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.

123pieces preserved from
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.

Flagship project / 2026–2030

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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Inside the soccer desk

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.