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PODCAST

Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Adam Belz and Greg Velasquez

An in-depth show about the U.S. men"s national soccer team, the players who could one day make it better, and American soccer in general.

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All Episodes

01:25:07

#500: USMNT v Colombia recap

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2024/06/10

Greg and Belz work through the shellacking in Landover. Full timeline and analysis of a fairly normal performance for 60 minutes that turned into complete slapstick for the final 30 minutes.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince, emergency pods, call-in shows, and access to our Discord server where they can participate in live call-in shows: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

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00:29:30

#499: Folarin Balogun joins the pod

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2024/06/08

Folarin Balogun, the striker for the USMNT and AS Monaco, joined Watke and Sanjay Sujanthakumar for a conversation yesterday. Outstanding stuff.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince, plus emergency pods and call-in shows. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and our full catalog of historic recaps, plus right of first refusal on our next Scuffed trip to Europe:

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01:02:52

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

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2024/06/05

Greg and Belz on the heavily rotated side that faced South Korea a second time, our struggles this time to play through the middle and the lack of viable alternative approaches, the flip-switching moment when the first-choice attacking group came on, and then, of course, Lily Yohannes's glorious debut, at 16 years of age.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week

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01:03:08

#497: Bolivia, Panama & Uruguay backgrounders with...

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2024/06/04

Jon Arnold, one of the nation's leading Concacaf scholars, joins the pod to talk about the USA's group at the Copa America: Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay. As is our custom we strayed from the agenda and discussed the Columbus Crew's loss to Pachuca in Champions Cup, why Mexico isn't a global power in soccer. But the core of the episode is backgrounders on the USMNT's group opponents in this upcoming tournament. No huge surprises but you will surely be able to impress at cocktail parties with a little

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01:04:46

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

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2024/06/03

Greg and Belz recap the 4-0 win over a non-threatening but reasonably well-organized South Korea side. Mal Swanson is fully back, the ladies are playing soccer at pace with the ball on the deck, and while it wasn't anywhere close to perfect, the Emma Hayes process seems like something we can trust.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince

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01:02:13

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

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2024/05/30

Greg and Belz try to respond to a whole raft of questions from subscribers across the country. What about 3 at the back? How will Tim do versus Vini if he plays right back? Which player will improve his stock in the transfer market this summer? What is the problem with Gio at his clubs? Who do we match up against the best? Should we expect to make the semis? And much more.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of

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01:10:14

#494: Hayes era begins, report from training, Lyon...

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2024/05/29

Tara, Vince and Belz relay some intelligence from training in Boulder, Colo., Horan and Lyon fall to Barcelona in the Champions League final, lots of NWSL action to summarize and some key USWNT players coming back to health.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added patron-only content that’s available every Friday

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01:00:24

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

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2024/05/27

As usual, the last Monday Review of the month goes on the public feed. Vince, Watke and Belz discuss Copa America preparations across the nation, Venezia's promotion run, the right back situation including Tim Weah's performance at RWB over the weekend, and much more.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added patron-only

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00:48:52

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

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2024/05/22

Greg and Belz discuss the major questions facing Berhalter as the UMSNT prepares for a wonderful slate of games in June and early July, and then talk about the major questions facing Emma Hayes ahead of two early June friendlies and the Olympics later this summer.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private

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00:57:38

#491: The Brickyard Battalion on the future of pro...

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2024/05/16

David Ziemba and Kyle Jeanor, the president and secretary of the Indy Eleven supporters group the Brickyard Battalion, join Belz to catch us up on the latest from Indianapolis, where the USL team's stadium plans are on hold after the mayor and Major League Soccer started discussing bringing in a new franchise with new ownership and a different stadium plan. Very much an evolving situation, but Ziemba and Jeanor help sort it all out. Progress has been made.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons

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00:31:28

#490: An American soccer fan backpacking in Europe

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2024/05/16

A quick chat with Otis Lyons, a young guy from the Bay Area who has been traveling in Europe and North Africa, watching USMNT players at their home clubs, for the past two months. He visited Gaga Slonina's home club for a home game, saw Balogun at Monaco, Juve-Milan in Turin, Johnny at Osasuna in Pamplona and many more games in various places. Meanwhile he ran a marathon in Tunisia and ran into a snag in Belgium. We met him on the Scuffed Italy trip and thought it'd be fun to catch up a couple weeks

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01:07:00

#489: WoSo — Centerback injuries, Hutton shines, and...

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2024/05/15

Vince, Tara and Belz recap the NWSL action from the weekend, Tara gives her list of centerbacks who she'd like to see called up for June, Cat getting a lot of assists in England in a short period of time, Claire Hutton balling out for the Current in Kansas City, and much more.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added

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01:20:22

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

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2024/05/02

Tara and Vince captain the ship in Belz's absence. Full rundown of the action that matters for the U.S. Women's National Team.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added patron-only content that’s available every Friday. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of

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01:14:27

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

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2024/04/29

Vince, Watke and Belz on the Monday Review, which is available on the public feed because it's the last Monday of the month. Sign up on our Patreon to get the Monday Review every week, delivered to your phone, plus access to the Discord server and lots of other stuff. Belz reports from Turin, where a Scuffed-hosted trip to Italy started on Saturday just in time for the Juventus-Milan match. Plus lots of other stuff to discuss: Johnny looking good again, Venezia in a promotion push, Paxten Aaronson's

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00:39:54

#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa

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2024/04/25

Greg and Belz dig in on several scenarios for replacing Dest at the Copa America, the biggest tournament we'll have between 2022 and 2026. Lots of possibilities, lots to discuss.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made:

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00:54:41

#485: John O'Brien joins the pod

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2024/04/18

The former Ajax and USMNT midfielder, a key player in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal run, joins Belz for a conversation that touches on, among other things, how the Dutch trained total football in the late 1990s, playing for Bruce Arena, the goal v Portugal, some of the innovative stuff John is working on in his psychology practice in Colorado, and the extent to which club academies have a responsibility to develop not just soccer players but whole people and functioning adults.———Subscribe to

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01:19:49

#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics...

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2024/04/17

Vince and Tara report on their visit to lovely Columbus for the She Believes final victory over Canada, a rundown of the best young talent in NWSL, and Olympics roster discussion.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added patron-only content that’s available every Friday. Patrons also get access to our private Discord

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01:00:24

#483: USWNT v Canada recap

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2024/04/10

Another She Believes trophy for the cabinet. Some good progress in this camp, a midfield setup that works, and we now look forward to the real beginning of the Emma Hayes era.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made:

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01:10:26

#482 — USWNT v Japan recap

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2024/04/08

Hey! A giant leap forward from the soccer we watched at the W Gold Cup last month. Combinations, lots of chances, Mal Swanson back from with the NT and as dynamic as ever, very little created by Japan (a good team) outside the first 30 seconds. Full recap/celebration of a very good performance as the Olympics draw near.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with

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00:54:22

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

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2024/04/01

Lots of European and NWSL action to catch up on, Korbin Albert's TikTok reposts and her long-range strikes for PSG, Mallory Swanson scores, Sam Coffey scores, Claire Hutton shines, and potential XIs vs Japan on Saturday.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a run-down of club action for national team players every week with Watke and Vince. We have recently added patron-only content that’s available every Friday. Patrons

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