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Mint City Soccer Show

A Charlotte FC podcast. We love Charlotte. We love soccer. We love Charlotte soccer. Listen for Charlotte FC and MLS news, the history of the beautiful game in Charlotte and interviews with folks who love Charlotte soccer as much as we do. Brought to you by the Mint City Collective, CLTFC’s supporters’ group.

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02:02:12

106: Jozwiak and Swiderski out. What's next for...

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2024/02/07

The big news out of Charlotte FC recently has been all about players leaving: Kamil Jozwiak, Karol Swiderski, Vinicius Mello and Guzman Corujo (?). What does that mean for CLTFC just a couple of weeks before the season starts? Special guest Vaughn Pollman joins Matt Swift and David Gusler to counteract the negativity you may be seeing on social media and give us some hope about what the team can accomplish this year.

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01:31:50

105: Stop freaking out

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2024/01/25

We're back! Well, two-thirds of us. Matt Swift and Corey Inscoe get back behind the mic to break down the latest Charlotte FC news, including: Kamil Jozwiak's future (or lack thereof) on the team Reactions from Dean Smith's Wednesday press conference And the biggest roster needs heading into the season We also invited our friend from Philly, José Nuñez, on the show to talk about the breaking front office news this week: CLTFC hired Tommy Wilson from the Philadelphia Union as

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01:37:02

104. Charlotte FC's new head coach, Dean Smith (LIVE!)

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/12/13

Matt Swift and David Gusler hop on a live show to discuss some Charlotte FC breaking news: We have a new coach! We discuss what impact Dean Smith could have on the organization, what to expect from him next season and how it could affect CLTFC's current roster. Then we take your questions, ask to be connected with Dr. Cookout and David gives a long speech about the power of air fryers and ... corn dogs?

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01:33:20

103. Friendsgiving

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/11/21

It's Thanksgiving week, so we decided to gather some friends around the table for this special episode. Matt Swift's good friends Steven Mueller and Donny Embleton (aka Fat Bird – don't worry, we get into that) joined him and Corey Inscoe to talk about we're thankful for, what we'd like to see in a new coach and what we hope for next season. Special thanks to our sponsor, Renegade GK, big thanks to Grow Mortgage for letting us use its beautiful uptown studio to record this

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01:16:44

102: Lattanzio out (LIVE!)

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/11/09

Charlotte FC parted ways with Christian Lattanzio Wednesday morning. So we felt it necessary to grab the mics, invite the one-and-only Vaughn Pollman on, and record a live episode about the news. Matt Swift, David Gusler and Vaughn discuss why Lattanzio is out, give their thoughts on who should be the next head coach and take a bunch of your questions.

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01:23:15

101. We're still not over it

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/11/07

It's been over a week since Charlotte FC lost its playoff match against New York Red Bulls – and the guys are still mad about it. Matt Swift, David Gusler and Corey Inscoe talk about the 5-2 loss, share some surprising stats from the season as a whole and look toward next year and what we hope to see in Year 3 for CLTFC.

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02:00:48

100. WE'LL DO IT LIVE! (w/Shawn McIntosh and Will...

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/10/17

Happy 100 episodes to us! Special guests Charlotte FC Chief Fan Officer Shawn McIntosh and Radio Play-by-Play Host Will Palaszczuk join Matt Swift, David Gustler, Corey Inscoe, Russell Varner and Vaughn Pollman for a very special 100th episode as we enter the final week of the regular season and reminisce about all that has happened over the past few years. Join us!

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01:24:29

99. It's not as bad as you think (LIVE!)

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/09/27

Four draws and a loss: Not exactly the form Charlotte FC was looking for as the Crown makes a push for the playoffs. In this episode (streamed live Tuesday night) Matt Swift and David Gusler talk about the recent form, give a realistic look at CLTFC's playoff chances, and discuss what changes need to be made for this team to improve next season.

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01:30:35

98. Charlotte FC vs. Philadelphia Union preview...

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/09/19

After yet another draw with D.C. United over the weekend, Charlotte FC have a quick turnaround with Philadelphia Union coming to town Wednesday night. To preview the match, Matt Swift invited the amazing José Nuñez, who covers the Union, to join him on this week's episode.

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01:21:00

97. Deja vu all over again (LIVE!)

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/09/08

Two matches, two late goals conceded, two draws. In this episode (broadcast live on YouTube), David Gusler and special guests Russell Varner and Vaughn Pollman take a look at Charlotte FC's draws against Nashville and Orlando City. Who is to blame for these late-game mistakes? How can the team avoid this in the future? And what do CLTFC's playoff chances legitimately look like? Join us as we try to find the answers.

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00:59:39

96. A new hope

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/08/29

Charlotte FC came out of the Leagues Cup break with a huge home win over LAFC. Matt and David break down the much-needed victory, discuss Christian Lattanzio’s … very different lineup, and look ahead to a big midweek home match against Orlando City.

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01:20:35

95. Zoran Krneta, Sporting Director of Charlotte FC

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/08/22

This week we have a special guest! Charlotte FC Sporting Director Zoran Krneta joined Matt Swift and David Gusler to take a deep dive into what it took to build Charlotte FC's roster over these first two seasons. We talk to him about how he built the initial team, the obstacles CLTFC overcame being a new team in MLS trying to recruit overseas and how he hopes to see the team build in going forward. It's a conversation you won't want to miss!

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01:16:42

94. The gang brings the tea

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/08/16

Special guest Matt Chantry joins David Gusler to talk about Charlotte FC's Leagues Cup run and exit at the hands of Messi and how this could impact the last stretch of the MLS season. We also answer your listener questions and start to think about who should (and shouldn't) be on CLTFC's roster next year. This episode was streamed live on YouTube, so for the full visual effect be sure to watch on our channel and tune in to future broadcasts:

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01:12:48

93. 3 points – what is this feeling?

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/08/01

Finally, something good to talk about! Charlotte FC dominated Necaxa 4-1 to move on to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup and looked as good as they have all season. Matt Swift and David Gusler break down the match, explain why the next game will be played in Texas, discuss the summer transfers so far and answer your listener questions.

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01:40:58

92. Charlotte is a bit Messi

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/07/18

This episode, we're going to spend most of our time talking about the big news in MLS this week – Charlotte FC's abysmal 2-0 loss to CF Montreal. Wait, there was other news? Good friend of the show Vaughn Pollman joins the crew to talk about where Charlotte FC goes from here, and, of course, we discuss the impact of Lionel Messi joining MLS and Inter Miami.

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01:35:22

91. Things are getting dumb

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/07/11

Another week, another frustrating draw for Charlotte FC. This time it came after the Crown took a 2-0 lead in the first half then conceded twice in the second half to draw FC Cincinnati 2-2. Why does this keep happening to Charlotte? Why do we keep messing with the lineup? Where is Ben Bender? So many questions and David and Swift try to answer them all this week. Stay tuned to also hear a little more about our new sponsor, Renegade GK!

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01:07:54

90. When a draw feels like a loss

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/06/27

Charlotte FC returned to Bank of America Stadium Saturday night and played CF Montreal to a frustrating 0-0 draw. Chances aplenty for the Crown, but nothing to show for it. Matt and David break down the match and also answer your burning listener questions. We also introduce a new member of the Mint City Soccer Show family: Renegade GK, our newest show sponsor! They make beautiful goalkeeper gloves – including the ones used at The Soccer Tournament this summer – and we're excited to be

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01:26:19

89. When a draw feels like a win

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/06/13

Charlotte FC and Seattle Sounders played to a wild 3-3 draw at Bank of America Stadium Saturday night, with Crown goals from Jaylin Lindsey (set up by an unbelievable touch by Karol Swiderski), Ashley Westwood and Patrick Agyemang. Matt and David break down the match, look ahead to an off weekend and answer your questions.

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01:14:24

88. "Sometimes we may be good, sometimes we may be shit"

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/06/06

Matt and David are back together to talk about ... another loss. Charlotte FC fell on the road to Columbus Crew 4-2, so the guys discuss what went wrong ahead of this weekend's home MLS match against Seattle Sounders. (Are the calls for #LattanzioOut getting louder?) Then we take a look at goal – who has been the better goalkeeper this year: George Marks or Kristijan Kahlina? And then, of course, we answer your listener questions.

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00:51:23

87. You win some, you lose some

Mint City Soccer Show ·

2023/06/02

A tale of two 1-0s. Charlotte FC beat LA Galaxy on the road Saturday, but lost in Philadelphia to a strong Union squad Wednesday. Matt Swift is back with Corey Inscoe to break down the two matches, discuss the positive (and not-so-positive) things we took away from the matches and, of course, answer your questions.

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