Soccer Saturday December 20, 2025

Segment 1 (0:00- 8:50)- Greg Rakestraw opens the show by previewing what and who is ahead on the show in the next hour. He talks about the latest news around the Indy Eleven including the schedule for 2026. Greg discusses Cup matches and who's in the Indy Eleven group for next season.  Segment 2 (11:50-20:24) For this segment of the show, the newest member of the Indy Eleven Allen Gavilanes joins the show. He talks about why this is the right move at this stage in his career. He also talks about what it was like playing in Indy as a visiting player and what it would be like to have the Brickyard Battalion supporting him going forward. Allen talks about what he is looking forward to seeing around town, when he moves to Indianapolis next month.  Segment 3 (23:24-38:12) During this segment, former Indy Eleven player Duke Lacroix joins the show to talk about what it is like for Haiti, his parents' home country, to qualify for the World Cup next summer for first time in 52 years. He talks about what it will mean to play in the World Cup for Haiti next summer. They talk through the last few qualifying matches to accomplish qualification. He talks about the World Cup Draw and what it was like to watch it knowing you get to play and who and where you draw in your group next summer.  Segment 4 (41:12-51:18 In this segment, former Uindy soccer coach now current Xavier Soccer Coach, John Higgins joins the show. They talk about his connections with the Indianapolis area and one of his former players at UINDY and Xaiver who is now a part of the Indy Eleven this next season. He talks about what connection he has at Xavier with the MLS including FC Cincinnati who is down the street.  Segment 5 (54:18-56:44) To close the show today, he talks about the concepts he has come up with for the end of 2025 and what is coming up in future weeks on the show.