Wednesday 06/05 (1)

☕️🌦️⚽️ Good morning everyone! We've been buzzing about this for months, and now it's just 13 days away! The U.S. is gearing up for its biggest practice run before the World Cup. Sixteen teams are settling into their training camps, getting ready to play a few warm-up matches before the big event starts. There are 14 host cities scattered across the country, with the grand finale set to take place in sunny Miami, Florida.

Giveaway: Wake up and smell the coffee. Our giveaway will be a $30 gift card for our favorite coffee brand- Kickoff Coffee. As always, each friend that you refer to subscribe to the newsletter is an entry to our raffle. Best of luck!

Tournament
$1 Million, winner take all tournament

Via TST

💰️ ⚽️ What’s going on in North Carolina? For the past two days, you may have seen highlights of a small sided soccer tournament that includes some interesting figures: JJ Watt running into a goalkeeper, Ken Aguero getting back out on the pitch, Pat McAfee setting up beautiful assists. They are taking part in the annual 48 team tournament called “The Soccer Tournament”. These are the same folks that organize the $1 Million prize basketball tournament that brings out celebrities and ex-professionals. This tournament has gotten enough press that some of the games are even streamed on ESPN.

Wednesday ICYMI

Friendlies

Quick Bites 🍕

16 year old cut from Spain team

Spain cut Cubarsí, Llorente from Euro 2024 squad

Pau Cubarsí, Marcos Llorente and Aleix García have been cut from Spain's final 26-man squad for Euro 2024.

www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40297453/euro-2024-spain-cut-pau-cubarsi-marcos-llorente-squad

Grealish and Maguire sent home

Grealish, Maguire cut from England Euros squad

Gareth Southgate has urged his new-look England squad to come together after several high-profile stars were left out of their final 26-man group for Euro 2024.

www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40288941/euro-2024-tottenham-james-maddison-cut-england-squad

Not a great warm up game for Canada

Netherlands rout Canada in Jesse Marsch's 1st game as coach

Jeremie Frimpong scored one goal and laid on another as the Netherlands netted three times in 13 second-half minutes to spoil Jesse Marsch's first match in charge of Canada with a 4-0 victory in a friendly in Rotterdam on Thursday.

www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/700290

Matches to Catch

Intl Friendlies

MLS

Banter of the day

Football, by the fans for the fans

In search of a pub? Ever find yourself in a new city and are desperately searching for a local soccer pub? Who would have thought that the premier league took time out of their day to create a bar finder. There really is nothing better than catching an early premier league game on the weekends with fellow fans of the game, and finding that bar that will actually have the game sound on just got that much easier.

USA Bar Finder. Bar finder, aka Intern Jose’s nickname in college. Easy to use search platform on the premier leagues website. It has most major cities included, and they’re even accepting updates to their list if you email them at [email protected]

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