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

The Free Kick ·

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...

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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!

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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

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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

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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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Episode 55 - SOB 9 (feat. Jon Marks)

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2020/08/12

As The Union have a week and a couple days before they take on The New England Revs on August 21st, why not continue with our series that started the podcast? Todd was joined by longtime Union fan, Jon Marks, to discuss how he first got into the team and some amazing backstories from back in the day. Jon, also gives his thoughts on how The Union did in the MLS is Back tournament and what players stood out and surprised him the most. Jon also talks about his expectations for the regular season going

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Episode 54 - There's Always Positives In Negative...

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2020/08/08

Unfortunately The Union's run in the MLS is Back tournament was put to an end by Portland Timbers. But even with the disappointing result against The Timbers, you can still find positives from this game and from this tournament as a whole. Todd discusses, Union II firing manager Sven Gartung after 4 games, MLS updating their playoff teams from 9 teams per conference, to 8. Todd also talks about the two tuning points in the Union v Portland game that everyone is talking about, but also moments in the

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Episode 53 - Revenge For The Union Against Sporting...

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2020/08/01

Well if The Union wanted to squish their old demons against Sporting KC, then they did just that in their quarter finals victory in the MLS is Back tournament. Joining Todd for the first time this season to review a game were friends of the pod, Ed Fagan and Rich Lori. The guys discuss, Celtic's low-ball offer for Mark McKenzie, thoughts on the huge game Brenden Aaronson, Sergio Santos, Jose "El Brujo" Martinez and Ale Bedoya had against Sporting, and are The Union a better team than they were last

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Episode 52 - Shot Of Redemption For The Union (feat....

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2020/07/29

We've made it to match number 5 for The Union, which is their quarter finals match up against Sporting KC in the MLS is Back Tournament. Joining Todd to preview the match is Andy Edwards of Talkin' Touches, which is a Sporting KC based podcast, and when Andy isn't talking soccer, he can be caught streaming Football Manager! Andy breaks down Sporting KC's first 4 games of the MLS is Back tournament, in which he talks about weaknesses of this Sporting side, the strength of the team and how we can

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Episode 51 - Leave It To Bruce Arena To Blow A...

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2020/07/27

1 Down and 3 more to go for The Union! Todd dives into the latest news this week around MLS that includes, Atlanta United firing manager Frank De Boer after a poor showing at the MLS is Back tournament, Charlotte going with the most surprising name in MLS, MLS's tentative plan for the regular season after MLS is Back tournament, and Hoffenheim, SC Freiburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach are in for Aaronson; along with Celtic and an unnamed Belgian club. Todd also gives his MOTM

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Episode 50 - Rubiel Vazquez Conspiracy (MLS is Back...

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2020/07/22

After a long 2 weeks, The Philadelphia Union have finally ended the group stage of the MLS is back tournament; with their last match ending in a 1-1 draw verse Orlando City. Todd breaks down the latest bit of news going around MLS that includes, The Union trading for Nathan Harriel's MLS rights, Inaugural seasons for Charlotte, St. Louis and Sacramento pushed back and St. Louis name announcement August 13th. Todd also gives his thoughts on which Union players stood out to him against Orlando,

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Episode 49 - The Refs Get Worse & Worse Every Year...

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2020/07/17

In this very, very special episode Todd is joined by Philadelphia Union Center Back, Aurelien Collin. Aurelien speaks on being apart of last seasons record breaking Union team and what it was like facing off against his old team, The New York Pink Cows. Aurelien gives his opinion on who he believes is his best dressed Union teammate, what life has been like in the MLS is Back "bubble", along with his thoughts on the inconsistency of VAR in the league. We wrap this episode up with some listener

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Episode 48 - Red Wine & Arepas: How Football is...

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2020/07/15

In this very special episode, Jordan Florit joins the podcast once again to discuss his upcoming book, 'Red Wine & Arepas: How Football is Becoming Venezuela’s Religion'. Now if you listened to the podcast back in August of 2019, you'd remember Jordan came onto the podcast to discuss his Kickstarter campaign in hopes of getting backing so he could publish his book. Well I'm proud to announce that Jordan was able to get the backing from many people around the world and he has started shipping his

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Episode 47 - All We Need Is One Superstar (feat. Jay...

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2020/07/13

To help break down The Union's second opponents in the MLS is Back tournament, Todd is joined by Jay Kington of Inter Miami Podcast. Jay breaks down what exactly went wrong for Miami against Orlando City in their opening game, and whether or not star man Rodolfo Pizarro will be fit enough to start against The Union. Jay also discusses how we can expect Inter Miami to line up Tuesday night, what tactics we can look for against The Union, and his prediction for this game. Introduction: [1:23-6:13]

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Episode 46 - Saves By Dre (MLS is Back Tournament -...

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2020/07/10

After a long 4 months we finally got to witness Union soccer! The Union spring back into action with a 1-0 victory over NYCFC in their first MLS is Back game. Todd breaks down the latest MLS news from the leagues plans on resuming the regular season in mid/late August, Charlotte set to announce MLS name come late July, Nashville SC withdrawing from the MLS is Back Tournament and The Union's new schedule. Todd also gives his thoughts on Andre Blake, Mark McKenzie and Jose "El Brujo" Martinez's

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Episode 45 - We're Closer To Finding A Cure For COVID...

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2020/07/07

Well welcome back to "normalcy", where Todd interviews a quest of the opposing team that The Union are facing to review that upcoming game. Joining this week is Andrés Emilio Soto who is the owner of NYCFC Nation. Andrés has been covering NYCFC since the beginning, whether that's through blogging or podcast, you can beat that he'll be covering the team. We dive into how Andrés acquired NYCFC and his plans on relaunching the podcast. Andrés gives his thoughts on the whole 'MLS is Back' tournament and

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Episode 44 - I Know A Guy Who Creates Shin Guards...

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2020/07/03

Well, it's not every day that you get the pleasure speaking with someone who has played in a World Cup! Todd was joined by the Founder and CEO of Kings Pro, Oscar Reyes. Oscar shares what his experiences were like playing college soccer at UCLA. What it was like to play with former Union players, Kyle Nakazawa, Amobi Okugo, and Chandler Hoffman while all of them attended UCLA. Oscar also opens up about representing the US National Beach Soccer Team at the 2019 Beach Soccer World Cup, along with

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