Messi Skips Houston, San Jose Undefeated, FA Cup Red Cards, and USWNT First Loss Under Hayes

Bruce Arena’s Earthquakes are in the lead! On Unfiltered Soccer, Landon Donovan and Tim Howard discuss San Jose’s position at the top of the MLS Western Conference, Messi missing from Houston, New England’s empty stadium, and more from the second week of the 2025 MLS season.  They dive into the US Women’s National Team’s first loss under head coach Emma Hayes, the performance of USMNT players like Josh Sargent and Tyler Adams abroad, and cover all the players seeing red in the FA Cup fifth round this past weekend.  In the AT&T Fan Connection, our hosts answer questions about the new timewasting rule for goalkeepers, streaming services, and post-play careers for athletes. We also hear some special birthday messages for friends of the guys, and they give flowers to Diana Taurasi in Anything But Soccer.  New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com).  Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3.   Thank you to our additional sponsors:  AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices