World Cup Group Stage Crunch Time (6/25/26)

After we dive deep into the World Cup group stage finales and preview the Americans’ clash with “wounded animal” Türkiye, our creative director pushes back against overly positive coverage of the tournament, calling out FIFA’s “disgusting” ticketing policy. As always, we also check in on LAFC, the LA Galaxy, Angel City, the Empire Strykers, and Orange County SC. Photo credit: Bryan Berlin (Ream) and Hossein Zohrevand (Messi) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Edited.