Beyond the 90 Podcast

A quick look at player movement within the USL Championship this off-season and a discussion of how the impasse over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is impacting roster decisions so far. Get full access to Beyond The 90' at beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Going back to 1998 with a few exceptions in between people who cover the US men’s national team have generally assumed the US is better than the teams they are drawn against in the World Cup and promote the idea that the group they’re put into is “easy“. We go through the history of this because While we’re hearing the rhetoric about the group the US has been drawn into in 2026, We must remember this is an old story that often doesn’t play out as anticipated by many. Get full access to Beyond The 90' at beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

As earlier reported by our Alex Ashton on this site, major changes have come to the US Open Cup Get full access to Beyond The 90' at beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

In my recent Video, I have discussed the 16 Amateur teams who have officially qualified for the 2026 U.S. Open Cup Proper Tournament and the other 16 clubs who have qualified from USL League 2, National Premier Soccer League, and the UPSL Spring Season Champion. Qualification is done, so let’s wait for the new year to come and see when U.S. Soccer will make the dates for the rounds proper and the draw for those rounds. Get full access to Beyond The 90' at beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

A deeper dive on the current state of play as USL spouts rhetoric about first division and pro/rel while nickel and diming player and not providing the best platform for owners. Get full access to Beyond The 90' at beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe