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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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00:46:37

Episode 125: MLS is back! A domestic rundown

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2020/03/04

A US-centric MLS opening weekend recap, plus a look ahead to USL opening weekend and some discussion of the USWNT U20s and the She Believes Cup.0:30 intro and dolphins4:10 Dallas — Ferreira, Pomykal, Tessmann, Cannon and Gonzalez15:00 Philly — McKenzie and Aaronson18:05 Seattle-Chicago — Leyva, Morris, Roldan, Mihailovic, Pineda22:55 RBNY-Cincinnati — Kyle Duncan and Frankie Amaya25:45 MLS short corners — Josef’s injury. Is MLS sabotaging El Tri? Bryce Duke. No Araujo or Ochoa. MNUFC wins at

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00:51:12

Episode 124: A March rosters breakdown

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2020/02/26

Olympic qualifying kicks off March 20 for the U-23s and the senior USMNT goes to Europe during an international window at the same time for friendlies against the Netherlands and Wales. Lots of moving parts. We try to sort out who might be on each roster.0:30 the roster for Olympic qualifying30:20 the roster for the March friendlies vs the Netherlands and Wales

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01:12:07

Episode 123: What’s John Pranjic’s problem with...

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2020/02/25

John Pranjic, the host of the 3four3 podcast, joins for a conversation about the need for promotion/relegation, his problem with most American soccer media, and the best USMNT XI right now. I made detailed shownotes for those who want to skip around.0:30 intro1:20 Pranjic injury news2:45 why he says “you don’t know” to people on Twitter7:35 is the problem ultimately the lack of promotion/relegation in U.S. soccer?10:40 does Pranjic really think only “yes-people” get to have power at USSF?14:00 why

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01:14:21

Episode 122: The February USMNT Top 40

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2020/02/14

There’s enough in here for everyone to find a few things to disagree with. Enjoy! (And yes, Gio Reyna made the cut.)We'd prefer that you listen so I won't post the whole list but here are a few rankings to give you a taste.8. Jozy Altidore21. Timmy Chandler32. Mark McKenzie38. Niko Gioacchini

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01:03:19

Episode 121: USA v Costa Rica, and Berhalter plays...

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2020/02/02

An 18-yr-old got a USMNT goal on his debut, another young attacker played quite well, and the U.S. beat an experienced Costa Rica side 1-0. We’ve been pleased with January Camp. We talk about all of that, plus Olympic qualifying.

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00:55:13

Episode 120: Abel Meszaros — a European view on...

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2020/01/28

Our guest today is Abel Meszaros, a newsletter writer, TV analyst and occasional guest on the Talking Fussball podcast whose specialty is German football. Abel does a weekly show for SportTV, the Hungarian network that carries the Bundesliga, and he breaks down the Bundesliga in DETAIL in his weekly newsletter Bundesliga Bulletin. He helped us make sense of where several Americans (not all of them) stand in Germany.AdamsMcKennieSargentReynaBrooksLlanezRichardsSotoChandlerAbel's Twitter:

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00:36:26

Episode 119: Ten good things that just happened for...

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2020/01/21

Tyler Adams dominant return to the RB Leipzig midfield and Gio Reyna's professional debut headline what's been a pretty encouraging run of news for the U.S. Men's National Team. We picked out 10 things.

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01:00:32

Episode 118: Brian McBride, a January news glut, and...

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2020/01/13

We run down the big news of the past couple weeks, including Brian McBride’s hiring as USMNT general manager and Josh Sargent’s great weekend, and work through a list of American players who need or could use a move right now.

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01:01:11

Episode 117: January Camp! A new roster and a fresh...

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2019/12/31

We discuss the January Camp roster from bottom to top and try to answer several questions from patrons on Patreon. Not a bad episode! Happy New Year and thanks for listening.

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00:54:09

Episode 116: Taking stock of the year for the USMNT

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2019/12/13

We wrap up the year — what went right, what went wrong, what went reasonably ok. Actually a lot of good stuff happened! Mostly with the player pool.

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01:01:58

Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 40

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2019/12/06

We choose our Scuffed Top 40 for December, the last one of the year. Pretty straightforward episode, we start with our #1 player in the pool and work our way down to a spitballed #30 through #40. In any case it’s a good chance to discuss player selection and take another good look at the player pool.

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01:30:05

Episode 114: Young Americans in MLS season wrap-up...

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2019/11/27

Who played, who played well, and who has a future with the USMNT? Freed from the constraints of things like “producers” and “brevity” and “Andrew Wiebe,” MLSsoccer.com analyst Matt Doyle joins the pod to go long on the young American player pool in the domestic league. We look back at 2019 and look ahead to 2020.(Yo! We forgot to mention Gianluca Busio! Major omission. Interesting young player at Sporting KC. My mistake for not having him on the list. I’d put him in the “who knows” category, for

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00:39:44

Episode 113: Cuba 0, USA 4, and a wrapup of the int’l...

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2019/11/21

A "professional" win in the Cayman Islands. Where do we stand now? Are we still trying to disorganize the opponent with the ball? Is that possible with the players Berhalter seems to prefer? Not our best work, but we try to get into these questions and answer them. Tom Marshall's piece on Fortuna FC, the south Florida club for Cuban defectors: https://www.espn.com/soccer/cuba-cub/story/3989260/amateur-club-fortuna-sc-gives-exiled-cuban-players-a-shot-at-glorysense-of-community

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01:07:39

Episode 112: USA 4, Canada 1, and a new defensive shape

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2019/11/17

The USMNT defeated Canada 4-1 on Friday. The big news is Berhalter dramatically adjusted his defensive tactics. Meanwhile, the boys still can't play out of the back. Dest is cap-tied. Lots to cover and we didn't get to it until a day late.

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00:47:45

Episode 111: USA v Canada, a referendum on Berhalter...

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2019/11/13

We do actually think of a couple tweaks Berhalter could make that would inject this game with some hope and joy. Before that we talk about Earnie Stewart’s assessment of Berhalter’s performance in comments to reporters, give a sense of what the Canadian player pool is up to these days, and discuss potential lineups for both teams on Friday. At the end we briefly discuss the U23 Olympic qualifying camp in the Canary Islands.

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01:11:57

Episode 110: Roster and XIs for Canada and Cuba, and...

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2019/11/06

We talk about who should start against Canada and Cuba, without tailoring our preferences to Berhalter’s tendencies, and then we read and try to answer several listener questions.0:30 opening thoughts and extended discussion of the roster and lineups for the upcoming games against Canada and Cuba.41:30 listener questions segment (IT’S REALLY GOOD)1:10:00 quick thoughts from Greg on the USWNT game against Sweden this weekToday’s sponsor is Humble Nut Butter, a company in Minnesota that makes premium,

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00:47:20

Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World...

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2019/11/04

The US U17s’ trip to Brazil was cut short on Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to the Netherlands. That’s it. We’re out, after a 4-1 loss to Senegal and a 0-0 draw with Japan. Scuffed regular Matt Hartman joins me to recap Saturday’s game and try to take something away from the tournament.- 0:30 opening thoughts and lineups- 6:15 scoring summary- 22:15 big picture takeawaysThe Earnie Stewart/Berhalter Brothers regime takes an L on this oneConcacaf qualifying was not good enough preparation for the

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00:33:47

Episode 108: U17 World Cup — USA v Japan review

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2019/10/31

Joe Lowery (aka @joeInCleats) joins the pod to talk about the US U17s’ second group stage match, this one against Asian champion Japan.

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00:30:11

Episode 107: A primer on some of U.S. Soccer’s...

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2019/10/29

Mike Woitalla, the executive editor of Soccer America, who broke the story about the Youth Soccer Diversity Task Force that includes almost zero people of Latino descent, joins the podcast. He discusses the “mind-boggling” omission on the diversity task force (still not rectified as far as we know), the purge that’s occurred in the men’s youth national team coaching ranks (including Tab Ramos’s exit to take the Dynamo job), and the lack of grassroots American soccer expertise at Soccer House.

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00:43:41

Episode 106: U17 World Cup — USA v Senegal review

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2019/10/28

Chris Russell, aka @watke_ on Twitter, joins to recap the USA's first group stage match at the U17 World Cup.

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