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USA Soccercast

For fans of soccer in the United States. We will cover the U.S. national teams, the players, the leagues, and everything that makes American soccer great, good, and in need of serious improvement. Follow all our links at https://linktr.ee/usasoccercast!

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17:15

#110 - Preparing for the Nations League Finals

USA Soccercast ·

2023/06/12

The Concacaf Nations League Finals begin this week in Las Vegas, and we quickly preview the tournament for the who passed away over the weekend after a motorcycle accident. Ben was a friend of the show and his loss is a big one for the Nashville and U.S. Soccer communities who knew him well. We here at Stars & Stripes FC pass along our condolences to Ben’s family and those in his various communities who are mourning his loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:43

#109 - Messi to MLS? It’s actually happening!

USA Soccercast ·

2023/06/09

Lionel Messi is coming to Major League Soccer! It’s a major moment in the history of the league and we have to discuss it on Episode 109! There were some people who wrongly thought that this would never happen, but Messi to Inter Miami is now a reality. And it has already made a major impact on the profile of the league, to add to the wave of excitement that soccer fans all across the country have that arguably the greatest to ever do it comes to our shores. We discuss what we know about the deal,

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17:28

#108 - The interim replaces the interim

USA Soccercast ·

2023/05/31

The USA Soccercast is back with Episode 108 to recap a busy day in U.S. Soccer! The left his post for a new club job, and BJ Callaghan will replace him for the Nations League Finals and the scheduled domestic friendlies against Germany and Ghana for the October international window. We discuss some history between the United States and those two teams as some quality opponents come to our shores to boast the fall schedule. After the break, the Men’s U-20s are at the U-20 World Cup and are through to

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24:14

#107 - Folarin Balogun commits to the USA, USL Super...

USA Soccercast ·

2023/05/17

The USA Soccercast returns with Episode 107 to celebrate the commitment of a Balogun! Folarin Balogun completed his one-time switch to represent the USA Soccercast! You can find us on Podbean and Linktree, including all of our affiliate links with Fanatics and the MLS Store. And, for any topic suggestions, please send questions to USA Soccercast at Gmail dot com or tag us on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#106 - A Women’s World Cup bid and a new sporting...

USA Soccercast ·

2023/05/04

The USA Soccercast returns with Episode 106! The U.S. Soccer Federation recently linked with the Mexico federation to launch a joint bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. They also finally made their hire of Matt Crocker as the federation’s new sporting director. The 2027 Women’s World Cup bid came during the USA Soccercast! You can find us on Podbean and Linktree, including all of our affiliate links with Fanatics and the MLS Store. And, for any topic suggestions, please send questions to USA

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#105 - Gold Cup Draws and Continental Clásicos

USA Soccercast ·

2023/04/18

The USA Soccercast is back with Episode 105! On this episode, the occurred last Friday, and today we learned the venues for the we get ready for that match. We take a look at the roster and give a quick preview of who to watch for when the two teams take the field tomorrow night. It should be a fun one in Phoenix. Don’t forget to follow the USA Soccercast! You can find us on Podbean and Linktree, including all of our affiliate links with Fanatics and the MLS Store. And, we want to do a mailbag

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18:48

#104 - USWNT prepares to face the Irish

USA Soccercast ·

2023/04/07

The United States Women’s National Team enter their final friendlies before the Women’s World Cup roster is announced, and we discuss the current roster and upcoming matches on Episode 104 of the USA Soccercast. The 26-player roster in camp, including a few surprise returners like Julie Ertz and Casey Krueger. However, with this being the final international window before the World Cup roster is named, it leaves us with questions about who has the inside track to making the roster and who appears to

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26:03

#103 - Messi to MLS? It ain’t happening

USA Soccercast ·

2023/04/06

The USA Soccercast is back with Episode 103, and we’re discussing a topic that has been on the minds of many over the past few weeks and months: will Lionel Messi actually come to Major League Soccer? I’m here to throw cold water on the idea that Messi will end up at Inter Miami, and there are several reasons why, but many of them center around money. Vast amounts of money, enough to make Scrooge McDuck say “that’s a lot of money!” MLS has been doing its best to keep the name of the league attached

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15:26

#102 - Reviewing the new USWNT jerseys

USA Soccercast ·

2023/04/03

The new released the new 2023 home and away jerseys late last night, and we’re here to discuss them on Episode 102. The USWNT will debut the home jersey this weekend against Ireland, while the Fanatics and MLSStore.com! You can use those affiliate links to purchase the new USWNT kits (there’s a one week initial window to order, so hurry over!) or if you want your MLS team’s latest gear. And, all purchases using that link also benefit this show, so head on over to get yourself kitted up! Don’t

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#101 - Welcome to the USA Soccercast!

USA Soccercast ·

2023/03/31

As many of you know, back in late January, the Stars & Stripes FC Podcast was among many entities that were a part of the layoffs by SB Nation and Vox Media. We address the future of the show on Episode 101, which serves as both an introduction and a re-introduction. The date of the podcast’s separation from the SB Nation Podcast Network had originally been the end of February, but that date was pushed back to today. And today’s as good a time as any to announce that we’re changing the name of the

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#100 - Breaking down the Concacaf Nations League changes

USA Soccercast ·

2023/02/28

The Concacaf Nations League is undergoing some format changes starting in September, and on a milestone 100th episode of the SSFC Podcast, we dive into what those changes are and what it means for the USMNT. The format changes to the Nations League sees League A expand to 16 teams starting in September. They are also adding a quarterfinal leg that is a two-legged, home-and-away format. However, this format change sees the top 4 teams in Concacaf, including the USMNT, skipping the group stage and

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#99 - USWNT make SheBelieves statement

USA Soccercast ·

2023/02/24

The United States Women’s National Team made a statement over the February international window with three wins to capture their 6th SheBelieves Cup title. We discuss the ramifications on Episode 99 of the SSFC Podcast. The USWNT may have shown the world that despite some of their struggles and all of the injuries, they’re still the favorites to win this summer’s Women’s World Cup when they put it all together. Mallory Swanson is carrying the scoring load so far in 2023, but the team also answered

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22:22

#98 - Looking back on Black American soccer history

USA Soccercast ·

2023/02/22

A couple of weeks ago, we retold some of the international Black soccer history stories that were among our favorites on the SSFC Podcast. On Episode 98, we bring you the American stories that we’ve done for Black History Month that were among our favorites. This week, we have 8 stories that we briefly discuss and why the stories were important to tell: Kim Crabbe being the 1st Black woman called into the USWNT Sandi Gordon becoming the 1st Black woman to earn a USWNT cap An interview we did

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#97 - SheBelieves serves as a major USWNT test

USA Soccercast ·

2023/02/16

The United States Women’s National Team have a major test over the next week as they take on Canada, Japan, and Brazil in the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. We preview this tournament on Episode 97 of the SSFC Podcast. The 23 players who will compete in the tournament for the USWNT are basically the same set of players we’ve seen over the past few months. With Rose Lavelle out for the first match due to a knock she picked up in training this week, the midfield will have even more questions as they presumably

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#96 - Reliving some famous Black History stories

USA Soccercast ·

2023/02/10

Over the course of Black History Month every year, we’ve done our best to write stories of those players and moments that deserved to be told to a wider audience. Sometimes, it’s good to look back and relive some of those stories, and we do that on Episode 96 of the SSFC Podcast. There are 6 stories that we look back on, either because they were important moments or a cross section of how Black culture and soccer go hand in hand. Those stories are: Bob Marley and how his love for music was equaled

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#95 - Wrapping January Camp for Leeds United States

USA Soccercast ·

2023/01/31

January Camp has wrapped for the United States Men’s National Team, and we discuss what fans should take from the camp on Episode 95 of the SSFC Podcast. The USMNT had friendlies last week against Serbia (2-1 loss) and Colombia (0-0 draw), but while the results on the field weren’t great, it was a chance for some players in their first national team camp to have an opportunity to show that they can be a part of the player pool moving forward. We use that opportunity to push back on Herculez Gomez’s

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#94 - Copa America arrives, Earnie Stewart departs

USA Soccercast ·

2023/01/27

Big news has dropped over the past couple days, and we discuss it on Episode 94 of the SSFC Podcast. The announcement today that the 2024 Copa América will be hosted in the United States is part of a major collaboration between Concacaf and CONMEBOL that includes joint participation in the 2024 Copa América, 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, and a newly created “final four” style club competition. We discuss the competitions and what it means for both confederations. After the break, U.S. Soccer is set to

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#93 - A word on the Pod’s future

USA Soccercast ·

2023/01/21

The SSFC Podcast received some grim news today, as did dozens of people in the various SB Nation communities. This morning, I received an email from SB Nation’s higher ups that let us know that the company, along with its parent company Vox Media, would be undergoing some layoffs as well as other cuts. Unfortunately, those cuts included the end of support for the Stars & Stripes FC Podcast as of February 28th. There were several SB Nation team sites that were also told that their support and funding

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#92 - USWNT ready to take New Zealand to the Max!

USA Soccercast ·

2023/01/13

The United States Women’s National Team have two friendlies next week against New Zealand, and we discuss their upcoming matches on Episode 92 of the SSFC Podcast. The USWNT are getting a look at two of the stadiums they will call home during the 2023 Women’s World Cup, and will do so by taking on one of the co-hosts to jump start the year. The USWNT called in a roster of 24 players, and we go through who made the trip to Auckland and Wellington: Goalkeepers (3): Adrianna Franch (Kansas City

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#91 - Berhalter vs. Reyna: The breakdown

USA Soccercast ·

2023/01/09

What a week! The Gregg Berhalter-Reyna family scandal rocked the U.S. Soccer world, and we have to recap it on Episode 91 of the SSFC Podcast. The events of last week involving USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter being put under investigation for a 1991 domestic violence incident and then finding out it was Danielle and Claudio Reyna - Gio’s parents and ex-national team players - that gave U.S. Soccer the information took the internet by storm. It was important to recap the entire timeline, starting

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