There's a mechanical banging in the background during Poch's press conference. Poch made a joke that it might be a washing machine. A microcosm of THE RAPIDS

USMNT Australia Match Day -1 Media: - Poch and players preach progress - Team is liking the three center backs look - Pulisic and Jedi Robinson injury updates - Brendan Aaronson hung out with brother Paxten - Poch says why Zack Steffen hasn't made the cut burgundywave.com/2025/10/13/usm…

Going to away international matches must be top 10 jobless activities in history

I cannot even begin to tell you the amount of times Matt Pollard & I have had this exact conversation about player/coach/post-training availabilities. An amazing open letter. The realities of being a soccer beat reporter in America:

“The Ukrainian Tin Man” showing off his new heart to Braidon Nourse and me. What a wonderful thing to witness in this current world. Good to have you back John Andrew Babiak, a 1st Gen 🇺🇦/🇺🇸. #Rapids96

Haji Wright brace leads USMNT's first comeback under Poch despite Cristian Pulisic injury: burgundywave.com/2025/10/14/haj…

U.S. Soccer and NextGen College Soccer Committee release "White Paper," a set of recommendations to work to align college soccer and professional soccer. As far as I've heard, the University of Denver would be on board with many aspects of this plan. Here's the big points:

Brad Guzan's final match is tomorrow against D.C. United. For ⚽️Scarves and Spikes | SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE!, I spoke to several key figures from his two-decade-plus career to find out more about Atlanta United's club legend. "(He's) a gift to the game on and off the field." scarvesandspikes.com/2025/10/17/a-g…

Colorado Rapids Decision Day Preview: - Playoff scenarios - With Harris out, does Bassett change positions? - Stopping Son and Deni burgundywave.com/2025/10/17/rap…

Podcast: Colorado Rapids Decision Day 2025 Preview burgundywave.com/2025/10/18/pod…

Colorado Rapids could sell Rafael Navarro for top dollar this winter, reinvest that money at another position, and go into 2026 with Darren Yapi as the presumptive starting striker and I'd be here for it.

The question from Matt Pollard and response from Chris Armas

The Colorado Rapids season ended tonight. How it happened was on brand for who they've been in 2025. Here's what happened and some big picture thoughts going into the offseason. The press conference was interesting. More on that tomorrow. burgundywave.com/2025/10/19/col…

I said my peace. Going to get some sleep. Thanks everyone.