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June 25, 2026 — Committee Meeting # 46 Our Kickback Minutes newsletter will run as a USMNT preview up until such point the team is no longer playing in the World Cup! Agenda Items 📋: * The U.S. plays Turkiye in a meaningless World Cup match. The U.S. has won the group,

June 24, 2026 — Newsletter #42 Our daily World Cup show, First Touch ‘26, is live daily on both First Touch and Soccerwise YT! You can get your 24/7 World Cup coverage from our First Touch IG and Bluesky accounts, and USMNT/El Tri/Canada from Soccerwise.  The Wednesday newsletter

June 19, 2026 — Committee Meeting # 45 Our Friday newsletter will run the morning of the USMNT matches for the rest of the World Cup. That means next week’s edition will come early on Thursday! Agenda Items 📋: * The USMNT’s defeat of Paraguay 4-1 was its most substantial World

June 17, 2026 — Newsletter #41 Our daily World Cup show, First Touch ‘26, is live daily on both First Touch and Soccerwise YT! You can get your 24/7 World Cup coverage from our First Touch IG and Bluesky accounts, and USMNT/El Tri/Canada from Soccerwise.  The Wednesday newsletter

June 12, 2026 — Committee Meeting # 44 Agenda Items 📋: * Today’s the day. The USMNT faces off against Paraguay at 9 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. With potentially a record setting audience for the USMNT, this may be the biggest match in the program’s history. * The

June 10, 2026 — Newsletter #40 A quick note on our World Cup coverage: Kickback Soccer Media will have a daily World Cup studio show, First Touch ‘26 (live on both First Touch and Soccerwise YT)! You can get your 24/7 World Cup coverage from our First Touch IG and

June 6, 2026 — Committee Meeting # 43 Our Kickback Minutes newsletter will be pivoting, starting this week, into close coverage of the USMNT and MLS at the World Cup, much like our Soccerwise account. Please enjoy our First Touch live show, newsletter, and social accounts for our general coverage of the

June 3, 2026 — Newsletter #39 Remembering a Random World Cup Legend Every Week Andres Iniesta!!! Headlines: The USMNT restored confidence with a convincing 3-2 win over Senegal. We’ll cover this victory in depth in our Friday newsletter, but one note of interest: Manager Mauricio Pochettino used 22 players,

May 29, 2026 — Committee Meeting # 42 Agenda Items 📋: * MLS wrapped up the first part of its season ahead of the World Cup this past weekend in a chaotic manner, featuring three matches with eight or more goals. * These matches included Cincinnati putting six past Orlando, Montréal dramatically rescuing a point

May 27, 2026 — Newsletter #38 Remembering a Random World Cup Legend Every Week James!  Headlines: New York Mayor Zohran Mamadani secured discounted tickets for New Yorkers, which are accessible for $50 and accessible via lottery.  Despite concerns over World Cup ticket prices, the 2026 World Cup is on piece to