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Henry Bushnell
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Senior ⚽ writer, The Athletic.

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Different vibes than Saturday…
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
One team (and their fans) seems ready for the World Cup…

Awesome Korean showing today
September 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
overwhelmingly a pro-Korea crowd in Jersey
September 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hello from the former Red Bull Arena, where Korean players just came out for warmups.

The reception was twice as loud as the one the USMNT got minutes earlier.

Sure looks like it’ll be another away game on home soil.
September 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Players waiting what seemed like ages for Michael Buffer to finish his thing so they could kick off the Club World Cup final
July 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A global tournament final between an English club and a French club becomes very… America

(including the fact that it will kick off several minutes late)
July 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New Jersey State Police, including five on horseback, escorted PSG Ultras from a parking lot to MetLife Stadium.

All smooth, until they turned in toward stadium… at a place that was not an entrance.

Had to stop the festive chants, turn everybody around, send them to another gate
July 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you're confused about the USMNT's complaint on Mexico's second goal...

(I genuinely don't know if this should've been offside or not. Montes doesn't interfere with the first phase of play. Probably does impede Richards in the second phase, but at that point, he's onside.)
July 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM