Since I experimented briefly last year with the concept of The Daily Soccer, I’ve been concentrating on developing The Soccer Business newsletter and podcast, focused on the growth of the soccer industry in North America.
It is a project which continues to grow and develop with podcast guests such as Rio Ferdinand, Alexi Lalas and Sunil Gulati, bringing their perspectives on the state of the game off-the-field, while the newsletter has focused on chronicling the growth of the game at all levels - MLS, NWSL, USL and more.
But, to be honest, I’ve missed having an outlet for opinions and analysis on the game itself - the on-field action that I still follow as closely as ever. I continue to follow and report on MLS and the USMNT in particular and American and international soccer in general. I have views and I want to share them for those who might be interested.
And is there a better place for writing about the game than here on Substack? So, why not? There is no great plan, the only promise is honest opinions and hopefully some useful insights and analysis. It won’t actually be daily (at least not at the start) and I’ll be offering the platform to some friends and colleagues who, from time to time, will offer their perspectives.
With the World Cup on the horizon next year, there’s a lot to talk about, especially regarding the USMNT and I’d love for it to be a conversation. So please feel free to join in the discussion with your own viewpoints.
I hope you’ll follow along.