiple clubs tell me would hurt their business."
There are plenty of smart people around the USL, but that second sentence there is a woeful look for the management side.
There are plenty of smart people around the USL, but that second sentence there is a woeful look for the management side.
Explaining the "poison pill" and why it is that in the USL negotiations.
open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...
open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Contacts measured in years seems like a thing a professional league, one looking to introduce a top tier division, should be able to offer players as standard, not haggle over. Suggests USL doesn't have the right relationship structure between player, club, and league.
My 2026 MLS preview and plenty of other US soccer stuff, including a USL feature on two new New York teams, will be in upcoming issues of World Soccer magazine ahead of the World Cup. Subscribe here! shop.kelsey.co.uk/world-soccer...
Subscribe to World Soccer | Kelsey Media
Subscribe to World Soccer | Kelsey Media
shop.kelsey.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My 2026 MLS preview and plenty of other US soccer stuff, including a USL feature on two new New York teams, will be in upcoming issues of World Soccer magazine ahead of the World Cup. Subscribe here! shop.kelsey.co.uk/world-soccer...
Oasis Hindu Times demo using a drum loop, in some ways better than the final recorded version. youtu.be/lcu-U6oypjI?...
Oasis - The Hindu Times (Demo Version)
YouTube video by OasisILove
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February 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Oasis Hindu Times demo using a drum loop, in some ways better than the final recorded version. youtu.be/lcu-U6oypjI?...
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If you haven't seen this yet, check it out:
Everyone loves Olympic curling — and some even think it looks easy. So how hard can it be?
My @phillysport.bsky.social colleague Ariel Simpson went to the Philadelphia Curling Club to try herself.
www.inquirer.com/sports/olymp... via @inquirer.com
Everyone loves Olympic curling — and some even think it looks easy. So how hard can it be?
My @phillysport.bsky.social colleague Ariel Simpson went to the Philadelphia Curling Club to try herself.
www.inquirer.com/sports/olymp... via @inquirer.com
Everyone loves Olympic curling — and some even think it looks easy. So how hard can it be?
Here’s everything you need to know about the training that goes into curling, my own experience on the ice, and local places to play ...
www.inquirer.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
If you haven't seen this yet, check it out:
Everyone loves Olympic curling — and some even think it looks easy. So how hard can it be?
My @phillysport.bsky.social colleague Ariel Simpson went to the Philadelphia Curling Club to try herself.
www.inquirer.com/sports/olymp... via @inquirer.com
Everyone loves Olympic curling — and some even think it looks easy. So how hard can it be?
My @phillysport.bsky.social colleague Ariel Simpson went to the Philadelphia Curling Club to try herself.
www.inquirer.com/sports/olymp... via @inquirer.com
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This is how BBC Alba introduced Serie A 🥹
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is how BBC Alba introduced Serie A 🥹
Salah will be wishing he could play against Kadioglu every week. Looked like his old self tonight.
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Salah will be wishing he could play against Kadioglu every week. Looked like his old self tonight.
Teams (Brighton, Newcastle) leaving two up in attack when defending corners (both vs Liverpool).
February 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Teams (Brighton, Newcastle) leaving two up in attack when defending corners (both vs Liverpool).
This weekend's Morning Star column on a new season of Super League, rooted in the historic rugby league heartlands but with some new interest, including a huge upset by newcomers York Knights in Thursday's season opener.
February 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This weekend's Morning Star column on a new season of Super League, rooted in the historic rugby league heartlands but with some new interest, including a huge upset by newcomers York Knights in Thursday's season opener.
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Liverpool in talks with Ibrahima Konate about a new contract. Arne Slot wants to keep him:
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Slot confirms fresh talks with Konate over contract extension
Liverpool risk losing Konate on a free transfer in the summer when his current deal expires
www.independent.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Liverpool in talks with Ibrahima Konate about a new contract. Arne Slot wants to keep him:
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Saturday's Morning Star back page: "Stop making immigrants the scapegoat, urges Pep" #tomorrowspaperstoday
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Saturday's Morning Star back page: "Stop making immigrants the scapegoat, urges Pep" #tomorrowspaperstoday
Saturday's Morning Star back page: "Stop making immigrants the scapegoat, urges Pep" #tomorrowspaperstoday
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Saturday's Morning Star back page: "Stop making immigrants the scapegoat, urges Pep" #tomorrowspaperstoday