Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

The article actually discusses that sign

 

To be fair, the US has long been strict about foreign entries with a criminal record even before Trump.

 

Really good attendance at the Bayern game, despite the mismatch.

Rose Bowl looks pretty packed despite insane temps here today. PSG with virtually the same squad from the Champions League.

 

Angel City FC wear shirts supporting immigrant community - ESPN

team based in Los Angeles, distributed T-shirts to fans on Saturday that proclaimed "Immigrant City Football Club."

 

I would buy one of those. Even though I have no idea what it looks like.

 

I'm in for a $30 purchase...

Immigrant City Football Club Los Angeles is for Everyone Unisex Shirt – Angel City FC

 

Pro softball getting the attention it deserves.

ICYMI: @theAUSLofficial's opening series went pretty well 📈#AUSL pic.twitter.com/MGyblQYlY9

— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) June 16, 2025

 

Big time Dodgers fan JJ Spaun wins the US Open, let's goooo!

 

I'm so conflicted in this LAFC-Chelsea match haha

 

About the CWC

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Man, MLS is doing impossibly better than I expected so far. 1 goal, only 3 conceded, despite 2 top tier opponents.

 

And we look better than New Zealand!

 

Two big sporting wins this past weekend that got little or coverage in the US:

Tadej Pogacar won the Criterium du Dauphine warmup for the Tour de France is convincing fashion, winning three of the eight stages.

https://www.rfi.fr/en/

"Armand Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for a 12th time with a clearance of 6.28m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm."

12 times!!

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/clyny1zv6vpo

 

The Bubka plan,make sure you only break by a cm and get paid each time.

 

I first heard of that trick in relation to Vasily Alexiev, the Soviet weightlifter who would wrap up the gold medal and then go a few grams above the world record.

Google’s bot tells me he did this around 80 times

 

That and the Stanley Cup Final.

Honorable mention to Murray State in the CWS.

 

I prefer the women's cycling tour because Pogacar is simply not human and it's not fair to the other male riders to be professionals at the same time as him.

 

That's true... however he's increased the world record by 4 1/2" in the last 5 years. It took 26 years (1988 to 2014) prior to that for it to be increased by the same amount.

 

Pogacar is remarkable for sure. I still hope that Vingegaard can keep up with him in the Tour.

 

This dick again:

Alexi Lalas questions diversity in U.S. soccer: ‘Maybe our best route…is actually being more exclusive’

https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/alexi-lalas-diversity-problem-us-mens-soccer.html

 

Is this where I bring up @bigredfutbol ’s wife’s infatuation with MAGA Carrot Top?