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Founder @rmsoccerjournal.bsky.social covering Colorado Rapids + Denver Summit FC. Co-host @CommCityRadio. NASR member. Prev. @DenverPost, @CSURams. 4 caps.
@rapids96podcast.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.social2026E25: Braidon Nourse Finds Out
@braidonnourse.bsky.social gets the call-up to talk about the scoreboard. We analyze the Open Cup disaster and a draw vs Seattle. We get to know Akol Akon. Donavan Phillip and Uncle Phil get their props.
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@braidonnourse.bsky.socialSick goal from Donavan Phillip. Celly needs a little work 😂😂
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialThe Colorado Rapids' STM-only fan forum last Saturday was the fourth time since August 2025 that club leadership took questions from fans in a public setting.
Some words on how the forums and other efforts to listen are moving the club forward:
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialThe video board replacement is happening.
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialColorado Rapids coach Matt Wells called his team "devoid of grit" after conceding first, losing 3-0 in U.S. Open Cup semifinal to St. Louis CITY.
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialSparkle Boots' rendition of Oh Canada went harder than Star-Spangled Banner we might be in trouble
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialBREAKING: The Colorado Rapids have signed 17-year-old Australian winger Akol Akon from Sydney FC. He’ll have to wait until July 2027 to join the team, after he turns 18. Club is excited about his profile, specifically defensively, and thinks he can make a Prem-level jump soon.
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialDepleted Colorado Rapids earn rare, needed road result at Austin FC with stunning goal by Paxten Aaronson.
Matt Wells met with the DP midfielder this week, asking for more. He delivered.
From @mitchellcarroll.bsky.social:
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialDenver Summit FC's big 3-0 win over NWSL leader Gotham FC is a symptom of a bigger evolution within the team, which finally feels like it's not longer suffering from new-franchise syndrome.
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialOH MY GOD I FORGOT RAFAEL SANTOS IS WITH ST. LOUIS CITY. THE RAFA TO RAFA GOAL IS BACK IN SIGHT
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialNow that Morgan Whittaker ➡️ Colorado Rapids is official, an ICYMI: RMSJ spoke with @craigjohnsgazboro.bsky.social from The Gazette/Teesside Live to scout the club's newest DP and what he could add to a Rapids team that badly needs wing output:
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialTwo more to go 🙏
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialJanine Sonis has 9g/4a in 20 appearances for Denver Summit FC as a left back. Leads the team in both. Just incredible output. Hard to think of a better LB, at least offensively, anywhere.
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialAaaaand a shameless plug before we go catch up on sleep:
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@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialSource: Current immigration laws bar new Colorado Rapids winger Ibrahim Sadiq from entering the U.S. until he receives his P-1 visa. Unlike Morgan Whittaker, Youssef Maziz and Sayed Abu Farkhi, Sadiq will NOT be in market training on the side while waiting for the visa.
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialWill really miss covering Rafael Navarro. So down to earth, humble, killer on the field. Great sense of humor. And probably the only person on the planet who can rock a Jordan neck tattoo
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialRafael Navarro says goodbye to Colorado.
@rmsoccerjournal.bsky.socialReposted by @braidonnourse.bsky.socialMeet Morgan Whittaker: as the Rapids near a club-record deal for Middlesbrough winger, what does the 25-year old offer the Rapids? A lot, according to a Boro beat reporter.
Plus, one cause for concern for the Englishman:
@braidonnourse.bsky.socialThe clause included in here is one you don't see often. If true, definitely a motivator for Farkhi. Also included: some of the teams the Colorado Rapids beat in the race for the striker.
