⚽️ all the Bundesliga and La Liga matches being in one place on ESPN+ (same for MLS/Apple) is a big selling point over guessing wherever the heck the Premier League matches may or may not be airing on any given week.

⚽️ Listen, #USWNT, you are awesome, but I will be watching your game at 7 AM, not 3 AM.

TBF “van de Donk” is a fun name, and I can say this with confidence as someone who has a relative named “Vern den Herder”.

📺⚽️ We got a month of sling.tv to be able to watch the #USWNT on Fox, and neither of the games have actually been available correctly.

We’ve ended up watching Spanish on Peacock, after all. Again, no Alexi Lalas, so there’s that benefit. I just wish we hadn’t wasted the money.

for posterity:

  • ⚽️⚽️ Brighton - Brentford 0
  • ⚽️⚽️⚽️ #IXI - Pittsburgh ⚽️
  • ⚽️ #CFC - Newcastle ⚽️
  • ⚽️ #USWNT - #NED ⚽️

My perception of top jerseys at Mercedes-Benz Stadium:

  1. Almirón
  2. Chelsea
  3. Atlanta United

⚽️ #CFC score 12th minute and my spouse leans over and says “time to park the bus” 😆

⚽️ I couldn’t normally root for a red team over a blue team, but:

Brighton is not wearing blue

AND

Come on, Brentford are bees

⚽️ doubleheader: Brighton v. Brentford and Newcastle v. Chelsea. #CFC

Tonight we are bumblelions.

Two gorgeous people in Chelsea jerseys

⚽️ #IXI win the W league!

⚽️ Kidding aside, both of these games tonight (Chelsea v Wrexham and MLS v Arsenal) are a reminder of how much distance exists between leagues.