The soccer desk
The world’s game,
past the final whistle.
Project 2030 follows the next USMNT cycle from its first decisions to the next World Cup. The rest of the desk goes deep on the Champions League, Europe’s major leagues and the complete 2026 archive.
World Cup 2026
The next cycle
Project 2030
A living record of the decisions, players and turning points that will shape the United States over the next four years.
Four years. One question.
What would it take for the United States to become something more than a talented host nation? Track the checkpoints, build the player board and scout the generation coming next.
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Essential reading
The American Soccer Question
The two-part essay that leads directly into Project 2030.
Two-part longform · By Randy Morgan
The American Soccer Question
Why America cannot copy Argentina’s inherited soccer culture—and what France’s deliberate development machine reveals about the institutions the United States can build.