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The Free Kick

Maryland"s Number One Philadelphia Union Podcast! The Free Kick is a weekly podcast hosted by Todd Lewis, in which he is joined by weekly guests that include MLS commentators and journalists from around the league. Each week consists of match previews, reviews, and news and rumors from around the league!

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Episode 75 - Losing To Chicago Would Be "That So...

The Free Kick ·

2020/10/27

Win out, and The Union are the 2020 Supporters' Shield Champions! To help Todd preview Wednesday's (10/28) Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire game, he was joined by Jeremy Mikula of The Chicago Tribune! With the Fire's latest game against The New York Red Bulls, Jeremy tells us what went right/wrong in that game. Jeremy also discusses, the terrible road form by Chicago, head coach Raphaël Wicky's playing style, key players for Chicago and lineups/score predictions. Introduction: [0:47-3:19]

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Episode 74 - Biggest Win In Franchise History...

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2020/10/26

With the stakes being as high as they ever were for The Philadelphia Union, they made sure to come out and make a statement against Toronto FC! (10/24) Todd was joined by Mike Thomas to talk about Jonathan Mensah signing a new long-term contract with the Columbus Crew, Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie finishing #1 and #3 in MLS's 22 under 22 rankings, and The Supporters' Shield being back on! They also discuss The Union's perfect night against Toronto and how it was The Union's most "complete"

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Episode 73 - Soulless Supporters' Shield Foundation

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2020/10/21

Not only was this last week crazy with the transfer of Brenden Aaronson to RB Salzburg and the Supporters' Shield getting canceled, but The Philadelphia Union beat New England (10/19) once again! Todd gives his thoughts on the moronic statements released by the Supporters' Shield Foundation, Brenden Aaronson's move to RB Salzburg being official and what stood out to him in The Union's game against The Revs! News: Supporters' Shield canceled for 2020: [1:39-16:09] Brenden Aaronson to RB Salzburg

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Episode 72 - Keep Your Foot On The Gas

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2020/10/19

This will be the fourth time this season that New England and The Philadelphia Union square off! Todd talks about what went right for New England against Montreal last Wednesday, 3 keys to victory for The Union, predicted lineups, and score predictions! Montreal Impact v New England Revolution: [2:06-7:59] Keys to victory for The Union: [8:00-11:48] Predicted lineups/score predictions: [11:49-15:10] Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKickPod

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Episode 71 - We're In The Playoffs, Relax

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2020/10/16

Even though The Union dropped points against DC United, they have qualified for the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 years! In what is a jammed packed episode, Todd discusses the latest Union rumors linking Sergio Santos with a move back to Chile and Kai Wagner leaving The Union at the end of the season. MLS starting up another reserves league and Jose Martinez not seeing any action with Venezuela. Todd gives his thoughts on this past Wednesday's (10/14) DC United v Philadelphia Union game in what he

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Episode 70 - Welcome Home In 2020

The Free Kick ·

2020/10/13

Who would've believed that we would actually be able to attend a Philadelphia Union game in person in 2020? That's exactly what happened for a little over 2000 Union fans this past Sunday as The Union took on The Montreal Impact! Todd gives his thoughts on the latest MLS news that includes, Federico Higuaín traded to Inter Miami from DC United, Ben Olson sacked by DC United, Cory Burke back with The Union, Mark McKenzie and Ilsinho win ToTW honors, and the whole El Brujo Venezuela mess. Todd also

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Episode 69 - Grass Or Turf (feat. Ryan Shute)

The Free Kick ·

2020/10/05

Well two weeks and The Philadelphia Union are at it again to take on FC Cincinnati (10/7)! To help Todd preview this match is someone well known in the Union community, Ryan Shute (Talk Doop with Ryan)! Todd and Ryan discuss what went wrong/right when The Union took on Cincinnati on the road, do you prefer grass or turf fields, what players for The Union need to step up and the 3 keys to a Union victory! Introduction: [0:45-3:11] First meeting between Cincinnati and The Union: [3:12-6:10] Grass

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Episode 68 - Totally Neutral

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2020/10/02

This Saturday is The Philadelphia Union's biggest game of the season against Toronto FC (10/3)! Todd breaks down what went right for Toronto v Columbus in their 3-1 victory, Toronto's temporary home, Greg Vanney's play style, and overall predictions! Toronto v Columbus: [1:30-5:15] Toronto's "home": [5:16-7:16] Greg Vanney: [7:17-10:23] Predictions: [10:24-18:40] Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKickPod http://thefreekickpodcast.com/

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Episode 67 - Higuaín Couldn't Do It On A Wet Night In...

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2020/09/29

Still undefeated at Subaru Park!! Even with the superstar line-up Inter Miami possess, they were no match for the homegrown talent of The Philadelphia Union! Todd gives the latest MLS news that includes, Seattle trading for Roman Torres, Matt Polster and Herber injury concerns for New England and NYCFC, MLS players refusing to go on international duty, Gerhard Struber named new coach of New York Red Bulls, Kacper Przybyłko and Anthony Fontana ToTW for week 14, The Union's remaining MLS schedule and

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Episode 66 - We're From Cincinnati, We Don't Need...

The Free Kick ·

2020/09/22

An episode unlike any other! With MLS's crazy schedule why not knock out two birds with one stone? The first half of the episode is Todd speaking about the latest Union news that includes Anthony Fontana and Mark McKenzie's earning MLS team of the week honors because of their performance against New England, Brenden Aaronson linked with RB Salzburg, and Kacper Przybyłko earning MLS team of the week honors for his performance against Montreal. Todd gives his thoughts on how he thought the

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Episode 65 - Anthony Fontana's Dainty Little Doop

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2020/09/14

What is with Anthony Fontana scoring goals against New England? Todd gives his thoughts on this past Saturdays (9/12) Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution game and discusses what went right and wrong on the night for The Union, including his thoughts on Ale Bedoya's post game conference. Todd has you covered with this weeks MLS news that includes, Gonzalo Higuain to Inter Miami, Blanco out for The year for Portland with a torn ACL, Argentina u23 Centerback, Nicolás Demartini linked with The

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Episode 64 - The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease (feat....

The Free Kick ·

2020/09/10

To help Todd preview the upcoming Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution game (9/12), he was joined by long time New England Revolution play-by-by voice, Brad Feldman! The 2020 season is Brad's 20th year working for The Revs in which his roles include, executive producer for all Revolution telecasts, heading content, operations, and production. Brad shares his story how he first got into play-play, thanks to Dallas Burn defender, Brandon Pollard, who gave Brad's play-play tape to longtime MLS

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Episode 63 - When You Lose, You Resort To Name...

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2020/09/07

Well, that victory over New York Red Bull marks the first win for The Philadelphia Union at Red Bull Arena since 2015. Todd is joined by Justin Friedburg to discuss the latest news circling around MLS that includes Sergio Santos's injury vs New York Red Bulls, Jacob Glesnes and Jim Curtin win MLS 'Team of The Week' honors, Michael Bradley out for a "few" weeks with MCL injury, and Atlanta United are looking to offload yet another DP player, this time, Ezequiel Barco. Todd and Justin also discuss

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Episode 62 - Organic Rivalries (feat. Matt Cia)

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2020/09/05

It's Red Bull week yet again! After both the Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls are coming off midweek loses, will either team be able to rebound this Sunday on September 6th? Todd is joined by Matt Cia, who is one of the host of the podcast "Post and Pints". Matt discusses how he first got into New York Red Bulls, what went wrong against DC United, not feeling confident in their striking options, reacting to Chris Armas getting fired, if Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls is a

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Episode 61 - No Plan B For The Union (feat. Ricky...

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2020/09/04

How are we feeling Union fans? Well hopefully not as bad as people on Union Twitter... Todd is joined by Ricky Zellefrow, who hit up Todd because he wanted to discuss why Anthony Fontana is used so little by Jim Curtin. Along with that, Todd and Ricky give their thoughts on the latest MLS news that includes Pity Martinez sold by Atlanta United, Gonzalo Higuain on the move to Inter Miami, Kacper Przyblko MLS 'Player of The Week', and Mark McKenzie linked with a move to Anderlecht. Of course, Ricky's

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Episode 60 - You've Got To Protect Your Home Turf...

The Free Kick ·

2020/09/01

It's been far too long since a guest has been on the podcast to help Todd preview The Philadelphia Union's upcoming game. Joining Todd to preview The Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union (9/2) is a guy you might have heard call college soccer games on the BIG TEN Network, or maybe you've heard him call CONCACAF and UEFA Championship games. He is The Columbus Crew Radio play-play announcer, Chris Doran! Chris talks about how he got his start calling college soccer games on the BIG TEN Network, and the

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Episode 59 - Seitz, Seitz, Seitz, Seitz, Everybody!

The Free Kick ·

2020/08/30

8 games into the regular season for The Philadelphia Union and we've yet to see a complete game by them! Well I suppose that doesn't matter if The Union keep getting results, and that's exactly what they did against DC United this Saturday (8/29). Todd, discusses news from around MLS that includes, former Philadelphia Union striker, Veljko Paunović, appointed new Reading FC manager, Reggie Cannon finally getting his Europe move, and Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie market value update! And as

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Episode 58 - You're Not Our Rival

The Free Kick ·

2020/08/27

Well, after The Philadelphia Union's 1-0 victory over The New York Red Bulls, that puts The Union on a 4 game win streak against the Pink Cows at home! Todd gives his thoughts on what stood out to him against The Red Bulls and what The Union should work on when they face DC United this Saturday. Todd also discusses - Jim Curtin talking about Matej Oravec going back to Slovakia to be with their u21 team, LAFC face a huge blow in Carlos Vela, and would Messi be a bigger impact to the league than David

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Episode 57 - Hopping On The DP Striker Train

The Free Kick ·

2020/08/23

Well, after The Philadelphia Union's 0-0 draw against New England to resume the regular season, this was a tough game to try and discuss. Even in the most boring games you can still find positives and negatives, and that's exactly what Todd, tried to do. Todd, breaks down the latest Union news that involves Jack McGlynn and Paxten Aaronson signing as homegrown players, Brenden, Mark and Andre named in MLS is Back best 11. In MLS news, St. Louis City SC is announced as the team name for the St. Louis

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Episode 56 - MLS is Back-Back (feat. Jordan Wiegand)

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2020/08/18

Well it has finally happened, Todd has FINALLY found another Union fan in Harford County other than himself and a few of his friends. Jordan Wiegand, of The Stoppage Time Soccer Show podcast discuss how he first got into The Union, playing soccer in Harford County, Maryland and his thoughts on The Union's MLS is Back tournament. Also discussed, is was our predictions for The Union in the regular season and what this Thursday's score prediction will be against New England. Introduction: Becoming a

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