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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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01:02:28

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

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2021/10/05

Why was Michael Antonio invisible vs Panama in Kingston? Is Panama for real without Andrade and Carrasquilla? When is geriatric Costa Rica gonna give youth a chance? Lots to dig into from Jon Arnold, the journalist who writes Getting CONCACAF'd newsletter, on his second visit of the qualifying cycle to the Scuffed Podcast.0:30 intro4:00 Jamaica25:00 Panama34:00 Costa RicaHere's how to subscribe to Jon's newsletter:

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01:01:30

#204: October Window Rotations

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2021/10/04

Who should play in which of the three upcoming games? Who shouldn't? We sketch out a very malleable plan for that.Meg Linehan piece on sexual exploitation in the NWSL: https://theathletic.com/2857633/2021/09/30/this-guy-has-a-pattern-amid-institutional-failure-former-nwsl-players-accuse-prominent-coach-of-sexual-coercion/Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/X6tfzkM8XUBuy our merch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:05:01

#203: Office Hours, Vol. 1 — Live roster reaction,...

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2021/09/29

Chris Russell (aka @watke_) joins for a live roster reaction on the Discord, a dive into the philosophy of little brothers, a look at the first ever pirate and the ballad mongers who made him famous, several listener questions, several soccer-adjacent topics dealt with. Pretty good episode.contact: scuffedpod@gmail.com drop us a question at this link and we’ll try to answer it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJdevo3myfLQuaH5LwZRmahNTSimCwP3VQLLXu5I_yxZWfvg/viewform?usp=sf_linksupport

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00:51:25

#202: The October Qualifying Roster

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2021/09/27

We talk about who we'd like to see called up, and try to project who actually will be called up. Greg goes for a lean roster, Belz goes for the full 30-man roster. Berhalter's roster will come out mid-week.support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedjoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/X6tfzkM8XUbuy our merch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:08:11

#201: TSS x Scuffed Crossover Part 2

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2021/09/22

This is the second part of a more than two-hour collaboration with Joe Lowery and Taylor Rockwell. Part 1 is in the Total Soccer Show feed. For this episode we just kept that conversation going and answered a ton of listener questions about the USMNT, everything from "How concerned are you about Weston McKennie's dad's deleted tweets?" to "How do each of you attempt to evaluate and attribute individual versus system based errors?" Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the

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01:15:46

#200: Buzz Carrick on all things FC Dallas

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2021/09/17

The founder of 3rddegree.net, Buzz Carrick, who knows more about FC Dallas than anyone, joins to talk about Pepi, Pomykal, Ferreira, Che, the academy pipeline, the connection with Bayern Munich and the top young players coming up through the ranks. Lots of worthwhile insight.0:30 Pepi13:25 Pomykal19:40 Ferreira23:35 Che29:20 the FC Dallas academy in general49:25 academy up-and-comers1:04:35 3rddegree.net back storyYou can find the 3rd Degree website, podcast and Patreon, here:

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00:46:44

#199: Grant Wahl on covering the Octagonal

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2021/09/13

Wahl has launched a new Substack and he's cranking out podcasts, and short and long pieces, as he covers all 14 of the USMNT's World Cup qualifiers in person. He joins to talk about San Salvador, Nashville and San Pedro Sula, and going it as an independent after decades at the top of the soccer reporting pyramid.Subscribe to Grant's Substack: https://grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=postctaSupport Scuffed on Patreon:

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00:20:31

#198: Monday Recap

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2021/09/13

Jordan (our esteemed Discord moderator) joins Belz for a quick rundown of the club action in the player pool. These have typically been available only to patrons, but I might start putting them on the public podcast feed. We'll see. Consider this a trial balloon. The show was recorded live on Discord, where patrons are able to join in the broadcast in various ways.Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/X6tfzkM8XUBuy our merch:

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01:22:30

#197: Honduras-USA recap (WCQ3)

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2021/09/10

Berhalter disasterclass in the first half, followed by three good changes at the half and a rout of Honduras in San Pedro Sula. What a crazy night, with an 18-year-old Mexican-American from El Paso as the hero.0:30 preamble and the first half45:00 the second halfSupport Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/X6tfzkM8XUBuy our merch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:15:24

#196: USA-Canada recap (WCQ2)

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2021/09/07

First home qualifier of the cycle, in Nashville, Tenn. Trouble in Music City.Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/ayz9QekfeRBuy our merch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:12:58

#195: El Salvador-USA recap (WCQ1)

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2021/09/03

The USA men opened their World Cup qualifying campaign in San Salvador on Thursday night. Full look at the meta-interpretations, full timeline, and an assessment of the team under Berhalter now.Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/ayz9QekfeRBuy our merch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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00:39:30

#194: Michael Lewis on away qualifiers in Concacaf

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2021/09/01

Michael Lewis, the editor of Front Row Soccer and a reporting veteran of eight World Cups and seven Olympics, joins to talk about the USMNT playing away in Honduras, and other parts of Central America. He also discusses what it's like to cover these games, having done so himself in San Pedro Sula in 2001 and 2009.Michael Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoccerwriterLewis’s latest piece on World Cup qualifying:

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01:00:19

#193: The September roster, rotations and exhortations

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2021/08/26

Berhalter called up 26 players for the first three World Cup qualifiers of the 2022 cycle. The time has come! We discuss the selections (mostly pleased) and spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to rotate for three games in seven days. There will be lots of tough choices and on-the-fly conundrums but from the comfort of our desks in Middle America we have sketched out some possibilities.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedDiscord: https://discord.gg/ayz9QekfeRMerch:

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00:46:31

#192: September World Cup qualifiers roster projection

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2021/08/23

Who is Berhalter likely to select, who could be his cute selection, and who do we wish he'd select that he probably won't. The overlap between Berhalter's choices and ours is much heavier than it was in the past, because, as Greg puts it, the pool is increasingly "cute-proof."

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01:14:45

#191: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with...

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2021/08/17

The US faces El Salvador, Canada and Honduras in the first window of the Ocho, the first week of September. Jon Arnold, arguably the leading expert on Concacaf as a region, joins to help us understand these opponents before we try to get back to the World Cup, the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Recording this early to give folks plenty of time to consume the episode before Sept. 2.0:30 intro1:45 El Salvador29:35 Canada51:48 HondurasGetting Concacafed signup page:

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00:56:48

#190: The dual national dilemma with Herc Gomez

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2021/08/09

The latest news on the dual national front is that David Ochoa, the promising young Mexican-American goalkeeper who’s played for the US youth national teams since he was an adolescent and was the starter on the Olympic qualifying roster, is likely to switch and play for Mexico. Joining the pod to talk about the dual national dilemma is Herculez Gomez.Here's how to support the podcast...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedDiscord: https://discord.gg/ayz9QekfeRMerch:

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01:37:32

#189: USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final recap

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2021/08/02

The US men faced Mexico in the second tournament final in less than two months, with a B squad and frankly nothing to lose. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedDiscord: https://discord.gg/ayz9QekfeRMerch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:09:00

#188: USA-Qatar recap

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2021/07/30

The US faced the Asian champs in the semifinals of the Gold Cup. A well-organized opponent with ways to score goals. We came out with the same lineup that battled its way to a 1-0 win over Jamaica. Full breakdown, takeaways, timeline.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffedDiscord: https://discord.gg/HSUGJZhbztMerch: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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01:17:29

#187: USA-Jamaica recap

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2021/07/26

Back to the 4-3-3 with Sands, Busio, Hoppe and Dike getting the nod in a knockout quarterfinal in the Gold Cup. Full chronology and more. Scuffed merch available at https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/Support the podcast by becoming a patron and getting access to the Discord, where people are nice and the discussion is generally thoughtful: patreon.com/scuffed

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01:02:38

#186: USA v Canada recap

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2021/07/19

A two-striker setup for the first time in the Berhalter era! Yay! Plus we talk about injury replacements, and then suggest fantastical non-injury-related roster changes.Here’s the link to Half-space Merchantdeiss, the Scuffed store: https://my-store-11446477.creator-spring.com/

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