The Pittsburgh Riverhounds won the USL Championship's Players Shield by defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2-0, at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday. La Mega Media's Amadeo Eichberg there in St. Petersburg on Saturday -- and shares more on his experience covering the match, from taking the same flight with the team to the Hounds' ability to clamp down and defeat the Rowdies and what it was like to be in the joyous locker room.
Oct 09, 2023•40 min•Ep. 44
Oct 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 43
Sep 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 42
Ahead of Pitt men's soccer's season opener vs Penn State, senior midfielder Filip Mirkovic took some time out to connect with PSN's John Krysinsky on Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast. Mirkovic is one of the best midfielders in the country, especially with his ability to create scoring opportunities for his teammates. He posted 12 assists in 2022, a program record in a single season, and his .60 assists per game finished as No. 7 in the nation. He placed on the First Team All-ACC and All-South Regi...
Aug 23, 2023•29 min•Ep. 41
The Women's World Cup is in full swing, so it's a great time to bring Pittsburgh native and The Sporting News columnist, Mike DeCourcy back on the Sounding Off on Soccer podcast. Mike and Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky talk about the U.S. Women's National Team's chances for a three-peat, what are the most intriguing storylines at the World Cup, a few of his feature stories on the most compelling USWNT players Julie Ertz, Megan Rapinoe and young forward Sophia Smith . Plus, John and Mike...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 40
John and Rachael also discuss Pitt women's soccer coach Randy Waldrum's role in dealing with the ongoing challenges as Nigeria's head coach as he's been outspoken about the lack of support from the Nigerian National Football Federation and Rachael gives some of her insights on the USWNT and who some of the other teams who could snatch the Cup from the Americans.
Jul 10, 2023•30 min•Ep. 39
In the latest edition of Sounding Off on Soccer with Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky, one of Pittsburgh soccer's best ambassadors, Nicky Kolarac joins John on the pod! Steel City FC men's soccer team have completed an unbeaten regular season (10-0-2), and will now await the winner of Cleveland SC-Michigan Rangers in the NPSL's Great Lakes Conference Final on Saturday at Founder's' Field . A veteran midfielder for the club, and one of the club's original players going back to Fort Pitt Reg...
Jul 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 38
Pitt women's soccer head coach Randy Waldrum is gearing up for a trip down under, to Australia, as he will lead the Nigerian Women's National Team into the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In this interview with Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky, Waldrum uses this forum to sound off about his concerns and criticisms of the Nigerian Football Federation, which has limited opportunities for the veteran coach to offer training and preparation for the Nigerian players, while also fueling added contr...
Jun 28, 2023•31 min•Ep. 37
Pittsburgh Soccer Now/Pittsburgh Sports Now correspondent, Dominic Campbell, who covered Saturday's Riverhounds 2-1 come-from-behind win at Highmark Stadium joins John Krysinsky on the podcast to talk about the Hounds latest win. In addition, John and Dom talk about Pitt men's soccer's impressive collection of players who are now in the pros, and they take a preliminary look at which players will be returning to the Panthers in the fall.
Jun 27, 2023•53 min•Ep. 36
Jun 22, 2023•35 min•Ep. 35
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky and Matt Popchock had time to collect their thoughts, and reflect on what was a monumental night for Pittsburgh soccer, as the Riverhounds defeated Columbus Crew, 1-0, before a record crowd at Highmark Stadium to advance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament.
May 26, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
May 23, 2023•24 min•Ep. 33
In this edition of the Sounding Off on Soccer pod, Riverhounds SC Danny Griffin joins John Krysinsky upon his triumphant return to Pittsburgh -after scoring the game winning goal in New England this week.
May 11, 2023•25 min•Ep. 32
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC defied the odds, defeating the New England Revolution, 1-0, in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Tuesday night. PSN's John Krysinsky and Matt Popchock share their thoughts shortly after the match.
May 10, 2023•29 min•Ep. 31
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John shares his thoughts on the return of Danny Griffin to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, plus catches up with PSN's Midwest contributor, Dan Angell, who covered the Hounds' 1-1 draw vs the Indy Eleven on Saturday.
May 04, 2023•27 min•Ep. 30
Apr 20, 2023•44 min•Ep. 29
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 28
Pittsburgh Soccer Now’s John Krysinsky sits down with Riverhounds SC defender Nate Dossantos, who shares his soccer journey from Canada to Pittsburgh.
Apr 06, 2023•33 min•Ep. 27
USL Championship lead analyst Devon Kerr joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now’s John Krysinsky to preview the Riverhounds and USL Championship 2023 season.
Mar 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 26
In the latest edition of Sounding Off on Soccer, Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky analyzes the latest signings, then brings Matt Ralph on the podcast to talk about Pennsylvania soccer, as we begin to touch on some topics that make our two sites unique, but also will bring us together.
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 25
The panelists took turns (using a 1-4, 4-1 snake draft format) selecting 11 Riverhounds players who played at least one game during the Highmark Stadium era, each building their own starting eleven that included at least a minimum of one goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, one forward and who knows what else! A total of 44 players (plus one) were taken. Listen to here to find out which Riverhounds players from the past decade were selected......
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 24
Pitt Women's Soccer Head Coach Randy Waldrum joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky, as he was recently given a five-year contract extension at the University and will also be embarking on a very busy 2023, as he will also be guiding the Nigerian Women's National team into the FIFA Women's World Cup to be played in Australia later this Summer.
Jan 25, 2023•52 min•Ep. 23
Jonathan Potter joins to the pod as RMU's newest men's soccer coach, as he talks about his first month on the job, getting acqainted to Pittsburgh, his coaching and leadership philosophy, about the support he has from Robert Morris University leadership, stepping into a men's soccer program with strong tradition that has been building itself into a very competitive side in a new league, competing in the Horizon League and much more.
Jan 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 21
The Riverhounds 2023 roster will likely be looking a bit younger than the previous couple of seasons, as Head Coach Bob Lilley points out in his interview with Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky that they're looking to 'add to the list' that included strong breakout seasons in 2022 from Jahmali Waite, Arturo Ordonez and Nathan Dossantos and others. Lilley also shares his thoughts on a few topics including penalty kick shootouts, what rules changes he would like to see and much more....
Jan 11, 2023•48 min•Ep. 20
Riverhounds SC President Jeff Garner joins the podcast to talk about his experience thus far in what he describes as an 'exciting time' for soccer in Pittsburgh, discussing his leadership role at the helm of business side of the club's operations. Garner's been on the job since July and tackled a number of topics from attendance, game day experience, how to build interest and momentum from an exciting World Cup,
Dec 21, 2022•40 min•Ep. 19
Amedeo Eichberg, reporter and Business Development Manager for La Mega Media, Inc., who is a regular part of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC media contingent, shares his passion, excitement and wonderful insights as his native Argentina has reached the World Cup Final; plus PSN's Mark Goodman 'Soccer Rabbi' who is the leading the Pittsburgh Soccer Now World Cup contest shares his toughts on the Argentina-France match-up, the pressure on Lionel Messi, on the pros and cons of penalty kick shootouts,...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 18
Joining Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky on the podcast is Devon Kerr to preview the NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup. The lead ACC Network and USL Championship broadcast analyst is in Cary, North Carolina, where he will be calling the action for all three games on ESPNU this coming weekend. The Pitt Panthers will take on Indiana Hoosiers in a rematch of the 2020-21 National Semifinal in the late match on Friday night (8:30 p.m. scheduled kickoff). Preceeding that match, Syracuse will face Cr...
Dec 08, 2022•28 min•Ep. 17
This Saturday promises to be quite a day for soccer fans in the United States and in Pittsburgh, as both the World Cup and NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament will provide a doubleheader that includes Pitt men's soccer team in the Elite Eight (1 p.m. ET at Ambrose Urbanic Field), preceded by the U.S. Men's National Team's return to the World Cup's knockout stage (vs Holland, 10 a.m. Fox Sports).
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 16
A US and Pittsburgh soccer coaching icon, John Kowalski, along with Peter Smith, a former professional who had stints with USMNT and US Futsal National teams talk about their origins with US Men's Soccer program, and the big match up between US-England at the World Cup; Former English professional footballer, James Meara, who has made his mark in the coaching ranks in Pittsburgh and currently the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy East Director, provide the English perspective in the big World Cup m...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 15
Post match press conference with Pitt Women's HC Randy Waldrum and selected players
Nov 18, 2022•14 min•Ep. 14
