A Club World Cup preview & some USMNT talk

I got to be pretty on screen again

Using this newsletter for its original intent, which was to keep you all informed of my contributions to the #Discourse across platforms. Two big efforts this week:

• FIFA Club World Cup predictions: Who are tournament favorites?

It’s more of a guide than straight predictions, but for SEO reasons (I do not understand SEO at all; these decisions are made above my paygrade) it’s just listed as “predictions.”

I also filled in on This is MLS this week, which was something of an Extratime reunion since Calen Carr was with me on the panel (with Kaylyn Kyle hosting; big day for the Calen/Kaylyn community). Here’s part of the USMNT segment:

Views on this would be appreciated! And if anyone wanted to jump in the comments and mention Extratime, that’d be appreciated as well.

You can watch (or listen to; it’s really just a podcast) the whole version here:

• This Is MLS | On the USMNT, the Club World Cup & the Shield Race

I’ll be back on this show twice next week, both Tuesday and Friday. And I’ll have my usual Sunday column (and a return of the Monday Power Rankings newsletter¹) in between.

1. Judging by the pageviews and the open rate, you guys really missed that this week. Bunch of psychopaths.