Grey Whitebloom

Grey Whitebloom

Joined: May 9, 2025

Grey Whitebloom is a writer, reporter and editor for Sports Illustrated FC. Born and raised in London, he is an avid follower of German, Italian and Spanish top flight football.

Vinicius Junior (left), Chris Richards (center) and Keito Nakamura were all involved in entertaining games.

Protestors were out in force on Monday.

Mexico won its first game of the World Cup in convincing fashion.

Aleksander Čeferin has come under intense scrutiny.

Marc Cucurella appears to be on his way out of Chelsea.

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Cucurella’s proposed move to Real Madrid would leave Chelsea with just one senior left back at the start of next season.

Jamal Musiala (left) was the subject of pointed comments from Jürgen Klopp.

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Klopp’s prematch comments drew scrutiny in the German media, especially as he remains a favorite for many to be national team manager.

Marc Cucurella has been angling for a way out of Chelsea.

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Cucurella’s move is a consequence of past mistakes for both Chelsea and Real Madrid.

Mauricio Pochettino (center) had a night to savor.

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Forget Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun or even Gio Reyna, Pochettino’s fiercest praise was directed at 70,492 people who didn’t get onto the pitch.

Christian Pulisic only lasted 45 minutes on Friday.

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Pulisic was the USMNT’s best player against Paraguay before injury forced him off after 45 minutes.

When the USMNT play like they did against Paraguay, Mauricio Pochettino’s wild positivity doesn’t come across as entirely deranged.

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Mauricio Pochettino’s positivity doesn’t look quite so outlandish anymore.

Tom Cruise (left) and David Beckham got in on the action.

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From Hollywood to the NBA Hall of Fame and everywhere in between, the stars came out for the Stars and Stripes.

Lionel Messi (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) could be facing off against Christian Pulisic.

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A daunting series of global giants stand between the USMNT and the World Cup final.

Julián Quiñones enjoyed a fine World Cup opener.

Referee Wilton Sampaio was in a busy mood on the opening day of the 2026 World Cup.

Mauricio Pochettino (left) was linked with Real Madrid before José Mourinho’s arrival was confirmed.

U.S. President Donald Trump is a regular at major sporting events across the country.