Losing to FC Dallas. 4-0. With respect.

I can’t believe that some people aren’t familiar with Sogut’s elite LinkedIn posting

Seattle before sunrise this Easter morn.

So what does Recovery Differential say about MLS 2026 so far?

Well, it...oh, good lord, IS THAT WHY ORLANDO IS SO BAD!?!?

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The Wild West of GAM Inflation We already spoke about how MLS was able to pump in so much GAM in 2025... but how does it compare to before?

We’ve talked about GAM inflation a lot. In a unique league with this unique currency, it means that last year’s price is quite literally not equal to this year’s. Historically, we need to adjust our expectations for the valuation of assets. We dive into the Wild West of GAM Inflation:

A world without transmasc lesbians is like a summer day without the sun. A meadow devoid of daisies. A reef with no coral.

Tacoma is a beautiful place because why did I just see a lawn sign advertising universal basic income

Though the announcer just said Tash Flint worked her way “back to the top flight” of professional women’s soccer by signing in the NWSL…her former team, the Tampa Bay Sun, are in fact part of the *other* top flight women’s league in the U.S.

Utah royals kick lots of long balls

This is total football

yazmeen…

@lucas-shrub.bsky.social spotted

I have a famous brother

atmosphere looks sensational in Denver for Summit vs Washington Spirit

This is #1 Summit fan right here

Friday Stat Dump: xG categorization

Since it's international break and @catabush.com has updated the public MLS (and NWSL!) "How Your Team Scores" dashboards for 2026, let's revisit these concepts taken mostly from the Where Goals Come From series and see what they are telling us so far.

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GAM Is Fun A new way to look at all the GAM trades that have happened in MLS

This week’s blog post isn’t really a post. It’s a tool that everyone can use to analyze their team’s current GAM situation based on the trades teams have made.

All in one place.

Introducing…. GAM Is Fun

That’s the longest window between formation changes/beginning/end of game

I maintain that people want moneyball until they see it. Then they want a new GM.

Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday

despicable. fuck this.

Screenshot of xG tableau dashboard

The NWSL xG dashboard is back for 2026!

For those who weren't here last season, the dashboard uses
@jamonm.bsky.social & @carloncarpenter.bsky.social's WGCF principles to break down NWSL shots.

Built using @americansocceranalysis.com data.

public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Updated!

public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

idk what this means

[spelled in bananagrams tiles on an oak table] seagulls and grey seals behold the brief love between warring sky and sound

bananagram haiku

first constraint I focused on was the syllable counts, but the limited number of letters proved to be more challenging. I ran out of Ss first, then Bs and Ls. had to sacrifice words in order to fill spaces elsewhere. overall had a ton of fun and I'm really pleased w/ the result.

Carries are a fickle thing that must be derived from the data. They are, by definition, the space between events.

Should I just remove the 60% for carries?

🙏🙏

A Canadian goal threat to a versatile Spaniard: three of the best teenagers in women’s football Kaylee Hunter, Justine Rouquet and Aiara Agirrezabala could all be earning themselves big moves in the near future

At 17, Kaylee Hunter was leading her team to an NSL Supprters' Shield. Her data is through the roof. For now, however, she's still in Toronto.

For @us.theguardian.com, a piece on Hunter and two other talented teenagers that could be getting big money moves soon:

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A Canadian goal threat to a versatile Spaniard: three of the best teenagers in women’s football Kaylee Hunter, Justine Rouquet and Aiara Agirrezabala could all be earning themselves big moves in the near future

Great stuff from @catabush.com on three players whose names you should know so you can sound really, really incredibly smart a few years from now (or sooner) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

ANTINO LOPEZ