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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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00:48:43

Episode 85: Gold Cup — USA v Curaçao

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2019/07/01

The USA faced a composed, savvy Curaçao side in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. We take a look at the game while airplanes fly overhead and children shout in the background. It’s a busy week at Scuffed HQ. Apologies. Scuffed is on Patreon and we're trying to ramp up the patron-only content to make patronage even more worthwhile. It only costs $2 per month to support the podcast at the base level: https://patreon.com/scuffed

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00:39:36

Episode 84: Gold Cup — USA v Panama review with Henry...

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2019/06/27

Henry Bushnell, a sportswriter for Yahoo Sports who covers soccer regularly, joins to break down the USMNT's final group stage match at the Gold Cup. Rotation, rotation, rotation. But did we learn anything? Check out Henry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HenryBushnell Check out his takeaways on the Panama game: https://sports.yahoo.com/usmnt-panama-gold-cup-score-jozy-altidore-goal-025753805.html And check out his piece on the win over Trinidad:

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01:14:25

Episode 83: Gold Cup — USA v Trinidad review

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2019/06/24

You know the drill. Lengthy chances and scoring summary, followed by a series of thoughts on what the game taught us. In this case, we pose several questions and answer some of them. Scuffed is on Patreon and we're trying to ramp up the patron-only content to make patronage even more worthwhile. It only costs $2 per month to support the podcast at the base level: https://patreon.com/scuffed

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00:44:26

Episode 82: Gold Cup — USA v Guyana review

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2019/06/19

No spoilers! Except that Gyasi Zardes was in the starting lineup, Greg and Belz got loose for the game, and then they recorded real late at night. Thank you to Away Days Football for being our first sponsor! Check out awaydaysfootball.com and their very cool Mystery Kit product. You pay $25, you pick your jersey size, and a few days later you receive an official club jersey in your size from somewhere in the world. You don’t know where, or what club, until you open the package. It’s a mystery! And

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00:43:13

Episode 81: Interview with Eric Quill, head coach of...

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2019/06/17

FC Dallas has arguably the best academy in Major League Soccer. Four players who came through its doors were on the 21-man U.S. roster at the U20 World Cup in Poland. The national teams at younger age groups are peppered with Dallas kids. And now those kids are getting professional minutes at the ages of 16 and 17 with North Texas SC, the franchise's gateway to MLS first team minutes. The coach of that team, which is 7-1-2 in USL League One, is Eric Quill, the guy who identified Chris Richards from

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01:38:59

Episode 80: U20 stock report, and the USMNT stumbles...

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2019/06/12

Velasquez and Belz go through the U20 World Cup roster in detail and assess each player’s performance, their likelihood of breaking into the USMNT and the likely timing of that breakthrough, when applicable. Then we talk about the 3-0 loss to Venezuela rumors (later confirmed) of Tyler Adams’ absence, and the general crappiness that prevails at the senior level ahead of Tuesday’s Gold Cup opener vs Guyana. Scuffed is on Patreon and we're trying to ramp up the patron-only content to make patronage

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01:01:33

Episode 79: U20 World Cup — USA v Ecuador review with...

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2019/06/08

No spoilers! Doyle, senior writer for MLSsoccer.com, joins me to break down the quarterfinal showdown with the South American U20 champions. Scuffed is on Patreon and we're ramping up the Patron-only content. GIFs are ok there! And it only costs $2 per month to support the podcast at the base level: https://patreon.com/scuffed

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00:48:39

Episode 78: Stock down! For almost everyone! But not...

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2019/06/06

Greg and I break down the Gold Cup roster, talk as quickly as possible about the 1-0 loss to Jamaica, and move on briskly to the U20 World Cup. Scuffed is on Patreon and we're ramping up the Patron-only content. GIFs are ok there! And it only costs $2 per month to support the podcast at the base level: https://patreon.com/scuffed

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00:55:24

Episode 77: U20 World Cup — USA v France review with...

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2019/06/04

No spoilers! Joining me to break down the Round of 16 match is Franco Panizo, a New York-based reporter who covers the USMNT, MLS and all things American soccer for SBIsoccer.com and other outlets. Franco's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrancoPanizo Thank you to Away Days Football for being our first sponsor! Check out awaydaysfootball.com and their very cool Mystery Kit product. You pay $25, you pick your jersey size, and a few days later you receive an official club jersey in your size from

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00:44:22

Episode 76: U20 World Cup — USA v Qatar review with...

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2019/05/30

This is going to be more encouraging than you think. Brian joined me from his car, in the middle of a New Jersey thunderstorm. He made a good point about McKenzie starting at right back and projected a starting XI that will have you psyched for Tuesday. And Scuffed does have a Patreon. We are always excited to add more pledges and are working toward a goal of 200 patrons, at which point we will do a run of rad Scuffed t-shirts: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Find Brian Sciaretta on Twitter:

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01:04:46

Episode 75: U20 World Cup — USA v Nigeria review with...

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2019/05/27

The U.S. faced Nigeria in a game that was, if not must-win, at least a must-draw. The Total Soccer Show's Daryl Grove, a great friend of Scuffed since the beginning, took time to join Belz to break down the match. No spoilers here. Check out the Total Soccer Show if you aren't already a listener: https://www.totalsoccershow.com/ They're on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TotalSoccerShow?lang=en And Scuffed does have a Patreon. We are always excited to add more pledges and are working toward a goal

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00:49:14

Episode 74: U20 World Cup — Ukraine v USA review

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2019/05/24

No spoilers here, but we talk about the game and the game ahead against Nigeria. Tab trotted out a lineup with some headscratchers against a very tough and organized Ukraine side. Thank you to Away Days Football for being our first sponsor! Check out awaydaysfootball.com and their very cool Mystery Kit product. You pay $25, you pick your jersey size, and a few days later you receive an official club jersey in your size from somewhere in the world. You don’t know where, or what club, until you open

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00:56:00

Episode 73: Sorting through all these USMNT rosters,...

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2019/05/23

Velasquez makes his return to the pod. We’ve got the 40-man provisional roster for the Gold Cup and a summer training camp roster to discuss. Then we quickly preview the U.S. v Ukraine at the U20 World Cup on Friday. 0:30 Lots of names to sort though, but we spend the most time discussing the omissions, because we don’t know yet who will actually be on the USMNT Gold Cup roster. 25:00 Greg gives his preferred 23-man roster for the Gold Cup 40:05 U20s v Ukraine, Friday at 1:30 pm CT on FS1. The

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01:29:32

Episode 72: Deep dive on our U20 World Cup group...

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2019/05/14

Opposition research! This week we hear from journalists on three continents about the nations the U.S. U20s will face in the group stage in Poland. Vadim Furmanov, a Ukrainian-American living in North Carolina, spoke with me about Ukraine. Emmanuel Chinaza, a reporter in Lagos, spoke with me about Nigeria. And Babagol founder Uri Levy spoke with me from Tel Aviv about the Qatari U20s. I should mention up front that the audio from my conversation with Emmanuel is spotty in sections. I did my best to

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00:57:29

Episode 71: A U.S. U17s Concacaf group stage recap...

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2019/05/08

US Soccer Twitter legend @USMNTVideos joined the pod to help me recap the group stage at the Concacaf Championship for the U.S. U17s. This is the qualifying tournament for the U17 World Cup, Raphael Wicky’s first meaningful competition as coach, and a rare chance to see these players in international competition. We recap the three matches, and then look ahead to the rest of the tournament with our preferred first choice XIs. 0:30 intro and pleasantries 3:15 US v Canada recap 14:30 US v Barbados

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01:04:28

Episode 70: The U.S. U20 World Cup Roster (with or...

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2019/05/01

The U20 World Cup begins May 23 and the U.S. roster will drop in just over a week. Matt Hartman (@mattshartman) joins to chat about that roster — who we’d like to see on it, who’ll miss out, and why. You don’t want to miss Hartman’s 5 principles of a Tab-selected U20 World Cup squad. We then (pretty much) settle on a roster and an XI for the tournament. 0:30 Intro and Hartman’s 5 Principles of U20 World Cup roster selection 5:25 goalkeepers 12:00 defenders 30:00 midfielders 45:00 forwards 55:50

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01:23:36

Episode 69: GA Cup/MLS academies breakdown with Bobby...

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2019/04/27

Warshaw and Gass called much of Generation Adidas Cup from the booth, the spoke to a lot of the coaches, and they’re brimming over with thoughts about the tournament, which saw its first ever MLS academy winner in the Champions division. I joined them on Twitch last week to talk about it all, and recorded the whole thing, and published it essentially un-edited. It’s a conversation that veers from specific player assessments to the future of U.S. soccer development and back again. Scuffed being

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00:53:43

Episode 68: David Ochoa joins the pod, plus the U17...

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2019/04/25

Real Monarchs, RSL and U.S. U20 goalkeeper David Ochoa joins the pod to talk about how he learned to be a goalkeeper from his dad, his path from Oxnard, Calif., to Chivas, to Real Salt Lake, his decision to sign a Homegrown contract with RSL and how he practices saving Alex Mendez free kicks. Then Matt Hartman (@mattshartman) joins to talk about the USA’s U17 Concacaf Championship roster. Omissions, strengths, weaknesses, you know the drill. 0:30 David Ochoa 24:30 the U17 roster

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00:39:53

Episode 67: Chris Gloster on his year in Germany, the...

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2019/04/18

Chris Gloster, the left back for the Hannover U23s and the U.S. U20s, joins the pod to talk about his 2018 move to Germany, the transition to life there and his development as a player. He discussed in detail the outrageous racist abuse he suffered in an away match at VfB Lübeck on Wednesday and his reactions to it. At the end of the interview, he looked ahead to the U20 World Cup in Poland, which starts in late May, and talked about the vibe on a squad where many positions are still up for

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00:54:46

Episode 66: The USL pathway w/Darren Powell, plus...

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2019/04/11

San Antonio FC head coach and technical director Darren Powell joins the pod to talk about the signings of teenage attackers Ethan Bryant and Leo Torres to the club, the viability of USL as a pathway to elite professional soccer, and many other things. Then Belz goes solo on Brian Kleiban's ouster at the LA Galaxy, a big weekend for a few US U20s, and the signing of Danny Leyva. 0:30 interview with Darren Powell 38:30 Kleiban's ouster, and good weekends for Sebastian Soto, Alex Mendez and Richie

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