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Messi in Auburn. Yes, That Auburn.
Where It Just Means More Meets The Albiceleste (Courtesy/SDH Network) Traffic going into Jordan-Hare Stadium was just like your normal college football Saturday... Get into town a few hours early and get to your parking spot just like a normal college football Saturday... Prices of the gear are just like a college football Saturday... concessions the same... the eagle flyover...??? The same... But it wasn't Auburn... It was Argentina... and it wasn't South Carolina... it was
Jon Nelson
Jun 103 min read


The Hardest Trip They Didn't Have To Take
Emma Hayes is deliberately making the USWNT uncomfortable. Eight months after winning Olympic gold, that choice says everything about where this program is headed. Emma Hayes speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. (photo: Vanessa Angel for the SDH Network) There is a version of this Brazil trip that never happens. The USWNT wins gold in Paris in 2024, comes home, and plays a comfortable set of friendlies in famili
Jason Longshore
Jun 86 min read


The Rainy Ride Home
Max Arfsten grew up in Fresno with no academy path, walked on at UC Davis, and converted a penalty in Monterrey before anyone was watching. Now he is on the U.S. World Cup roster.
Jason Longshore
May 315 min read


The Long Way Around: Tim Ream and the World Cup Build He Gets to Feel
At 38, Tim Ream is the captain of the 2026 USMNT World Cup roster. A look at the career, the journey, and what he brings to this young American team.
Jason Longshore
May 309 min read
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