State of Football

❌Reports in Germany this afternoon suggest Wolfsburg have pulled out of a deal to sign #NCFC striker Josh Sargent👇🔰 pinkun.com/sport/norwich-…

👀 Average of 120k viewers per #MLS match in 2025.

Different playoff format???? Again???? FFS I’m getting whiplash at this point.

🚨 BREAKING: Johnny Cardoso and Marc Pubill have arrived at the team hotel! ❤️🤍 @estoesatleti

Josh Sargent’s #Wolfsburg transfer collapse was due to his deciding he didn’t want a Bundesliga return. It was not a disagreement over price per Sky Sports Rob Dorsett. The £21m fee was: “broadly agreed between the two clubs.” #USMNT #Norwich

MLS owners could vote today to switch to a fall-to-spring schedule that would align the league with most of global soccer, including the Big Five European leagues. Any move, if approved, would happen no earlier than 2027.

Lyon have reportedly hired a lawyer to attempt to revoke Matt Turner’s transfer agreement. #USMNT

We're going to learn a lot about Mauricio Pochettino's approach moving forward in this September international window. Frank and I debated whether we think he'll go back to the first-choice #USMNT regulars or stick with many of the Gold Cup top performers.

🟡⚫️ Calub Wiley leaves Chelsea to re-join Watford on loan until June 2026. 🔙

Alejandro Zendejas has been a major player in Club America’s four straight Liga MX finals, three of which they’ve won. The new #10 is on pace to go down as an America leyenda. 🔥 🦅

🚨🟡🔵 Parma submitted formal bid to Borussia Dortmund to sign Gio Reyna as key target for Serie A side. LAFC are not in active talks for Reyna despite reports, Parma are on it with fee offered around €6m.

Malik Tillman in some very nice company during his time with PSV at the Eredivisie. He’s consistently improved his game ever since his stint at Rangers.

🇺🇸 There are no active talks right now between LAFC and USMNT midfielder Gio Reyna, per sources. More here @GolazoAmerica

There is one player in the USMNT camp that impressed Max Arfsten the most. That’s Johnny Cardoso. “Honestly when I first got there, I had never seen Johnny Cardoso play,” Arfsten said. “I just knew he played in La Liga for Real Betis. So I didn’t really know what to expect but…

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Mathis Albert 09’ 🇺🇸 recently spoke on a variety of different topics on the “Inside Out Football” podcast Link: youtu.be/HxhzvjYRYk8?si…

This is extremely important, well done @AmericanOutlaws. I hope US Soccer/CONCACAF sees this — and the positive reaction to this — and reconsiders the ticket pricing “strategy”. Make it affordable. Fill the stadium. Sport is for the supporters.

𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐢 𝟗 ✨ A number rich in history. A future yet to be written.

The US national anthem, player walkouts, Michael Buffer and a halftime show. Really, really don’t like the direction football is heading.

We heard you and we got to work We are proud to announce a major step forward in our mission to make soccer more accessible: starting today, AO tickets for all U.S. Soccer-hosted matches will be capped at $45. More info here 👇 theamericanoutlaws.com/stories/681-am…