The Federation Doesn't Get to Take Credit for This Summer
The fans built this. The players built this. The people sending out the press releases were the last ones to show up, and somebody has to say it in print.
The Lead
This World Cup Changed American Soccer Forever. The Hard Part Starts July 20.
For one month, every bar in this country turned into a supporters section. The question nobody in charge wants to answer: what happens when the circus leaves and the league it leaves behind still kicks off on a Wednesday at 10:45pm Eastern? An opening argument.
★Latest Takes
MLS Has Three Weeks to Bottle Lightning. Here Is the Bet I Would Make.
Ten million new fans just learned the rules. A league that markets itself like a regional furniture store is about to fumble them, unless it does these four things immediately.
Your Euro Snob Friend Is Watching MLS Now. Be Nice to Him.
A field guide to the five types of new American soccer fan minted this summer, and how to keep every single one of them through the fall.
The Section • Pensacola
Never Watch a Match Alone Again
Stars and Scarves is a journal with a bar tab. The Section is our home crew in Pensacola: watch parties for every USMNT match and the big MLS nights, real fans, loud opinions, and the occasional post-match column written on a napkin. First scarf drop coming this fall.
Next Watch Party
World Cup Semifinal Week
Downtown Pensacola. Venue announcement dropping on Instagram this week. Doors open one hour before kickoff. Scarves up.
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