Got emotional walking through the concourse, seeing so many people, from many different backgrounds, giddy for U.S. soccer.
Yes, this is an exclusive event and FIFA priced out lots of folks.
But damn, this is cool
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙧 🌟 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 🇺🇸
McKennie torments defences with his off-ball running, often diagonally across the field. He detects space that nobody else does. He's an unconventional playmaker.
At his best, therefore, McKennie can be the U.S.
🇺🇸 FIFA has posted the USMNT lineup:
- Chris Richards starts
- Richards in for Miles Robinson only change from Germany friendly
Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream; Dest, Adams, Tillman, A. Robinson; McKennie, Pulisic; Balogun
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Unionized workers in SoFI stadium today handed “Kick Ice Out” buttons to wear by union shop stewards inside the venue (and some are wearing them)
Workers been fighting in recent months for protections against ICE at the venue.
This is Giovanni De Anda, one of many fans who desperately wanted to come to this U.S. World Cup opener, but balked at FIFA’s initial ticket prices.
So he waited, and waited. And the prices fell, and fell.
Finally, last Saturday, he found a Category 1 ticket for $1,026 on