Taylor, Graham and Ryan take a look at the March international window, which sees the USMNT face CONCACAF Nations League bots with Grenada and El Salvador. Plus, there's plenty of discussion around the start of Euro 2024 Qualification! ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! ---- Sponsors! Today's episode is brought to you by....
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast David and Joe join Taylor to discuss the upcoming USMNT camp, with particular emphasis on what the camp could mean for Gio Reyna and his future with the team. After that, it's on to MLS. We spend most of the second segment looking at St Louis' roster build and how they've started off so strongly, and then spend some time with Sporting KC, the LA Galaxy, and multiple other teams in our final segment of the day! ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcas...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a busy weekend for high-profile matches, Barcelona got the better of a tightly-fought Clasico, Lazio triumphed in the Rome derby and Feyenoord earned an important De Klassieker victory. Ryan, Taylor, Joe and Graham discuss all these box-office bouts and much more! ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! ---- Sponsors! Today...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast With Gianni Infantino further ensconced at FIFA HQ, your intrepid co-hosts go in-depth on the planned format changes for the 2026 World Cup, as well as future Club World Cups. What will be the formats, why is FIFA making these changes (money and power and also money), and what might the future look like for those and other FIFA-controlled competitions. ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, an...
Mar 17, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor, Ryan, and Joe are here breaking down the latest USMNT roster, UEFA Champions League action, and CONCACAF Champions League action! We start the show with plenty of thoughts on the U.S.'s March roster, diving into each position group and sharing our expectations for this window. Then, it's full steam ahead into the Champions League matches. What went right for City and wrong for Leipzig in that 7-0 demolition? What did we make of Napoli, Real Madrid, and Inter as they advance to the quarte...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan, Joe and Taylor are here with the latest listener question dispatches! The gang cover soccer's greatest siblings, to the progress MLS has made in the last decade, Wrexham's prospective American recruits, and much more! ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor Rockwell is joined by Joe Lowery, David Gass, and Paul Tenorio to discuss the latest information coming out of U.S. Soccer’s independent investigation into Gregg Berhalter, along with more detail on the Reynas’ interactions with various U.S. Soccer officials. What did the investigation find? And where do we go from here? We discuss all of that before diving into the latest from around the world of MLS. From must-watch teams to bad front offices to CCL, there was plenty to chat about. Lear...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan, Taylor, Joe and guest host David Gass break down the biggest games of the weekend, including Liverpool's south-coast stumble, a tightly contested Rivierderby and more dominance from LAFC! ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast PSG might have unlocked the unlimited money cheat code, but in 12 years under Qatari ownership, Champions League glory still eludes them. Why have the Ligue 1 giants failed? Do they need to completely change their approach? Taylor, Graham, Joe and Ryan discuss... ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad...
Mar 10, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast The foursome combine to chat about the Champions League! We chat about all four midweek matches, discussing Chelsea's big win, PSG's defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich, great goals in Benfica vs. Brugge, and Tottenham's problems against Milan (and their bigger problems, too). Plus, we chat about the Concacaf Champions League at the end of the show. ---- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and ...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The whole crew is here answering your lovely listener questions! From forgotten USMNT players to rules that referees all ignore, there was plenty to dig into. - JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor is joined by David Gass and Joe Lowery to take a long look back at Week 2 in MLS, and a quick look ahead to the start of the 2023 Concacaf Champions League campaign. We spend the opening portion of the show discussing how we all go about watching as many games as possible, before turning our collective attention to St. Louis' home-opener victory over Charlotte. Then we spend some time with teams who have started slowly (Charlotte, Houston, and SKC), and with teams that simply just started...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor, Graham, Joe and Ryan take a look back at a memorable weekend for Liverpool, who might have given themselves a catalyst to build upon this season. Elsewhere, Napoli's winning run came to a halt, Dortmund showed their title-challenging mettle, and St Louis continues their 100% start in MLS! - JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsocce...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast With key members of the team stepping down and a key resignation at the top of the French Football Federation, it is clear that the France Women's National Team is not a harmonious camp right now. Taylor, Joe, Graham and Ryan discuss the situation, what needs to change, the effect it may have on Les Bleues' World Cup campaign, and more. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Becom...
Mar 03, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s listener questions time! The whole crew is here to tackle your lovely Qs, which you can find down below: 1) Who would we take out of Rashford, Vinicius Jr. and Kvaradona? 2) What’s going on with Sergino Dest at Milan? 3) Can a manager manage a club and a national team at the same time? And which club manager would we want to take charge of the USMNT? 4) How would NWSL teams do in the Champions League? 5) How are there so many soccer teams in London? 6) What discontinued soccer competitions ...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our old pal returns! Manuel Veth of Transfermarkt and The Gegenpressing podcast returns to the show to talk through all-things Bundesliga! We discuss how reports of Union's demise might be exaggerated, the teams most likely to find themselves in some relegation misery, how Julian Nagelsmann is still trying to find the balance at Bayern, the squad depth that has sustained Borussia Dortmund in the new year, and much much more! -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast The first weekend of the 2023 MLS season is in the books! David Gass joins Taylor and Joe to take a look back at the best and worst moments from the weekend, and jump to some completely logical conclusions after 90 minutes of games. How old is too old when it comes to Toronto? Can DC United find success without employing anyone in their mid-to-late 20s? Is Cade Cowell the new Jordan Morris? Does Taylor know anything about MLS contracts? The answer to that last one is "No" but for the rest, you'l...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast You know what time it is! The TSS foursome combine to chat about the biggest soccer events of the weekend. We discuss Week 1 of the MLS season - and give St. Louis City a special shoutout for winning their first-ever match. Then, we chat about Manchester United's latest trophy, action from around the Premier League, Bayern Munich's big win, the Madrid Derby, Messi and Mbappe playing pickup basketball, and so much more. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan, Taylor, Graham and Joe are looking ahead to the 28th season of Major League Soccer, which brings with it several notable changes. We have a new playoff format, we have an entirely new competition bisecting the regular season, and we have a transformational broadcast deal with Apple... -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time to chat about the Champions League! Our foursome get together to discuss Real Madrid's big win over Liverpool, Napoli's ability to adapt, Man City's problems, and big saves in Inter vs. Porto. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! -- Sponsors! Today's episode is brought to you by... LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you ...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Western Conference preview time! If you missed our Eastern Conference preview, it should be the next most recent episode in the feed. Today, we tackle the 14 teams out west, including who will rebound, who will fall off, and who can see the Northern Lights from their stadium. 1) Austin FC 2) Colorado Rapids 3) FC Dallas 4) Houston Dynamo 5) LA Galaxy 6) LAFC 7) Minnesota United 8) Portland Timbers 9) Real Salt Lake 10) San Jose Earthquakes 11) Seattle Sounders 12) Sporting KC 13) St. Louis ...
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Settle in, people, because we did some podcasting! Here's our 90+ minute preview of the 2023 Eastern Conference, with a minimum of 4 minutes per team (we tend to go over). Here's who did what: Atlanta (Joe) Charlotte (Taylor) Chicago (Graham) Cincinnati (Joe) Columbus (Taylor) DC (Graham) Miami (Joe) Montreal (Taylor) Nashville (Graham) New England (Joe) NYCFC (Taylor) Red Bulls (Graham) Orlando (Joe) Philly (Taylor) Toronto (Graham) -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, whi...
Feb 21, 2023•2 hr 43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to talk about the biggest games from the weekend! We start off with the USWNT’s win over Japan. Was it…good? Who played well? And who struggled? Then we move to England to look at Arsenal’s big win (and Emi Martinez’s chaotic evening), City’s lack of end product, Wardsy-Prowsy’s free kick, and much more. Before wrapping it up, we spend some time in Germany and France! -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access t...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Disclaimer! We recorded this on Thursday, so no discussion of the Canada game itself. However, Steph is back on the show to discuss the ongoing frustrations between the men's and women's national teams and the Canada FA itself, as well as the fundamental issues at play and how it all might resolve (or not). After that, we spend some time chatting the USWNT, with emphasis on Vlatko as manager, possible shape changes, and the ongoing importance of Rose Lavelle. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out ...
Feb 17, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Champions League time! Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe combine to chat about the four Round of 16 games we saw this week. Why are PSG so weird? And is Graham Potter doomed at Chelsea? Plus, we discuss Manchester City's massive win over Arsenal. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! -- Sponsors! Today's episode is brought to...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take turns answering your listener questions, including... 1) If Man City were deducted every point they have gotten this season and had to start today with 0 points, could they stay up? 2) How would you fix the Club World Cup if you were in charge? 3) Would an Over-32 world best XI beat a U-19 best XI? Where would the two teams place in the Top five leagues? 4) What impact will the incoming rules on agent fees have? Will this help clubs who are currently having financial difficulties or is i...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to answer your American soccer listener questions! We chat about picking an NWSL team, Vlatko’s time coaching at club level, adding an American soccer element to European soccer, players who could change how the USMNT plays, the USWNT’s World Cup path, and MLS coaches who could move to Europe. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member ...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan, Taylor, Graham and Joe convene to discuss all the weekend's biggest games, including Arsenal's concession in the title race, Real Madrid's Club World Cup glory and Malik Tillman's controversial Scottish goal! -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! -- Sponsors! Today's episode is brought to you by Better Help! Visit Better...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Monday, the Premier League announced that after a 4 year investigation, it had brought more than 100 charges against Manchester City for a variety of alleged misdeeds dating back to 2010. The majority deal with the manipulation of financial reports in order to skirt financial fair play rules. We get into the details of the allegations, the differences between this case and the one brought against City by UEFA, possible punishments and timelines, and much much more! -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! C...
Feb 10, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe and Graham are here to answer your listener questions! Which player has the most diverse trophy cabinet? What soccer skills do we take for granted? What's going wrong at Valencia (and will it impact Yunus Musah)? Would Kane be better at City than Haaland? Could any media members take over key roles at U.S. Soccer? And how is the season going for Stirling Albion? All that - and more - on the show. -- JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access t...
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