The great @mattdoyle.bsky.social published a chunk of THE LONG GAME in his excellent newsletter, Tactics Free Zone (to which, like me, you should get a paid sub!) today.
It's from the day I sat in on a USMNT team meeting, practice, and coaches' meeting under Gregg Berhalter--unprecedented access.
A history of how the US grew from a soccer backwater to the precipice – we hope – of true international success
