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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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00:57:15

#631: Monday Review — Focus on Tillman, Weah,...

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2025/09/22

Vince and Belz recap the weekend action. Tillman vs Scally & Gio. Tim scores a beauty at Real Madrid but is he thriving on the left wing for Marseille? Richards showing signs of turning into a big player. Tanner enjoying what amounts to a 12-month bar mitzvah at Lyon. And much more.Clips of all of what we talk about available to $5 and higher patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/139501128?pr=true&cr=trueSkip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus

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00:48:44

#630: The U20 World Cup roster with Marcus Chairez

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2025/09/19

Cole Campbell, Diego Kochen and Peyton Miller are present and accounted for. Marcus joins to discuss who's exciting, who could make up a good starting XI, what factors lead to translating U20 success to the senior team, and much more.Marcus on Twitter: https://x.com/ussoccercoll His website where he writes a lot about USMNT prospects: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more

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01:11:11

#629: Post-window wrap with Jason Davis, plus the...

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2025/09/15

Vince and Belz go the distance with one of the deans of American soccer broadcasting, Jason Davis. Covered everything from the Byzantine World Cup ticket-purchasing process to the meaning of Balo's performance vs Japan, three at the back, whether Gio's jogging is a problem, and who gets called for Poch's first-choice midfield. Patrons get a full extra hour: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138971878?pr=true&cr=trueHere are some links to Jason's stuff...The Best Soccer Show:

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01:11:37

#628: USA v Japan recap

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2025/09/11

Greg and Belz celebrate a solid victory, a sensible defensive shape that sparked the attack, and a bit of a coming out party for Folarin Balogun.Clip Notes, a video of the events from the timeline, for $5 subscribers on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138690417Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get access to Clip Notes, a video of key moments on the field we discuss on the show, plus all

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01:23:09

#627: USA v S. Korea recap

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2025/09/08

Belz and Vince talk through the action, the contrast in minutes at striker, the problems we caused ourselves with our defensive shape, and our inability to adjust in-game, and whether a better list of call-ups solves anything (we think it does).Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get access to Clip Notes, a video of key moments on the field we discuss on the show, plus all patrons get access to our

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00:21:45

#626: Sebastian Berhalter joins the pod

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2025/09/05

Vince and Sanjay sat down with USMNT and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter on Friday morning to talk about his rapid rise to the national team, growing up ias U.S. soccer royalty, whether his dad would have been able to give him the same opportunities he's gotten under Poch, whether he'll get to take set pieces in this window, and a lot more. Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get

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01:00:26

#625: Look-ahead to Japan with Ryo Nakagawara

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2025/09/05

Ryo Nakagawara, the author of Shogun Soccer, a detailed newsletter focused on the J-league and Japanese national team, joins Belz to talk about a likely lineup for Tuesday's game, where the goals and the holes are, the state of the Japanese men's national team, it's long-tenured coach, fan culture in Japan and lots more.Shogun Soccer: https://www.shogunsoccer.com/ Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also

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00:48:00

#624: Look-ahead to South Korea with Steve Han

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2025/09/03

Steve Han, a longtime Goal.com reporter and now FIFA's content lead for South Korea and the host of YouTube channel FairPoint Football, joins Belz to talk about soccer in the Korean Republic, Son's move to LAFC, what the 2002 run meant for the sport in the country, and of course, who's likely to make an impact in the game on Saturday.Fairpoint Football on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fairpointfootballSteve on Twitter: https://x.com/realstevescores Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon

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01:09:34

#623: Balo, Sarge come in hot, Poch visits Ohio...

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2025/09/01

Charlie Boehm returns to join Vince and Belz for the Monday Review. Seattle's triumph over Inter Miami leads us off, then Balogun and Sargent come into camp in form, and lots more after that, including a big win for Tyler at Tottenham.CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: https://www.scuffedhq.com/store Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get access to Clip Notes, a video of key moments on the field we discuss on the

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01:30:49

#622: Grassroots Pt. 4 — Listener Q&A with Jim Harte...

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2025/08/28

Why not tell kids to "space out"? Can you teach 7-yr-olds to defend? What to tell your intimidated 4-year-old? How to progress from U6 to U12? We wrap up this series with a bunch of listener-submitted questions and comments, and Mike and Jim (and Belz) responding to those. Lots of good ones, and this was a fun one to record. Respect and gratitude to Mike and Jim for their service to the game. Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes

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01:14:06

#621: September roster preview with Greg Velasquez

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2025/08/25

Greg, Vince and Belz convene to discuss the soon-to-be-released roster for the upcoming friendlies against South Korea and Japan, and Greg classifies each position into Locks, Poch Favorites, All Eyes on You, and Shrugs. We work our way through who's going to get called up bc he absolutely should, who Poch WILL call up, and who might deserve it but may not get the phone call. Lots of news to sprinkle throughout, including Reyna to Gladbach, Balo's very encouraging first start of the season, Pepi's

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00:58:34

#620: What happened to the FC Dallas pipeline? With...

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2025/08/21

Buzz Carrick, the founder of the 3rd Degree, the Dallas soccer blog and podcast, joins Belz to explain why the pipeline of elite talent at FC Dallas, once so full, has stopped producing (at least for a little while). Detailed conversation about a multi-faceted phenomenon with a guy who knows the pipeline from valve to valve.3rd Degree blog: https://3rddegree.net/Podcast: https://3rddegree.castos.com/And here you can join the 3rd Degree patreon, where you get Buzz's "burns," which we discuss on the

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01:12:06

#619: Pulisic documentary fallout with Meg Swanick,...

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2025/08/18

The venerable Meg Swanick joins Belz and Vince to talk through the Pulisic & Weah vs the pundits news cycle, plus a full rundown of the weekend action.https://swandive.substack.com/Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get access to Clip Notes, a video of key moments on the field we discuss on the show, plus all patrons get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog

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01:10:17

#618: Grassroots Pt. 3 — How to coach rec soccer with...

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2025/08/14

Foxes & Hounds! Sharks & Minnows! High Fives! Pinecones! We’re getting into the nuts and bolts of helping little kids learn to master the soccer ball with Mike Idland, a college women’s soccer coach in New York state who’s spent a lot of time working with rec soccer and club coaches, and has been a huge help to Belz in his rec soccer efforts. Lots of practical stuff here to cap off this series of interviews on youth soccer.Here’s Mike’s brief and excellent U6 training plan:

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01:27:14

#617: Doug McIntyre, USMNT reporter for Fox Sports,...

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2025/08/11

Doug, Belz and Vince talk about Poch's summer of (resetting) the vibes, when the wave of enthusiasm about the World Cup will hit (soon), where Johnny Cardoso stands, whether Sebastian Berhalter really has a better chance of making the WC roster than Gio Reyna, Doug's early years as a soccer reporter, what several other players have to do to make the World Cup squad, and much more. Then we run through the weekend news faster than we ever have on the Monday Review, including Dest's belter and Aidan

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01:02:30

#616: Grassroots Pt. 2 — Jim Harte on how kids engage...

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2025/08/07

Jim Harte is one of the people really fighting to grow soccer in America and he’s spent most of his life working with kids, working in the trenches of helping them learn to love the game. He's a six-time high school soccer state champion in Florida as a coach, and was simultaneously an elementary physical education teacher and club soccer coach for decades in the Tampa area. He’s also the founder of the high school champions league, and he’s the perfect bridge between Tom Byer and the third episode

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01:07:32

#615: Monday Review — Dest Supercup winner, Leagues...

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2025/08/04

Vince, Belz and Charlie Boehm talk through all the latest transfer news, Dest's winner against Go Ahead Eagles, the upshot of all this Leagues Cup action, a full transfer news rundown, and how bad is it really for a player to be one-footed?Clip Notes for $5 members and up on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135726380?pr=true&cr=true In case you missed it, Watke and Scuffed have parted ways. It's the end of an era at Scuffed. We made the announcement here:

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01:14:49

#614: Grassroots Pt. 1 — Tom Byer on soccer starting...

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2025/07/31

The best soccer players all have one thing in common. They learned to love the soccer ball at home. Tom Byer, a former pro in Japan whose book “Football Starts at Home,” is probably known to many of you, is a passionate advocate not just for early childhood ball mastery, but also for the critical importance of the parent-child relationship in skill development, and the knock-on benefits for kids of learning to focus on the ball.In a couple weeks we (Belz and at least a couple of the grassroots

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01:02:57

#613: Monday Review — Eintracht Frankfurt in...

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2025/07/28

Vince and Belz recap the news from the weekend. That includes Eintracht Frankfurt's friendly in Louisville, where Vince watched Pax and interrogated Dino Topmuller, plus the upcoming USL League Two final, Sargent's decision to spurn Wolfsburg, Parma's ongoing negotiation for Gio, and much more.And Clip Notes are back: https://www.patreon.com/posts/clip-notes-july-135172956Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or

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00:56:52

#612: Henry Bushnell on what Poch is thinking & where...

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2025/07/24

Henry Bushnell, one of the key figures in the USMNT press corps, joins Watke and Belz to talk Poch vs Pulisic, what the coach is actually interested in (culture), and a lot more. Send us a voicemail: www.speakpipe.com/ScuffedPodcastSubscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vince. Patrons also get access to some video of clips we discuss on the show, our private Discord server,

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