All Episodes

#690: Gio scores, plays well, let's GO

#689: Leander's back to talk WC run-up, roster cuts

#688: Pulisic's slump, strikers keep scoring, 5k troops withdrawn from Germany

#687: The science of quality, accessible youth soccer with Anees Merzi

#686: The magic of matchday in Cologne

#685: Check-in from Amsterdam, Scally's goal

#684: Chatting youth soccer with the head of Gladbach's international academy

#683: The 1990 World Cup team with author Adam Elder

#682: Tyler gets a big win, Pulisic bright in big loss

#681: The Pulisic slander, the Americans reffing at the WC, and the young guns slinging in MLS

#680: Balo's finest goal of the season, Big Pat hurt

#679: USA v Portgual recap

#678: Ricardo Pepi joins the pod

#677: USA v Belgium recap

#676: It's Belgium Week! Balo, Pulisic & Pepi saga headline things

#675: The March roster

#674: World Cup kits! Plus a roundup of the weekend action, mostly at striker and midfield

#673: Bruce Arena joins the pod

#672: Gozo and the youths keep shining in MLS, Serge does his hammy, Balo, Pepi and Haji strike

#671: Marcus Chairez on this exciting youth cohort in MLS

#670: Mehmeti says "bring life," Yunus responds, strikers keep scoring

#669: A spring roster check-up with Dr. Velasquez

#668: MLS is back, Tyler's back, Pepi's BACK

#667: Doug McIntyre WC roster projections, Haji hattie, Balo brace

#666: Noahkai turning a corner? Wes at the top of his game

#665: Wes scores another great goal, Poch says he wants a PL trophy

#664: Checking in on Paraguay with Roberto Rojas

#663: Poch tells Weah to can it, Wes and Malik ball out

#662: Henry Bushnell on WC tickets, the Cone era, roster battles for the USMNT

#661: Wes ascendant, Reyna hurt again, World Cup boycott floated

#660: Mike Woitalla on the coaches' convention

#659: A Tuesday Review, emphasis on World Cup bubble guys

#658: Club vs high school soccer with Matt Sahag

#657: A superdraft of Pochettino's call-ups since he took over

#656: Sacramento Republic manager Neill Collins joins the pod

#655: Brendo strikes! Jedi is fully back, Yunus getting minutes

#654: USMNT annual review, 2025

#653: JJ Devaney joins, gives us his sense of Poch's tenure, the coming World Cup

#652: Poch's media tour & what the World Cup will mean to America with Doug McIntyre

#651: What Poch and the players said about the draw

#650: The situation is looking pretty good!

#649: Leander Schaerlaeckens on the state of the USMNT, its chaotic history & miraculous growth since the 1980s

#648: USA v Uruguay recap

#647: Joe Scally joins the pod

#646: USA v Paraguay recap

#645: The Albert & Sullivan Show at the U17 World Cup

#644: The roster for PAR and URU, and a rough weekend in France

#643: Cavan strikes at the U17 World Cup, with Marcus Chairez

#642: Roster talk, Gio contributes, Tyler balling out

#641: Midweek recap, MLS playoffs check-in with Charlie Boehm

#640: U20 wrap, U17 look-ahead with Marcus Chairez, Noahkai struggles, Diego shows out at ComplexCon

#639: World Cup roster predictions with Doug McIntyre

#638: Post-camp wrap-up, the centerback situation, Noahkai check-in

#637: USA v Australia recap

#636: Tanner Tessmann joins the pod!

#635: USA v Ecuador recap

#634: Camp's underway, weekend action and the meaning of Landon's hairpiece

#633: Roster reaction with Doug McIntyre

#632: Roster preview with Greg, plus the Monday Review

#631: Monday Review — Focus on Tillman, Weah, Richards, Tessmann

#630: The U20 World Cup roster with Marcus Chairez

#629: Post-window wrap with Jason Davis, plus the weekend action

#628: USA v Japan recap

#627: USA v S. Korea recap

#626: Sebastian Berhalter joins the pod

#625: Look-ahead to Japan with Ryo Nakagawara

#624: Look-ahead to South Korea with Steve Han

#623: Balo, Sarge come in hot, Poch visits Ohio Stadium, camp arrivals

#622: Grassroots Pt. 4 — Listener Q&A with Jim Harte and Mike Idland

#621: September roster preview with Greg Velasquez

#620: What happened to the FC Dallas pipeline? With Buzz Carrick

#619: Pulisic documentary fallout with Meg Swanick, plus the weekend action

#618: Grassroots Pt. 3 — How to coach rec soccer with Mike Idland

#617: Doug McIntyre, USMNT reporter for Fox Sports, joins the pod

#616: Grassroots Pt. 2 — Jim Harte on how kids engage with organized soccer

#615: Monday Review — Dest Supercup winner, Leagues Cup rages on, Weah to Marseilles, etc.

#614: Grassroots Pt. 1 — Tom Byer on soccer starting at home

#613: Monday Review — Eintracht Frankfurt in Louisville, pro-rel realizations, full preseason update

#612: Henry Bushnell on what Poch is thinking & where things stand

#611: Monday Review — Transfers rundown, Poch cries, Galeano on the 12th man

#610: The lessons we learned from the Gold Cup

#609: USMNT v Mexico, Gold Cup Final Recap

#608: USMNT v Guatemala, Gold Cup Semifinal Recap

#607: USMNT v Costa Rica, Gold Cup Quarterfinal Recap

#606: USMNT vs Haiti recap

#605: USMNT vs Saudi Arabia recap

#604: USMNT v Trinidad and Tobago recap

#603: USA v Switzerland recap

#602: Walker Zimmerman joins the pod

#601: USA v Türkiye recap

#600: A pre-Gold Cup check-in with Greg Velasquez

#599: Leander Schaerlaeckens on the state of the modern USMNT

#598: Crystal Palace podcaster Jack Pierce on Chris Richards & FA Cup glory

#597: Poch's strange roster for the Gold Cup

#596: Richards wins an FA Cup, Tillman seals another title for PSV

#595: The Coppa Italia final

#594: Monday Review in Rome — Vince & Belz debrief after seeing Lazio-Juve in person

#593: John Polis, USSF press officer in 1989, joins the pod

#592: Monday Review — Balo’s back, Dike scores, Charlie Boehm joins us

#591: Sounder at Heart's Jeremiah Oshan joins the pod

#590: Monday Review — Luna’s “the guy” at RSL, Vancouver flying, BJ boat-races Gregg

#589: Andrew Wiebe on sideline reporting Messi, kids to watch in MLS, tryna bring Extra Time back

#588: Monday Review — Red cards, Paredes is back, big win for Utrecht

#587: Dan Vaughn joins to talk USL pro/rel, lower leagues, Chattanooga's rivalry

#586: U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen joins to discuss World Cup 2026 preparation

#585: ESPN legend Bob Ley joins the pod

#584: Post-March malaise, USL & pro/rel, Tillman banger, etc.

#583: Cameron Carter-Vickers joins the pod

#582: Cardoso banger, Tillman returns at PSV, Sargent scores, Milan flails

#581: Mailbag — Are we bad? Was Poch an upgrade? Should we give up on Gio?

#580: USA v Canada recap

#579: USA v Panama recap

#578: Post-Panama Soundoff (A call-in show hosted by Vince last night)

#577: Gameday check-in with Sanjay at Nations League

#576: Broadcaster & journalist Sebastian Salazar joins the pod

#575: Nations League roster reaction with Velasquez

#574: Paul McGlynn joins, talks Jack, Tim Weah as a 9-yr-old, MLS academy chaos

#573: Nine things we've learned about the USMNT in 2025

#572: MLS returns, USL floating pro/rel, Tessmann tested, Pulisic misses penalty

#571: CL Review -- Juve & Milan out, PSV & BVB advance, full treatment, Sanjay joins us

#570: PSV reporter Rik Elfrink joins from Eindhoven

#569: Americans in MLS preview with David Gass

#568: Sargent's the striker now, Pulissists, Scally solid again

#567: State of the U17 player pool with Hartman and Chairez

#566: Richards & Musah on the up, Sarge scores again, Happy St. Paul Day

#565: Pepi & Pulisic score, Gio makes art, Yunus melts down as UCL league phase ends

#564: Is Poch gonna stick with the stay-home right back when Serge returns?

#563: USMNT v Costa Rica recap

#562: USA v Venezuela and a weekend rundown

#561: Tim Ream joins the pod

#560: The state of the U20 pool with Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez

#559: A promising centerback debut, a missed opportunity in Ligue 1, Poch on mentality

#558: January Camp 5-a-side draft with Matt Doyle & Watke

#557: Italian Supercup, wingers as coaches, Adams returns, Richards v Chelsea

#556: USWNT Annual Review 2024

#555: USMNT Annual Review 2024

#554: Antonee ascendant, Gio goal, CCV & Trusty win a trophy

#553: USWNT v ENG & NED recaps

#552: WoSo — The roster for ENG & NED, plus a news rundown

#551: USMNT v Jamaica recap, St. Louis edition

#550: Alex Zendejas joins the pod

#549: USMNT v Jamaica recap, Kingston edition

#548: The roster for the games against Jamaica

#547: Takeaways from USWNT v Iceland & Argentina

#546: San Siro goalfest, Béticos love Johnny, Pepi brace

#545: USWNT v Iceland recap

#544: CL Review -- Pulisic olimpico, Malik as a 6, Weah rampant

#543: WoSo — 3 WNT games upcoming, full roster discussion

#542: Mexico v USMNT recap

#541: USMNT v Panama recap

#540: WoSo — Cat’s back, Lindsey bullies, Lily banger + a general run-down

#539: Pulisic, Pepi, Balo, Pax score + roster speculation

#538: Evan Ratliff on USMNT fandom, AI voice clones, Brek Shea

#537: WoSo — U20s fall in semis, Champions League underway, NWSL check-in

#536: Pochettino's first press conference, a reaction

#535: Poch IN, and USMNT v New Zealand

#534: USMNT v Canada recap

#533: Caleb Wiley joins the pod

#532: Morgan retires, XIs for the Canada match, U6 pool noodles

#531: WoSo — Our talent at the U20 World Cup, plus the new NWSL CBA

#530: September USMNT roster preview

#529: A quick youth soccer coaching chat with Will Parchman

#528: Watke breaks down Pochettino's philosophy (of life)

#527: WoSo — Gold Medal Celebration Pod

#526: Full USMNT transfer window rundown

#525: Olympics Gold Medal Match — USWNT v Brazil recap

#524: Champo & Eredivisie kick off, Tyler's coach search comments

#523: Olympics — USWNT v Germany recap

#522: Jordan Morris joins the pod

#521: Olympics — USWNT v Japan recap

#520: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v Morocco recap

#519: Olympics — USWNT v Australia recap

#518: Olympics — USWNT v Germany recap

#517: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v New Zealand recap

#516: Olympics — USWNT v Zambia recap

#515: Olympics — Under-23 USMNT v France recap

#514: The men's U20 roster with Marcus Chairez

#513: USWNT v Costa Rica recap

#512: Monday Review — The Copa final, the coach search & a Berhalter farewell

#511: USWNT v Mexico recap

#510: What the USMNT needs from a new coach

#509: WoSo — 5 things to think about ahead of the Olympics (plus a few more)

#508: Copa — USMNT v Uruguay recap

#507: The USWNT’s Olympic roster

#506: Copa — USMNT v Panama recap

#505: Panama tomorrow, striker controversy, what's wrong with Wes

#504: Copa — USMNT v Bolivia recap

#503: WoSo — Hayes the joy-bringer? Croix stunner, Tobin un-retires, etc.

#502: Concacaf & the Copa with Jon Arnold

#501: USMNT v Brazil recap

#500: USMNT v Colombia recap

#499: Folarin Balogun joins the pod

#498: USWNT vs South Korea (St. Paul edition)

#497: Bolivia, Panama & Uruguay backgrounders with Jon Arnold

#496: USWNT v South Korea recap (Commerce City edition)

#495: Patron questions on Copa -- 3 at the back, rotations, Giowatch, etc.

#494: Hayes era begins, report from training, Lyon falls to Barcelona

#493: Copa prep, Venezia's promotion push, Weah for right back

#492: Double roster pod -- Copa for MNT, June friendlies for WNT

#491: The Brickyard Battalion on the future of pro soccer in Indianapolis

#490: An American soccer fan backpacking in Europe

#489: WoSo — Centerback injuries, Hutton shines, and much more

#488: WoSo — Chelsea & PSG fall, no '27 WC, full NWSL rundown

#487: Report from Juve-Milan in Torino, plus weekend rundown

#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa

#485: John O'Brien joins the pod

#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics roster, young guns in NWSL

#483: USWNT v Canada recap

#482 — USWNT v Japan recap

#481: WoSo — Mal scores, Hutton shines, Hayes v Eidevall, Korbinghazi

#480: Nations League cool-down with Watke and Vince

#479: USMNT v Mexico recap

#478: USMNT v Jamaica recap

#477: Yunus Musah joins the pod

#476: The USMNT Nations League roster

#475: Gold Cup Final — USWNT v Brazil recap

#474: USWNT v Canada recap

#473: USWNT beats Colombia, full recap

#472: USWNT loses to Mexico, full recap

#471: Monday Review — Big goals for Cardoso & Richards, full pool rundown

W Gold Cup: USWNT v Argentina recap

W Gold Cup: USWNT v Dominican Republic recap

WoSo — Star Wars, Sauerbrunn and the 16-year-old

Quick reaction to the USWNT's Gold Cup roster

Gratitude, ambition and fatherhood with Diego Luna

Gio to Forest, transfer window wrap-up, Lindsey outrages America

WoSo — Hayes name-checks, USWNT first-choice XIs, UCL roundup

Some of the questions ahead of USMNT's next camp

#462: WoSo — Cat & Mal back soon, Fish strikes, Lily shines

#461: Monday Review — Pulisic, Wes, Tim ascendant, Richards at DM, etc.

#460: Annual Review — USWNT

#459: Annual Review — USMNT

#458: Mid-week action wrap-up with Greg

#457: Sports-Reference founder Sean Forman joins the pod

#456: Former pro referee & California refs administrator Juan Guzman

#455: USWNT v China recap (Frisco)

#454: USWNT v China recap (Fort Lauderdale)

#453: Natalia Astrain on USWNT challenges and opportunities

#452: WoSo — First roster of the Hayes era, China next week

#451: Trinidad & Tobago v USMNT recap

#450: USMNT v Trinidad & Tobago recap

#449: Monday Review — Camp begins in Austin, what to expect vs T&T

#448: November USMNT roster reaction

$447: Emma Hayes to take over USWNT (reportedly)

#446: A Michael Bradley retrospective with Watke and Bob Morocco

#445: WoSo — USWNT v Colombia recap No. 2

#444: USWNT v Colombia recap

#443: Tactical Manager joins the pod to talk grassroots

#442: WoSo — Colombia friendly tomorrow, XIs, play the kids

#441: High school Champions' League — how it works, why it matters

#440: USMNT v Ghana recap

#439: USMNT v Germany recap

#438: Ways to improve grassroots soccer

#437: WoSo — Fishel's smash debut, Shaw waits on Twila, Trin balls

#436: USWNT v South Africa recap 2.0

#435: Yunus starts, Wes shines, Balo misses, Tillman slumbers

#434: USWNT v South Africa recap

#433: The U17s and the talent pipeline with Hartman & Chairez

#432: A sports mediator on ways to resolve the Gio/GGG rift

#431: WoSo W-Day — Upcoming friendlies, NWSL home-stretch, Jaedyn Shaw

#430: USMNT v Oman recap

#429: USMNT v Uzbekistan recap

#428: Nine questions ahead of Uzbekistan

#427: Hugo Perez joins the pod

#426: Josh Sargent joins the pod

#425: USMNT roster reaction, press conference highlights

#424: WoSo — World Cup fallout continues, Jaedyn and Olivia balling

#423: Pulisic's debut at AC Milan, celebration pod

#422: Serie A preview (Pulisic, Musah, Weah & McKennie)

#421: WoSo — WC postmortem, turning the page, honesty about the prize money

#420: Mark McKenzie joins the pod

#419: World Cup — USWNT v Sweden recap

#418: World Cup — USWNT v Portugal recap

#417: World Cup — USWNT v Netherlands recap

#416: WoSo W-Day — USA-NED tonight, Rose's return, anthems

#415: World Cup — USA v Vietnam recap

#414: A USWNT primer for fans of mostly just the USMNT

#413: Gold Cup semifinal USMNT v Panama recap

#412: WoSo W-Day — 6 USWNT questions ahead of the Women’s World Cup

#411: USWNT v Wales recap

410: Gold Cup quarterfinal — USMNT v Canada

#409: Dave Sarachan joins the pod

#408: USMNT v Trinidad + the Monday Review

#407: Paul Kennedy joins the pod

#406: USMNT v St. Kitts & Nevis recap

#405: WoSo W-Day — More roster talk, a hat trick, an in-form CDM, CD players

#404: Monday Review mid-Gold Cup, transfer rumors, etc.

#403: USWNT World Cup roster, plus Gold Cup look-ahead

#402: John Tolkin joins the pod ahead of Gold Cup

#401: Tuesday Review — Sunday's celebrations, Balo, Gio, the midfield

#400: USMNT v Canada Trophy Recap

#399: Joe Scally joins the pod

#398: USA v Mexico recap, plus the Berhalter grenade

#397: Luca de la Torre joins the pod

#396: WoSo W-Day — Ertz concerns, Wash-LA report, Shaw balling

#395: Nations League preview, Messi

#394: U20 World Cup — USA v Uruguay

#393: WoSo W-Day — The cases for Demelo & Pickett, Soph’s underlying #s strong

#392: U20 World Cup — USA v New Zealand

#391: U20 World Cup — USA v Slovakia

#390: Ty Keough on soccer in St. Louis, and the new MLS team

#389: U20 World Cup — USA v Fiji

#388: U20 World Cup — USA v Ecuador

#387: WoSo W-Day — USL's women's league, Coupe de France, NWSL catch-up

#386: The summer USMNT roster episode

#385: WoSo W-Day — Alyssa is good, Ertz settling in, Moultrie dime, ACL talk, boots on the ground in Chicago & Louisville

#384: Tom Bogert joins the pod

#383: USMNT v Mexico recap

#382: Quick USMNT-Mexico preview

#381: WoSo W'day — Int'l window wrap, player pool check-in

#380: USWNT-Ireland, second edition

#379: USWNT-Ireland recap — Swanson hurt, Ertz returns

WoSo W'Day — A goalfest in NWSL so far, Ertz anticipation, Korbin balling in Paris

#377: USA v El Salvador recap

#376: The bartender who scooped everyone on Balogun to Orlando

#375: Grenada v USMNT recap

#374: WoSo W'day — NWSL opening weekend, Cat’s health, prize money, etc.

#373: Roster reaction — Reyna & Pulisic back, Dike & Pepi in

#372: The USMNT roster for March

#371: WoSo Wednesday — W Gold Cup explainer, Alyssa scores, player of the year

#370: Monday Review — Leeds win, the search for a U17 gamechanger

#369: USWNT v Brazil recap

#368: WoSo Wednesday + USWNT v Japan recap

#367: USWNT v Canada recap

#366: USMNT roundup, aka "How Are We Feeling About All This"

#365: WoSo Wednesday: SheBelieves starts next week, Vlatko's a bozo

#364: Which U17 men's national team prospects to watch for

#363: Early USWNT history with Marty Mankamyer

#362: USMNT v Colombia recap

#361: Paul Arriola joins the pod

#360: USMNT v Serbia recap, plus Earnie Stewart out

#359: WoSo Wednesday — NZ takeaways, codeine, Kornieck agendas

#358: New Zealand v USA recap (the second leg)

#357: New Zealand vs USA recap

#356: TV talk! New deals for USSF & MLS, John Ourand helps us sort through it

#355: A window-by-window overview of what's ahead in 2023

#354: WoSo Wednesday — Time for Vlatko to coach, the NWSL draft, full pool report

#353: Joe Machnik joins the podcast

#352: What we learned about our players at the World Cup

#351: A draft of USMNT prospects and late-bloomers for 2026

#350: Netherlands v USA recap

#349: The Netherlands on Saturday, we keep celebrating

#348: Iran v USA recap

#347: Beat Iran and we're on to the knockouts

#346: Quick check-in with Arya Allahverdi of Gol Bezan

#345: England v USA recap

#344: Pre-England final check in

#343: World Cup Debrief — Wales a day later

#342: USA v Wales recap

#341: Final check-in; Wales looms

#340: Naomi Girma joins the pod, plus we break down the Germany friendlies

#339: What we can do to beat Wales

#338: A World Cup primer for general U.S. sports fans

#337: Monday Review — league play wraps, the World Cup is upon us

#336: The actual roster for the World Cup

#335: Leeds madness, Pulisic with Nippa, Weah at fullback

#334: The World Cup roster — our picks and Berhalter prediction

#333: Ten turning points since Couva

#332: Wales' strengths, weaknesses, politics and "Yma o Hyd" with Ryan March

#331: Historic Recap — England v USA, World Cup 2010

#330: Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico's chances at the World Cup with Jon Arnold

#329: CCV struggles, Reyna's fit, Pulisic's bright

#328: Reyna curler, McKennie header, a famous win for Pepi

#327: Who is on the bubble for Qatar and who is going

#326: Savannah DeMelo joins the pod

#325: Michele Giannone on Berhalter, the USMNT and much more

#324: Spain v USWNT recap

#323: Pulisic, Pepi & Sargent score. Weah, Musah & CCV return.

#322: England v USWNT recap

#321: Chris Richards joins the pod

#320: Jenny Chiu joins the pod

#319: Saudi Arabia v USA recap

#318: Japan v USA recap

#317: A USWNT check-up after Nigeria, before England

#316: The roster for the last friendlies before the World Cup

#315: Jimmy Conrad joins the pod

#314: Monday Review — Musah & Reyna persevere, Ferreira brace, Pepi debut & the Queen

#313: Reyna shines, a dive into CCV, and roster talk

#312: The ever-evolving World Cup roster picture

#311: World Cup lineup talk and lots of other Q&A

#310: USA v Japan (U20 Women's World Cup)

#309: Arya Allahverdi on Iran, player unrest, a starting XI & Iranian football

#308: USA v Netherlands (U20 Women's World Cup)

#307: USA v Ghana (U20 Women's World Cup)

#306: A first-hand account of a Sargent goal, plus the cost of USSF coaching licenses

#305: Keith Costigan on the USMNT, the World Cup & soccer play-by-play

#304: Who could still play their way on to the World Cup roster?

#303: Monday Review — Wes injured, Giovanni return, Aaronson balling

#302: C.J. Sapong interview

#301: Niko Tsakiris interview

#300: USWNT v Canada recap, and we're going to the Olympics!

#299: USWNT v Costa Rica recap

#298: USWNT v Mexico recap

#297: USWNT v Jamaica recap, and we're going to the World Cup!

#296: USWNT v Haiti recap

#295: Kings of Concacaf! U20s v Dominican Republic recap

#294: We're going to the Olympics! (U20s v Honduras recap)

#293: USWNT v Colombia recaps

#292: U20s v Costa Rica recap

#291: U20s v Nicaragua recap with Bob Morocco

#290: U20s v Cuba recap with Bob Morocco

#289: Quick preview of the women's Concacaf Championship

#288: U20s v Canada recap

#287: U20s v St. Kitts recap

#286: U20 player pool rundown ahead of Concacaf Championship

#285: El Salvador v USA recap

#284: USA v Grenada recap

#283: Tuesday Review — All our enemies are in the mud

#282: USA v Uruguay recap

#281: USA v Morocco recap

#280: Morocco & Uruguay look-aheads, Velasquez on the roster

#279: Equal pay & a June roster preview

#278: Interview with Mikey Varas, U.S. men's U20 coach

#277: A World Cup year USMNT to-do list

#276: Monday Review — Dad tweets, striker watch, endless dual nat panic

#275: Hypothetical lineups, the offside rule, and late-season club stakes

#274: Up-and-comers roundup with Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez

#273: A USWNT change of guard? Eh! We'll see.

#272: Meg Swanick on away qualifiers, binoculars, team chemistry

#271: West Coast Check-In with Jay Hernandez

#270: Call-in show with Jon Arnold and Watke

#269: Zach Lowy on Vizela, Portuguese football & the transfer market for U.S. players

#268: A roster snapshot with 7 months 'til the World Cup

#267: Monday Review — Iran, Doha, frostbite, Black Friday, England (a little)

#266: Costa Rica v USA recap (WCQ14)

#265: USA v Panama recap (WCQ13)

#264: Mexico v USA recap (WCQ12)

#263: Jon Arnold previews MEX, PAN & CRC

#262: Judgment Day Roster Reaction & Lineup Talk

#261: An interview with former U.S. Soccer official Nico Romeijn

#260: Which players have under- and over-performed in qualifying?

#259: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 2: November and January

#258: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 1: September & October

#257: Monday Review — Wes out, Pulisic good, Pefok scores again, Sir Charles drags the USMNT

#256: Six USMNT storylines we’re tracking in MLS

#255: John Muller, soccer analytics writer for The Athletic UK

#254: Interview with Eryk Williamson

#253: Herdman’s secret plans & Berhalter’s last interview

#252: Interview with Jay Hernandez

#251: Monday Review — Signs of life from Pulisic, striker watch, fullback watch

#250: USMNT transfer window recap

#249: Monday Review — Reyna’s return, Walker’s goal celebrations, Aaronson’s spot

#248: USA v Honduras recap (WCQ11)

#247: Tuesday Review — Honduras pre-game, Canada rumination

#246: Canada v USA recap (WCQ10)

#245: USA v El Salvador recap (WCQ9)

#244: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold

#243: Monday Review — The qualifying window is upon us

#242: Roster Reaction

#241: Monday Review — Pepi starts, Dike debuts, Sargent gets a W

#240: Interview with Luca de la Torre

#239: The roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

#238: Monday Review — Thriller in Rome, Pepi’s debut, DeJuan Jones & Alex Mendez

#237: Interview with Vince Ganzberg on coaching youth soccer

#236: Monday Review — Puli v Liverpool, Pepi to Augsburg, Dike to West Brom

#235: Annual Review 2021

#234: Jonathan Gómez interview

#233: Monday Review — McKennie returns, calendar year records, coolness

#232: USA v Bosnia recap

#231: How to solve the midfield sans MMA, plus a look ahead to Bosnia

#230: Monday Review — Dest’s rough patch, bing bong, Ledezma’s return, etc.

#229: Monday Review — Marsch out, Gio in training, Konrad v Brenden, Matt v Zack, etc.

#228: The December camp roster

#227: Belated wrap-up of the U20 Revelations Cup

#226: The dual national dilemma with political scientist José Marichal

#225: Monday Review — St. Paul in February, new Top 40, leaked kits

#224: Monday Review — Pulisic False 9s, McKennie flies, the Busio Discourse

#223: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ8)

#222: More Dos a Cero revelry + the rest of Concacaf with Watke

#221: USA v Mexico recap (WCQ7)

#220: Quick US-focused USA-Mexico preview

#219: Mexico and Jamaica previews with Jon Arnold

#218: Monday Review — Big win for Adams, Tuchel wants Pulisic to control his emotions

#217: State of the men's youth national teams and upcoming U20 camp

#216: The November WC qualifying roster

#215: Monday Review — Wes scores again, Scally shines, Brooks gets a new coach

#214: TSS Crossover Part 1 — USMNT questions galore

#213: Office Hours, Vol. 5 — U20 camp, Captain Turner's Rebellion

#212: 9 things we learned in the last international window

#211: Office Hours, Vol. 4 — Songs and chants, Pepi, chess, nicknames, etc.

#210: USA v Costa Rica recap (WCQ6)

#209: Office Hours -- Is the USMNT fanbase the worst in the world?

#208: Panama v USA recap (WCQ5)

#207: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ4)

#206: Office Hours, Vol. 2 — Jamaica gameday, Busio song, legislatures, etc.

#205: Jamaica, Panama & Costa Rica previews with Jon Arnold

#204: October Window Rotations

#203: Office Hours, Vol. 1 — Live roster reaction, the golden age of piracy, etc.

#202: The October Qualifying Roster

#201: TSS x Scuffed Crossover Part 2

#200: Buzz Carrick on all things FC Dallas

#199: Grant Wahl on covering the Octagonal

#198: Monday Recap

#197: Honduras-USA recap (WCQ3)

#196: USA-Canada recap (WCQ2)

#195: El Salvador-USA recap (WCQ1)

#194: Michael Lewis on away qualifiers in Concacaf

#193: The September roster, rotations and exhortations

#192: September World Cup qualifiers roster projection

#191: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold

#190: The dual national dilemma with Herc Gomez

#189: USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final recap

#188: USA-Qatar recap

#187: USA-Jamaica recap

#186: USA v Canada recap

#185: USA v Martinique recap

#184: USA-Haiti recap

#183: A transfers rundown and the Gold Cup group

#182: Gold Cup roster reaction

#181: Gold Cup roster wishlist and projection

#180: A Nations League sh*thousing review w/Watke

#179: USA-Costa Rica recap

#178: USA-Mexico recap

#177: USA-Honduras recap

#176: Switzerland-USA recap

#175: Now is a good time to pay attention to the U.S. men’s national team

#174: Switzerland Roster Reaction, and the big summer ahead

#173: Patron questions on strikers, Berhalter competence and NT logistics

#172: The Big Summer Roster Episode

#171: Catch-up week, Chris Richards, Justin Che and Caden Clark

#170: Nine U.S. players to watch this MLS season

#169: Nine USMNT takeaways from the March window

#168: Friendly — Northern Ireland v USA

#167: Olympic Qualifying — the play-in game vs Honduras

Episode 166: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Mexico

Episode 165: Friendly — USA v Jamaica

Episode 164: Olympic Qualifying — USA v the Dominican Republic

Episode 163: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Costa Rica

Episode 162: European Camp roster discussion

Episode 161: Olympic qualifying preview

Episode 160: The Olympic Qualifying Roster

Episode 159: A check-up on the first-choice up-and-comers

Episode 158: February USMNT Top 40

Episode 157: The T&T friendly, and a 3G mind-reading exercise

Episode 156: January Camp/European Campaign check-in

Episode 155: How one proud Mexican-American became a USMNT fan

Episode 154: A January Camp Battle Royale

Episode 153: Sell sell sell! MLS's pleasant evolution

Episode 152: USA v El Salvador

Episode 151: El Salvador preview

Episode 150: December Camp

Episode 149: Interview with Chris Clark, Caden's dad

Episode 148: USA v Panama, Concacaf in Austria

Episode 147: Wales v USA — the full treatment

Episode 146: How we line up against Wales and Panama

Episode 145: Emergency Pod! The best USMNT roster ever

Episode 144: November USMNT camp roster projection

Episode 143: USMNT vs El Tri, position by position

Episode 142: The copy-paste USMNT cohort and Savior Committee concepts, revisited

Episode 141: McKennie, Adams & Reyna shine, so let’s talk Berhalter’s midfield

Episode 140: The September USMNT Top 40

Episode 139: Big weekend ahead for Yanks abroad

Episode 138: McKennie to Juve, Weah returns, and an MLS youth bonanza

Episode 137: Tutul Rahman on the USL-MLS transfer market disconnect

Episode 136: Nine young Americans worth watching in USL

Episode 135: Way too early projection of the Summer 2021 rosters

Episode 134: Return of the Future Draft, where we pick XIs of un-capped U23s

Episode 133: A bunch of MLS is Back scouting reports

Episode 132: A starting XI on Berhalter’s revised template from January

Episode 131: Christian Pulisic is good at soccer

Episode 130: Return from COVID and a Bundesliga rundown

Scuffed Vol. 129: Interview with Ken Richards (father of Chris Richards)

Episode 128: A deep dive on the U20 player pool

Episode 127: TSS-Scuffed Collaboration part two -- Tyler Adams interpreting the #6 role and the USMNT's top scorer in 2020

Episode 126: The Olympic qualifying roster — this time (the player pool) is different

Episode 125: MLS is back! A domestic rundown

Episode 124: A March rosters breakdown

Episode 123: What’s John Pranjic’s problem with American soccer?

Episode 122: The February USMNT Top 40

Episode 121: USA v Costa Rica, and Berhalter plays some kids!

Episode 120: Abel Meszaros — a European view on Americans in the Bundesliga

Episode 119: Ten good things that just happened for the USMNT

Episode 118: Brian McBride, a January news glut, and the “need-a-move” crew

Episode 117: January Camp! A new roster and a fresh batch of patron questions

Episode 116: Taking stock of the year for the USMNT

Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 40

Episode 114: Young Americans in MLS season wrap-up with Matt Doyle

Episode 113: Cuba 0, USA 4, and a wrapup of the int’l window

Episode 112: USA 4, Canada 1, and a new defensive shape

Episode 111: USA v Canada, a referendum on Berhalter only in our minds

Episode 110: Roster and XIs for Canada and Cuba, and a whole bunch of listener questions

Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World Cup postmortem

Episode 108: U17 World Cup — USA v Japan review

Episode 107: A primer on some of U.S. Soccer’s dysfunction, including its problem with Latinos, from Mike Woitalla

Episode 106: U17 World Cup — USA v Senegal review

Episode 105: A 5-step (at least) plan for Berhalter to rescue his tenure as USMNT coach

Episode 104: Canada 2, USA 0, and Berhalter takes the USMNT to a new low

Episode 103: USA v Cuba review

Episode 102: Projecting the U17 World Cup roster

Episode 101: Projecting the Nations League roster, and an interview with Orange County SC GM Oliver Wyss

Episode 100: An interview with LAFC academy director Todd Saldaña

Episode 99: The September USMNT Top 40

Episode 98: USA v Uruguay, the friendliest of friendlies

Episode 97: USA v Mexico recap, and Berhalter's stubbornness

Episode 96: USA v Mexico preview -- how to attack El Tri & how to use Dest

Episode 95: Berhalter announces his roster for the September USMNT friendlies

Episode 94: The roster for the upcoming Mexico and Uruguay friendlies

Episode 93: Earnie Stewart’s new job, Kremlinology, and 4 young players Berhalter should call up soon

Episode 92: A new monthly USMNT player pool Top 40, and several listener questions

Episode 91: An early look at the player pool for the *next* U20 World Cup cycle

Episode 90: An interview with Raphaël Wicky, coach of the U.S. U17 men's national team

Episode 89: 17-yr-old LA Galaxy right back Julian Araujo joins the pod

Episode 88: Club status run-down for the European USMNT pool

Episode 87: A Gold Cup postmortem and look forward