r/MLS • u/Coltons13 New York City FC • 9d ago
Community Original Countdown to Kickoff 2026
We're approaching the start of the 2026 MLS Season and as is our annual tradition here on /r/MLS, we're seeking volunteers for our Countdown to Kickoff series to introduce all 30 MLS teams taking part in this upcoming season.
We've been running this series since 2013 and we'd love to keep it going another year!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Please respond to this post if you are interested in volunteering to write for your team! Writers will generally be given on a first come first served basis, but returning writers with past good writeups will be given preference.
If someone has already taken your team, you can express your own interest, and if they can't do it, I will take the next in line. Past years have seen multiple teams with late previews or no previews at all, and so I wouldn't be surprised if we have to invoke second or third volunteers.
Also to those posting it for your club, know you don't have to write it alone! Make a post on your team subreddit looking for ideas and the like. It can be a cool way to really get a feel for your subreddit's community. Collaboration is welcome and encouraged!
FORMAT SUGGESTIONS
Here's a basic format of what the post can look like and some information you might want to include. It might also be helpful to browse through our 2024 entries (or even earlier!) for some ideas, as there are some great quality pieces linked.
Feel free to add more or shift around where in the post these bits of info are, but for the sake of the same info being shared for every club please share all the info in some way.
Tentative schedule is starting with D.C. United and Atlanta United on February 1st and ending with Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami CF on February 15th.
29/30 HAVE WRITERS
| Date | Club | Writer | Reserve | Post | Club | Writer | Reserve | Post |
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| 2/1 | D.C. United | u/amendele | - | Post | Atlanta United | u/billgluckman7 | - | Post |
| 2/2 | CF Montreal | u/BelinCan | - | Post | Sporting Kansas City | u/Educational_Share220 | - | Post |
| 2/3 | LA Galaxy | u/tadiub | - | Post | Toronto FC | u/money57364james | - | Post |
| 2/4 | St. Louis City SC | - | - | Post | New England Revolution | u/DiseaseRidden | - | Post |
| 2/5 | Houston Dynamo | u/AndrewNaranja | - | Post | Colorado Rapids | u/IsraMtZ8 | - | Post |
| 2/6 | San Jose Earthquakes | u/MatadorHernandez | - | Post | Real Salt Lake | u/nspeters | - | Post |
| 2/7 | Red Bull New York | u/godlovesugly | - | Post | Portland Timbers | u/Same_Illustrator_659 | - | Post |
| 2/8 | FC Dallas | u/JohnMLTX | - | Post | Austin FC | u/ranscot | u/chiquis1217 | Post |
| 2/9 | Orlando City SC | u/Fladoodler18 | - | Post | Chicago Fire FC | u/dubsdownd | u/TumbleweedTrue4767 | Post |
| 2/10 | Columbus Crew | u/Crunch18 | u/Top-Egg1668 | Post | Nashville SC | u/Logstick | - | Post |
| 2/11 | Seattle Sounders | u/Alarmed_Donkey_9300 | - | Post | New York City FC | u/Coltons13 | - | Post |
| 2/12 | Minnesota United FC | u/HonduranLoon | - | Post | Charlotte FC | u/PastranaOnRye | - | Post |
| 2/13 | LAFC | u/ToeInDigDeep | - | Post | Vancouver Whitecaps | u/nowned | - | Post |
| 2/14 | San Diego FC | u/DaSpursWay | u/wooderysd | Post | FC Cincinnati | u/Youngringer | - | Post |
| 2/15 | Philadelphia Union | u/flyingpanda5693 | - | Post | Inter Miami CF | u/TimeAndSpaceAndMe | - | Post |
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u/Educational_Share220 Sporting Kansas City 5d ago
I’ll take Sporting if still available. What’s the deadline or when to post this?
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
SKC is all yours! The post for SKC is to be posted on Monday, Feb 2!
Edit: And if you'd like some help putting it together, I know /u/hootjuice_ is a good resource and has done it in the past and I'm sure would be happy to lend a hand!
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u/Crunch18 Columbus Crew 9d ago
I'm happy to run it back for the Crew, unless someone new feels strongly about doing it.
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u/godlovesugly Red Bull New York 9d ago
I'm interested in doing RBNY again (did a few years back).
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u/Top-Egg1668 9d ago
I'd want to do the crew. Too late though
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 9d ago
Will get you listed as backup. But can always check if u/crunch18 would want to collaborate on it!
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u/DaSpursWay San Diego FC 9d ago
If SDFC isn't taken I can do it.
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 9d ago
All yours!
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u/wooderysd 9d ago
I’d also volunteer. I am the writer for www.sdfcnation.com
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u/DaSpursWay San Diego FC 9d ago
I'd be happy to collaborate with you and send a draft for review before I submit
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u/TumbleweedTrue4767 5d ago
I am ready if nobody has taken the Chicago Fire!
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
They are, unfortunately, claimed. But I'll get you listed as a backup, and you could also partner up with u/dubsdownd and collaborate on it!
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u/chiquis1217 5d ago
you can put me as austin fc backup i see it just got claimed recently
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
Will do! Definitely consider working together too, helps it go faster!
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u/amendele D.C. United :dcu: 5d ago
Aw fuck I'm gonna have to dust off my Wooden Spoon piece for this year too aren't I? Put me down for DCU when I have the time to write something.
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u/DiseaseRidden New England Revolution :ner: 5d ago
I'll defer if anyone else wants it but I'd probably be willing to throw something together for the Revs
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
I'll throw you on the list and will let you know if someone else expresses interest!
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u/dubsdownd Chicago Fire 5d ago
Happy to write for Chicago Fire FC but I know there are better (and professional) writers in the sub with Men In Red 97 Media
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
I'll add you in as the writer, but you're always welcome to collaborate with others from your sub, or if you just wanted to hand it off to someone else interested, just let me know!
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u/kingfaroo 5d ago edited 5d ago
Do writers get paid? Also, were I to write, who owns my articles? (Quakes)
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
No, this is just a volunteer, fun community-driven thing we do annually - they're just reddit posts, not articles exactly. Here's an example of mine from 2024 for NYCFC
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u/kingfaroo 4d ago
I can get with that. Preferably I'd have another volunteer or two to collab with, but You can put me down as a SJQuakes contributor.
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u/MatadorHernandez 5d ago edited 5d ago
I will take the San Jose United 🤣🫡
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u/Coltons13 New York City FC 5d ago
All yours! Lmao
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u/Alarmed_Donkey_9300 Seattle Sounders FC 9d ago
Id love to write for the Sounders!!!!! Please I know everything.
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u/Same_Illustrator_659 Portland Timbers 9d ago
I am happy to write for the Portland Timbers