BREAKING NEWS: CONMEBOL and CONCACAF sign a strategic agreement: national team competitions in 2024 and a new club tournament. The Athletic's Alex Abnos, Felipe Cárdenas & Steph Yang react to the news of the United States hosting the 2024 Copa America, 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup restructure and a new South America-North America competition. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE tr...
Jan 27, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio react to the news of the departure of Earnie Stewart and Brian McBride. What's next for U.S. Soccer and USMNT? Who are the candidates for Sporting Director and USMNT General Manager? Plus, Claudio Reyna steps down as Sporting Director at Austin FC. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/MLS ...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Felipe Cárdenas is joined by Sam Stejskal to dive into the saga that is hanging over the USMNT — What is Gregg Berhalter's future? Gio Reyna's actions. Who will be the next USMNT head coach? Plus, a look at the USMNT roster for the matches against Serbia and Colombia. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/MLS Learn more...
Jan 25, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Mike Zimmermann welcome in Athletic subscribers to join the weekend conversation! Arsenal grab a late winner against Manchester United — thoughts on the Gunners' 2023 fate? Plus, Liverpool and Chelsea play to an uninspiring 0-0 draw at Anfield. And, Gio Reyna puts aside the off-the-pitch drama to score a game winner for Dortmund against Augsburg. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supportin...
Jan 22, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio open up the show reflecting on the passing of Anton Walkes. MLS and Liga MX have announced the 2023 Leagues Cup groups. Plus, thoughts on the USMNT January camp — roster, coaching staff and more. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Abnos and Felipe Cárdenas honor the life of Anton Walkes. Alex and Felipe also dive into the "behind-the-scenes" of The Athletic's "My Football Journey: The Road to 2026" series — this week's story features Salvador Mariscal, and whether he can save the Mexican National Team from crisis. Salvador Mariscal, My Football Journey: ‘We’re warriors here at Santos’: https://theathletic.com/4026075/2022/12/23/salvador-mariscal-my-football-journey/ Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Ins...
Jan 19, 2023•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Felipe Cárdenas and Pablo Maurer react to Inter Miami's signing of Josef Martinez, and the futures of Miami and Atlanta United. Plus, Pablo reflects on his trip to MLS Media Day and what the league has planned with its Apple broadcast rights. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Carl Anka recap the biggest games and storylines from the weekend — Manchester United's huge win over Manchester City; Rashford's controversial offside call, United title contenders? Arsenal dominated Spurs in the North London Derby; Gunners the clear title favorites? Where do Spurs go from here? Barcelona win the Spanish Supercopa over Real Madrid, Napoli trounce Juve, Chelsea's absurd transfer strategy & what is going on with Liverpool... Get Coors Light delivered to you with ...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio dive into the details of the MLS-Apple TV broadcast deal, the talent and content. Plus, what outcomes can we expect from the Reyna-Berhalter saga? And, MLS transfers and playoff format! Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/MLS Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code “MLS23” at Manscape...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins is joined by The Athletic’s Liam Twomey to discuss the major headlines surrounding Chelsea FC: Joao Felix’s loan, Enzo Fernandez pursuit, Christian Pulisic’s injury, American owner Todd Boehly’s transfer strategy. Get Coors Light delivered to you with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/TASS Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/MLS Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code “MLS23” ...
Jan 11, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Athletic's Jeff Rueter and Paul Tenorio dive deep into the breaking story surrounding Gregg and Rosalind Berhalter & the Reyna family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Zimmermann is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell to explore Manchester United's passive recruitment approach. How much of the recruitment is being impacted by the sale of the club? Who is making key decisions over signings? What are the biggest needs and will they be addressed in January? From Gakpo to Betinho, Manchester United’s recruitment strategy still feels passive: https://theathletic.com/4039255/2022/12/28/manchester-united-gakpo-betinho-striker/ Learn more about your ad choic...
Dec 30, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Zimmermann is joined by The Athletic's James Pearce to dive into Liverpool's pursuit of Cody Gakpo. How did this signing happen so quickly? Why was Jurgen Klopp so keen on signing the winger? Can we expect Liverpool to make any more signings? Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool transfer – five days, Christmas talks and Van Dijk’s role: https://theathletic.com/4041321/2022/12/28/cody-gakpo-liverpool-inside-deal/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Felipe Cárdenas talks about his experience with our colleague Pablo Maurer in Queretaro, Mexico, as he tried to get to the bottom of an awful instance of fan violence. https://theathletic.com/3191436/2022/03/17/queretaro-violence-liga-mx-atlas/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Tenorio discusses his trip to Otterbach, Germany – the hometown of US World Cup midfielder Weston McKennie. https://theathletic.com/3904068/2022/11/17/weston-mckennie-usmnt-world-cup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meg Linehan discusses her report on the U.S. women’s national team’s game against England at a sold-out Wembley Stadium, which happened just days after the release of the Sally Yates report into systemic misconduct in the NWSL. https://theathletic.com/3670403/2022/10/08/uswnt-england/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pablo Maurer discusses the weird and wild origin story of the faux-denim kits the U.S. men wore at the 1994 World Cup https://theathletic.com/3923994/2022/11/22/usmnt-denim-kit-1994-world-cup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Stejskal discussed an anonymous survey of MLS executives about league matters, and how what they said could impact his coverage of the league going forward. https://theathletic.com/3162180/2022/03/03/2022-mls-team-executive-anonymous-survey-candid-views-on-owners-coaches-players-and-cheating-around-the-league/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2022 was a busy year for American soccer, and we’ve been having all of our writers on to talk about their favorite stories they worked on this year. A bit of a bonus episode, it’s a rebroadcast because I want to make sure people read this piece if they haven’t Pablo Maurer and Matt Pentz worked for over a year to tell the story of Wee Willie McLean, a player on the United States’ 1934 World Cup team who went missing…until Pablo and Matt tracked down his entire life story. That description is sel...
Dec 22, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steph Yang discusses her story about Angel City FC’s home opener at Banc of California stadium, and what it meant for one of the NWSL’s most-tenured players. https://theathletic.com/3308729/2022/05/12/ali-riley-angel-city/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Rueter discusses his column about covering the U.S. men’s national team’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras, which was played in extreme cold in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jeff covered it OUTSIDE, if you can believe it. https://theathletic.com/3112318/2022/02/04/i-survived-the-coldest-world-cup-qualifier-in-usmnt-history/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins is joined by The Athletic's Caoimhe O'Neill to look back and review the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Messi's crowning jewel, most intriguing storylines, the chaos and the tears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Rich Amofa bring you all the post-game reaction and analysis from the best World Cup Final ever — Argentina knocks off France in penalties. Messi's legacy, the emotions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Michael Bailey preview and break down the World Cup final between France and Argentina. How can Argentina slow down Kylian Mbappe? Is this Messi's destiny? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Rich Amofa bring you all the post-game reaction and analysis from France's 2-0 win against Morocco as they punch their ticket to their second straight World Cup final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Felipe Cárdenas, Pablo Maurer and Alex Abnos reflect on the life and impact of our friend and colleague Grant Wahl. Grant Wahl was my idol and my friend. A selfless, wonderful man: https://theathletic.com/3990433/2022/12/11/grant-wahl-soccer-writer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins and Rich Amofa react to Argentina's 3-0 win against Croatia in the World Cup final. Lionel Messi's masterclass, Julian Alvarez explodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast ESPN & Fútbol Americas host Sebastian Salazar joins Mike Zimmermann to dive into the state of the USMNT program — the style is different, but why are the results the same? More on Gregg Berhalter’s future, and how to fit Gio Reyna in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Collins is joined by Tifo's Jon Mackenzie and The Athletic's Michael Bailey to preview the two semifinal matchups because Argentina-Croatia and France-Morocco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio open up the show remembering the life and impact of Grant Wahl. They also dive into the latest reports of Gio Reyna and his off-the-field conduct. And, the future of Gregg Berhalter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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