The process I follow when collecting the links I use for these Ten Words or Less posts, the first one is normally saved as a draft within hours of the previous edition going up. Sometimes, others are added to it quickly and we have to rush this out faster than I had planned for. Other times, it takes a while to accumulate them and I fend up filling the links below up with fluff. You tell me which scenario this edition is after hitting up the links below.

Even legends lose their cool. – gfycat.com

Can’t wait to get Marcelo Claure together with Vincent Tan. – longform.org (via Howler)

Fan burnout is real. – wsc.co.uk

Great idea that will never happen: US boycotts Qatar 2022. – deadspin.com

Dope design runs deep in football. – 8by8mag.com

How do you say “moneyball” in Dutch? – theguardian.com

A winter MLS schedule isn’t just stupid because of weather. – americansoccernow.com

That other Bradley’s excellent look at the current US landscape. – jeffbradleyblog.blogspot.com

Excellent soccer blogging. – farpostfooty.com

Poor journalism aside, there’s still some truths in here. – fusion.net