Matthew Doyle
@mattdoyle.bsky.social
“If something on the internet doesn’t spark joy, mute it.” All views are mine and should be yours. Chaotic good tbh.
Buying Things Is Optional
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I'm getting yelled at by the British on this website and I'd like to apologize. In the words of Lord Vernon Maxwell, if I knew you guys had internet over there I would've never made those tweets.
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm getting yelled at by the British on this website and I'd like to apologize. In the words of Lord Vernon Maxwell, if I knew you guys had internet over there I would've never made those tweets.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Free newsletter: I'm leaving Substack and moving to Ghost.
First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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Even MLS's shortest average away trip is nearly double the Premier League's longest trip — and travel isn't close to even for all 30 MLS teams ✈️
But does travel distance actually matter? Maybe not as much as we think, writes @aclausen90.bsky.social.
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But does travel distance actually matter? Maybe not as much as we think, writes @aclausen90.bsky.social.
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Does travel actually matter in MLS? Maybe not as much as we think
Plus, the league’s best away teams.
www.backheeled.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Even MLS's shortest average away trip is nearly double the Premier League's longest trip — and travel isn't close to even for all 30 MLS teams ✈️
But does travel distance actually matter? Maybe not as much as we think, writes @aclausen90.bsky.social.
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But does travel distance actually matter? Maybe not as much as we think, writes @aclausen90.bsky.social.
Read ⤵️
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Show ends with an inexplicable PK call
CONCACAF TRIBUTE
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Show ends with an inexplicable PK call
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call me "woke" or whatever but I think the Superbowl should have less football and more dancing latinas
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
call me "woke" or whatever but I think the Superbowl should have less football and more dancing latinas
great half of sports
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
great half of sports
These teams would never make it in the Prem.
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
These teams would never make it in the Prem.
I always wondered what it would look like if Steve Cherundolo and Gerhard Struber teams met in the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I always wondered what it would look like if Steve Cherundolo and Gerhard Struber teams met in the Super Bowl.
Eric Ramsay loves this game.
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Eric Ramsay loves this game.
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Yall remember that QR code commercial a few years ago that hacked people phones lol
Excited to watch 40,000 ads for AI companies tonight, driving me to commit some light ecoterrorism by the 4th quarter
February 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Yall remember that QR code commercial a few years ago that hacked people phones lol
I lost my “Brandi Carlisle flips her guitar and there’s a ‘this machine kills fascists’ sticker on the back” bet
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I lost my “Brandi Carlisle flips her guitar and there’s a ‘this machine kills fascists’ sticker on the back” bet
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One more link for my Super Bowl preview: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Super Bowl LX: Seahawks-Patriots matchup preview, prediction
Can Drake Maye hit enough big plays? Which Sam Darnold will show up? And will defense define this Super Bowl matchup? Let's go deep on Seahawks-Patriots.
www.espn.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
One more link for my Super Bowl preview: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Obed's gonna take Johnny's minutes b/c Obed's a much better soccer player.
Obed Vargas replaces Ademola Lookman in 70th minute.
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Obed's gonna take Johnny's minutes b/c Obed's a much better soccer player.
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That said, please miss me when comparing the quality of football between the Champo and MLS. I realize these are lower-table teams but there was maybe one player I’d assume is a MLS starter on the pitch (Amari'i Bell). Every Sounders starter could start for either of these teams.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
That said, please miss me when comparing the quality of football between the Champo and MLS. I realize these are lower-table teams but there was maybe one player I’d assume is a MLS starter on the pitch (Amari'i Bell). Every Sounders starter could start for either of these teams.
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If this is your reaction to a loss in preseason, it might be a good idea to find another hobby this season, cause it’s shaping up to be a long one and reacting like this to preseason isn’t healthy… #SportingKC
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
If this is your reaction to a loss in preseason, it might be a good idea to find another hobby this season, cause it’s shaping up to be a long one and reacting like this to preseason isn’t healthy… #SportingKC
Extremely good work by Nashville here if they can flip Perez for, like, 1.5x what they paid for him.
🇲🇽 Nashville SC head coach BJ Callaghan says Jonny Pérez didn't play today ahead of a potential transfer to Liga MX powerhouse Chivas.
"We held Jonny out of the game. There's a transfer opportunity here. He's still here in camp. He's still part of the team."
📸 @_mikemeredith.bsky.social
"We held Jonny out of the game. There's a transfer opportunity here. He's still here in camp. He's still part of the team."
📸 @_mikemeredith.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Extremely good work by Nashville here if they can flip Perez for, like, 1.5x what they paid for him.
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The 1st @stlcitysc.com XI we get to see this preseason and it looks like a 3421 to start w/a Durkin/Edelman midfield partnership that’s been talked about.
Left to right:
Bürki
Orozco, Baumgartl, Polvara
Santos, Durkin, Edelman, Totland
Hartel, Sangbin
Becher
#AllForCITY
Left to right:
Bürki
Orozco, Baumgartl, Polvara
Santos, Durkin, Edelman, Totland
Hartel, Sangbin
Becher
#AllForCITY
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The 1st @stlcitysc.com XI we get to see this preseason and it looks like a 3421 to start w/a Durkin/Edelman midfield partnership that’s been talked about.
Left to right:
Bürki
Orozco, Baumgartl, Polvara
Santos, Durkin, Edelman, Totland
Hartel, Sangbin
Becher
#AllForCITY
Left to right:
Bürki
Orozco, Baumgartl, Polvara
Santos, Durkin, Edelman, Totland
Hartel, Sangbin
Becher
#AllForCITY
I'm I seeing Durkin at CB here? cc: @hornekerjustin.bsky.social @mattbakerstl.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I'm I seeing Durkin at CB here? cc: @hornekerjustin.bsky.social @mattbakerstl.bsky.social
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One top thing every rich person who doesn’t suck should do is help create an endowment for a local non profit newsroom
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
One top thing every rich person who doesn’t suck should do is help create an endowment for a local non profit newsroom
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Futi basically inventing the “Rosetta Stone of Soccer Solving as a Service” platform is a super cool development
Is your club patient or direct in the buildup? How hard do they counterpress after losing the ball? Do they like chaos or control?
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
How many ways are there to play football?
Introducing team tendencies and team styles
futiapp.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Futi basically inventing the “Rosetta Stone of Soccer Solving as a Service” platform is a super cool development
Kendall & Roman not covering themselves in glory here.
Montréal setting a sky-high standard for 2026's worst MLS trade
I’m told Montréal is holding a portion of Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty’s contract.
JMR made $423k last year. Carmona was $500k
JMR made $423k last year. Carmona was $500k
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Kendall & Roman not covering themselves in glory here.