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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 55 - SOB 9 (feat. Jon Marks)

The Free Kick ·

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...

The Free Kick ·

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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51:12

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

The Free Kick ·

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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37:09

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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57:08

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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32:57

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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47:03

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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Episode 43 - Don't Go Inhaling Sulfur (feat. Jared...

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2020/06/23

Now that our Union Quiz/Trivia podcast is over why not give someone their debut on the podcast? Jared Nisly joins Todd to discuss how his Philadelphia Union fandom came about, along with his involvement in with the Sons of Ben as a Capo. As we all have stories about The Union's playoff win against The New York Pink Cows last year, nobody's story can compare what Jared went through last season. Jared also shares the insight on how he created Union Zoom Happy Hour, how he's able to pull guest such as

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33:50

Union Quiz Podcast Game 15 | First Place Match Up...

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2020/06/17

It's finally here! After starting this Union Quiz Podcast series 2 months ago, we've finally made it to the final! Rich has been "Mr. Consistent" in his last 3 games, while Michael started strong, but narrowly got by Ricky in his last game. We discuss Rich and Michael's thoughts in regrades to them making it to the final. We also discuss The Union's group draw for the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, and discuss probably the worst kept secret in Union history; which is Kevin Durant OFFICIALLY

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Episode 41 - We Want A Kevin Durant And Adam Booth...

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2020/06/11

Nope this is NOT the Union Quiz Final between Rich Lori and Michael Van Sant. This is a episode with one of the host of SOB: The Pod, the BEST capo in MLS, ADAM BOOTH! The last time Adam was on the podcast, Todd and him discussed the sighting of Kevin Durant and Jay Sugarman at The Wharf building in December, so it only made sense to have Adam back on the podcast. Before they get into the god stuff they discuss Adam's Philadelphia Fusion love, Drunk Union hour with The Cooligans, Alexi Lalas, and a

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38:10

Union Quiz Podcast Game 14 | Third Place Match Up...

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2020/06/05

Well guys just two more games to go and our first ever Union Quiz Podcast Series will be complete! In this third place game we have two guys who honestly made a strong push to be in the final. We have Ed "Fast on The Buzzer" Fagan v Ricky "USMNT Expert" Zellefrow go head to head in what started with early smack talking. Will the early smack talk for these two lead to an intense game? (of course it does!) Like always, we discuss the latest 'MLS in Orlando Tournament' news and give an update on Cory

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22:05

Union Quiz Podcast Game 13 | Semi-Finals Match Up...

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2020/05/30

Well folks we made it to the final semi-finals game, and this episode we see Michael Van Sant take on Ricky Zellefrow. These guys have been two of the fastest on the "buzzer" and it really will be anyone's game! We discuss the latest news in regards to MLS in Orlando, and how do we feel about the "Hockey Assist" rule in MLS. "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first question, if a contestant doesn’t

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42:26

Union Quiz Podcast Game 12 | Semi-Finals Match Up...

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2020/05/23

Well what a way to kick off this Memorial Day weekend with our first Semi-Finals game between Ed Fagan and Rich Lori. Rich has been a consistent perform his last 2 games with putting up 17 points a piece, while Ed has increased his score from 14 to 15 his last two games. One of these guys streaks will come to an end, but who will it be? We also discuss the latest bit of news in regards to the MLS "Orlando Tournament" and what Philadelphia Union Captain, Ale Bedoya thinks about the leagues plans.

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Union Quiz Podcast Game 11 | Round of 8 Match Up...

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2020/05/15

Well we've finally made it to the last game of the Rd. of 8! Honestly, I think we saved the best for last because in this episode we have two friends, Michael and Harry go head to head. Will Harry's mind games be enough to fend Michael off, or will Michael be able to stay, cool, calm and collected? As always, before we start the game, we started with a daily question which was discussing the proposed tournament for MLS down in Orlando! "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant questions and they

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Union Quiz Podcast Game 10 | Round of 8 Match Up...

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2020/05/11

We're back with our third match-up of the Rd. of 8, which is a match up that was probably the most anticipated out of the 4. In this match we see Ed and Mike who have years worth of Union knowledge storied inside there head. Before we talk part in the game we discuss a rumor that mentioned Ernst Tanner was shopping Kai Wagner back to Europe before COVID-19. "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first

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