{"id":225067,"date":"2025-10-14T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/225067\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:40:09","slug":"the-athletic-brings-back-tom-bogert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/225067\/","title":{"rendered":"The Athletic brings back Tom Bogert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Athletic is bringing back Tom Bogert, the most prolific newsbreaker in American soccer, as part of an aggressive strategy to build what head of U.S. Soccer Martin Rogers calls \u201cthe most dominant roster of talent that American soccer journalism has ever seen\u201d by the time the 2026 World Cup kicks off.<\/p>\n

Bogert, who will continue his CBS appearances while rejoining The Athletic, returns as the outlet\u2019s MLS and breaking news reporter. Rogers, who worked alongside Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo Sports, sees similar qualities in Bogert\u2019s approach to cultivating sources and breaking stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom is without question the most prolific newsbreaker in American soccer history,\u201d Rogers told Awful Announcing. \u201cIf a story that relates to MLS isn\u2019t being broken by him, it\u2019s probably not worth breaking. I worked closely with Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo and have always been awestruck by the dedication, resourcefulness, and tirelessness needed to operate as a champion of scoops. Whatever that X-Factor is \u2026 Tom has it.\u201d<\/p>\n

OFFICIAL STATEMENT re: @TheAthletic<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m back. https:\/\/t.co\/ELpFTqMUMN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Bogert (@tombogert) October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Athletic is still the big leagues, where the best-of-the-best go; I\u2019m ecstatic to return to the deepest and most talented team of sports journalists and editors in the world; Being here will help me continue to grow as a newsbreaker, writer, and teammate,\u201d Bogert wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bogert hire caps a year of strategic roster moves for The Athletic\u2019s soccer department, some of which have involved difficult personnel decisions. Pablo Maurer\u2019s contract wasn\u2019t renewed over the summer<\/a>, opening the door for The Athletic to hire Henry Bushnell away from Yahoo Sports. Bushnell joined alongside former USMNT player Charlie Davies<\/a>, who came aboard as an analyst.<\/p>\n

Bushnell has quickly made an impact with cutting-edge investigative work on the World Cup ticketing process and a feature co-written with Paul Tenorio<\/a> examining how USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino doesn\u2019t communicate with players outside of training camps.<\/p>\n

Last week, Jeff Rueter became the latest departure<\/a>, with The Athletic electing not to renew his contract.<\/p>\n

The moves reflect Rogers\u2019 stated goal of assembling the seven best writers covering American men\u2019s soccer by the time the World Cup arrives in 2026. The Athletic\u2019s current men\u2019s soccer roster includes Paul Tenorio and Henry Bushnell on the USMNT beat, Adam Crafton covering FIFA and the business side of the sport, Felipe Cardenas as the Latin America specialist, Tom Bogert handling MLS and breaking news, and Charlie Davies providing analysis as a former national team player. Melanie Anzidei contributes to both men\u2019s and women\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n

Rogers acknowledged the process has \u201crequired some tough and very painful decisions to be made,\u201d but emphasized the outlet is \u201cvery close now to being where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the World Cup on home soil in less than two years, The Athletic is betting that concentrated investment in top talent will establish it as the go-to destination for American soccer coverage. Whether competitors can match that ambition \u2014 or whether The Athletic\u2019s strategy creates the dominant position it\u2019s seeking \u2014 will play out as one of the more intriguing storylines in soccer media leading up to 2026.<\/p>\n

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