The Soccer Journal Podcast

01:14:27

USMNT youth breaks through, turbulent times for local...

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2026/10/06

The extra-long FIFA international break finally nears its end, with New York City FC set to return to league play, but before it's time to preview a next MLS match, Michael Battista joins the usual trio of hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh to discuss a trio of other topics.First, the United States men's national team, specifically the national team debuts of local Red Bull New York products Julian Hall and Adri Mehmeti, and the general excitement around the next generation

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01:51:03

The Blueprint: How Man City's 115 charges could...

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2026/09/30

A guilty verdict is now confirmed for Manchester City FC in the 115-charge case brought against it by the English Premier League over violations of the league's financial rules.In this episode of The Blueprint, hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore try to get to the bottom of how this massive development for City Football Group's biggest club will impact its sister team in the United States, New York City FC. The 115 charges have hung over Manchester City since 2023, but there's finally a ruling

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01:00:06

Another frustrating NYCFC finish, a new era for the...

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2026/09/29

Hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh are officially no worse for wear after hunkering down for the nor'easter, but they've got lots of ground to cover when discussing the latest setback in this New York City FC season of setbacks. The 2-2 draw against less-than-stellar, less-than-full-strength Atlanta United FC was more of the same, though not in a good way, for NYCFC and for coach Pascal Jansen. Players inexplicably switching off at bad times, individual errors resulting in

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01:16:54

Double the trouble as NYCFC drops the derby, drops...

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2026/09/22

The mood is grim in the wake of the 1-0 loss to Red Bull New York in the Hudosn River Derby, with hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh wondering if New York City FC will even manage to make the MLS Cup Playoffs at this point.Doubting is easier to do now that NYCFC is outside of the playoff places after a stretch with one win from nine MLS matches played. First, the conversation focuses on what went so wrong in the loss to the Red Bulls: The James Sands error, yes, but also

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01:06:28

NYCFC ends the streak, Luighi looks legit, all eyes...

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2026/09/15

Finally, there's a new episode of this podcast that starts off with a discussion of a New York City FC win.A winless streak reached its final stop in Utah thanks to a set-piece wonderstrike from Nico Fernández Mercau and another goal from striker loanee Luighi, who might be playing his way into must-buy territory. Hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh also spend time on the important subplot from the 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake: the return of Alonso Martínez. There's reaction

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01:12:43

The good and bad from another NYCFC draw heading into...

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2026/09/08

This episode of The Soccer Journal Podcast kicks off with discussion of a positive result in what's still a negative moment for New York City FC, as host John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh weigh the mixed bag that was a 0-0 draw at home with league leaders Nashville SC.The good: It was a clean sheet, the first NYCFC kept in months, so there's praise for the defensive work and talk of the importance of Thiago Martins, who was healthy and out there for all 90 minutes against Nashville even after

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01:27:36

The Blueprint: Is there an ideal MLS playoff format?

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2026/09/04

There's a lengthy history of Major League Soccer changing its playoff formats, and a report from The Guardian indicates another significant change is coming when the league switches to a summer-to-spring calendar for the 2027/28 season.In this episode of The Blueprint, hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore talk through the many different ways MLS Cup has been handed out through the years, and weigh whether or not the Australian rules football-inspired approach on the table for 2027/28 is the right

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01:20:37

The transfer window closes, NYCFC draws again before...

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2026/09/01

The wait goes on for a New York City FC win, and it's a second straight episode that starts with talk of a 1-1 draw on the road. Hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh react to the tie in Toronto, impressed by the Nico Fernández Mercau finish, but also questioning some of the personnel choices made by Pascal Jansen and wondering about yet another defensive lapse that cost the team points. While there's not much positive coming out of the Toronto match and what's now a six-match

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01:18:30

Nico transfer twists, a winless week for NYCFC, and a...

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2026/08/25

There's still no New York City FC wins to be discussed but there is a huge bit of transfer talk to start this episode, with the reports that New York City FC got offered up to $25 million by Sporting Kansas City for Nicolás Fernández Mercau.There's so much to be said about the reported offer and the fact that NYCFC was willing to accept it. The intrigue is multiplied by the fact that this big offer came from another team in MLS, and specifically the team now run, on the soccer side, by former NYCFC

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01:17:35

NYCFC stuck in a losing rut, NYCFC II's New Jersey...

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2026/08/18

It was two losses for New York City FC in a span of four days, and it's now been three losses in a row, so hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh begin this episode by diving into the loss freshest in the collective conscience: The disastrous performance in the second half of the 3-2 loss to Philadelphia Union at Yankee Stadium.Your hosts try to get to the root of the collapse against the Union, from costly individual errors to the bigger-picture problem of this New York City

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01:06:03

The Blueprint: Why MLS chose Larry Berg as its next...

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2026/08/14

An episode of The Blueprint spent questioning, speculating, and daydreaming about what comes next for Major League Soccer now that there's a new MLS commissioner in town and his name is Larry Berg.Before the league's future under Larry Berg gets a thorough investigation from hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore, they start by looking back over the Don Garber era and attempt to sum up his significance to MLS and how the league grew under his tenure, which ran from 1999 through to the end of 2026. From

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01:07:00

Mixed bag for NYCFC in Leagues Cup, rivalry renews...

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2026/08/11

Through two matches, Leagues Cup brought plenty of highs and lows with it for New York City FC, and hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh get into all the big positives and negatives to emerge from the win over Santos Laguna and the narrow defeat to Cruz Azul. First, the positives, like keeping a clean sheet against Santos Laguna, a win that included an instant impact from new striker signing Luighi, who looked the part of a true No 9 and had slight roles to play in each of the

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01:14:44

A frustrating NYCFC draw, a new MLS commissioner, and...

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2026/08/04

New York City FC remains unbeaten since the World Cup break ended, but this episode starts with hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh breaking down a disappointing 1-1 stalemate with Toronto FC in the Bronx. From the bright start that featured a dime dropped by new signing Bénie Traoré setting up the penalty for NYCFC's goal, to the rest of the performance, which was an uninspired one from the home team that also featured a costly error before halftime that let Toronto back

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01:25:18

The Blueprint: Capturing World Cup momentum in America

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2026/07/31

In this episode of The Blueprint, hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore tackle the big-picture question everyone asks after a World Cup: What happens to American soccer now?It’s all about figuring out what a post-World Cup soccer landscape should look like, and how well-prepared the United States soccer ecosystem is to capitalize on widespread cases of World Cup fever. From the impact of the tournament itself, to the pay-to-play youth system that’s intertwined with American soccer's development and

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01:09:03

NYCFC's perfect return from World Cup break, what to...

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2026/07/28

No easing back into it, New York City FC is back and is already two matches and two wins into the post-World Cup portion of the Major League Soccer season. Hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh get straight back into the NYCFC results, with plenty of takeaways to be shared from the 2-1 win in Columbus and the 3-1 home win over the Chicago Fire at Yankee Stadium. There's Talles Magno, back healthy and reinventing himself once more as a center-forward, and what that means for

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01:27:45

Spain wins it all, NYCFC resumes MLS season amid...

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2026/07/21

The World Cup ended in New Jersey, and co-host Mark Radigan was there to see it with his own eyes, which is what kicks off this episode, a discussion with his co-host John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh about that 2026 final won by Spain.You hear about the three-and-a-half-hour process to enter NY/NJ Stadium one last time, the pro-Argentina crowd inside that stadium, and the experience of watching Spain dominate en route to a second World Cup triumph. After a World Cup farewell, it's on to more

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01:02:35

The World Cup's final act, NYCFC's optimal post-World...

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2026/07/14

The MLS transfer window is open, New York City FC’s first big signing, Bénie Traoré, is now in training with his new teammates, and the New York City FC roster looks deeper than it did before MLS paused for the World Cup. This episode of The Soccer Journal Podcast starts with our evaluation of that revamped roster, with a player like James Sands back from loan and with a player like Alonso Martínez working his way back to fitness following a long injury absence. How will the starting lineup look now

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01:01:00

The Blueprint: FIFA's Article 27

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2026/07/10

This week on The Blueprint, hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore step away from the raw wound of the USMNT's Round of 16 loss to Belgium and dig into the story that overshadowed it: Folarin Balogun's red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the bizarre chain of events that saw his automatic suspension lifted just hours before kickoff against Belgium. John and Trey walk through Article 27 of FIFA's disciplinary code, and the "suspended sentence" clause that put Balogun on probation instead of

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01:07:55

USMNT's World Cup goes down in flames, Gotham heads...

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2026/07/08

One of the toughest episodes of The Soccer Journal Podcast to record, with hosts Mark Radigan and John Baney and producer Andrew Leigh still left reeling from the United States men's national team's 4-1 collapse against Belgium in Seattle in the World Cup's Round of 16, a result that ended what had otherwise been among the best World Cup performances in modern US men's history. We break down how a team that had ticked off multiple historic boxes at this World Cup unraveled in the biggest game of

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01:28:53

The Blueprint: Hydration breaks and the history of...

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2026/07/03

The FIFA World Cup has seen many changes over its 23 editions, but in 2026, the most controversial new wrinkle is the mandatory three-minute hydration breaks implemented for all 104 matches, no matter if they're played inside an air-conditioned dome or out in 90-degree New Jersey swamp heat. This episode of The Blueprint looks closely at the pausa de hidratación, which hosts John Baney and Trey Fillmore find has less to do with player safety and everything to do with advertising revenue. They dig

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