What’s up! I’m an MLS and USMNT insider with The Athletic as well as Apple TV. I’ve previously written for MLSSoccer.com as well as The Guardian. I’m here to answer some questions starting at 11am ET.
Let’s get after whatever you want. Messi in Miami, Phil Neville in Portland, USMNT stuff, who’s next to come to MLS, mustache questions, all good.
How often do you take a step back and think “Holy shit, how did I get here?”
Been following you on ExtraTime for the last couple years and really happy to see how your career has progressed and now your great reporting for The Athletic. From the outside looking in, it looks like your career has just propelled forward in the last few years at a meteoric rate and you’re doing fantastic in a very tough, selective industry where only a lucky few are able to make it. Of course, behind the scenes I’m sure you’ve put in crazy amounts of hard work and long hours to get here, but curious how often you take a step back and think “Shit, I have a pretty dope job!”
PS - Keep up the great work and looking forward all that’s to come from TommyScoops!
i try to do that as much as i can. what’s the point of getting to where you want to be without gratitude? particularly when i feel tired or feel like ah man i really wish there wasn’t a game on tonight that i have to watch cus i just wanna do nothing. like … this is nuts. i am so incredibly lucky. like, people have decided to let my ugly face on apple tv! that’s nuts! to steal a joke from jim jefferies, i have gone further than a man of my intellect or looks should ever have gone!
that’s extremely kind. thank you so much i really appreciate it. yeah it’s been fast. got lucky with the timing of MLS growing too. definitely a ton of work, i feel like i’m never actually off because of all the time i spend talking to sources and monitoring news, but that’s part of the game man.
thank you again!