It’s early BUT wow. https://t.co/gx8va0JcCa

.@TaylorTwellman: that was blacked out on *ESPN Plus* (the pay service). Meanwhile, the majority of Americans have probably never heard of MLS or LAFC, & the vast majority have no clue their season has started. Send MLS execs back in time as NFL execs.

@24AheadDotCom_ @TaylorTwellman Huh? It was a closed door game.

It was in the ESPN Plus listing, when I tried to watch it I got a blacked out message. I had no idea it was "closed door". Which is part of my point: soccer in USA fails as a hardcore-fan-only sport. @TaylorTwellman MT @sackofgoobones [LAFC vs NYCFC] was a closed door game.

.@TaylorTwellman: I gave in & decided to tithe to Disney over #ESPNPlus. They wouldn't accept my $5, twice. Their chat thinks it's because I'm on Linux. Disney has *two* platform requirements, one says Linux is supported, the other says it isn't. What a pathetic company. #Ubuntu

New to me: #ESPN has a late night "comedy" show with professional laughers in the audience. Katie Nolan is very hot but it's otherwise unwatchable. Also, ESPN has no real football for a month. @TaylorTwellman #football = #soccer

On Sunday, ESPN has another few U14 soccer matches and at 11:30am (Pacific) it's Florence vs. Inter Milan. Stock up because there's NO REAL FOOTBALL ON ESPN UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 11, 2020. #football = #soccer @TaylorTwellman

Officiating is brutal in the #NFL and only getting worse.

.@TaylorTwellman: kneeball - namely, the ESPN obsession with it - is the enemy of real football. ESPN could easily counterprogram a real football match - even tape-delayed - against NFL.

.@audiukpress: explain why #Audi is sponsoring the #MLS playoffs, knowing they'll cut bad TV deals that hide the matches from millions, thus minimizing the number who'll see Audi ads? @TaylorTwellman https://twitter.com/24AheadDotCom_/status/1185389491269312513

Class. https://t.co/ilzBERdZmj

.@TaylorTwellman: ask @biggatorsfan when Ray Lewis' bloody shirt is going to be inducted into the NFL Hall Of Fame. Also: "Internal Memo: ESPN Forbids Discussion Of Chinese Politics When Discussing Daryl Morey's Tweet About Chinese Politics".

Speaking about real football, on Weds ESPN has: Parma vs. Sassuolo at noon (Pacific) Houston Dash vs. Washington Spirit (NWSL) at 6pm Then on Sunday: Reign FC vs. Portland Thorns FC (NWSL) at 11am And, that's it. Here's hoping @TaylorTwellman enjoys his week off.

VAR last year ruled this a goal for Zlatan on the left. VAR this year ruled this not a goal for #DCU on the right.… https://t.co/gnKihNUi0G

@TaylorTwellman It’s almost like the MLS is bad at figuring out when things are crossing a line. #AUnitedFront

Fa's want to quash dissent, incl using violence. Antifa wants to quash dissent, incl using violence. Both are totalitarians. RT @MisterReinking [to @TaylorTwellman re #DCU goal] It's almost like the MLS is bad at figuring out when things are crossing a line. #AUnitedFront

Watching the @steelers offense with Moncrief at WR. #NFL100 https://t.co/Cu43lJjQTL

.@TaylorTwellman: kneeball is like if *each and every single* real football play was interrupted by VAR. 1 yard runs, 5 yard passes, etc. etc. etc. are all followed by 30 seconds to 10 minutes of nothing. Not to mention it being full of big babies, cultural damage, etc.