Zealand of Football Manager fame joins the FIFAmerica podcast to discuss the USMNT qualifying campaign and provides hope for the 2022 World Cup. We discuss preferred formations and how to get your best 11 players on the pitch all at once! https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica
Apr 15, 2022•35 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica
Apr 11, 2022•31 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Jake reacts to the USMNT thrashing of Panama and what got us to the point of near World Cup Qualification! Christian Pulisic with the hat trick all but secures the hopes and dreams of USMNT fans to return to Qatar 2022.
Mar 28, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast https://www.youtube.com/c/FIFAmericaYT/ https://www.instagram.com/fifamerican/ https://twitter.com/AmericanFif
Mar 22, 2022•37 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast The gang is all back together to build out our currently healthy best XI and Tom runs the numbers to give us the breakdown of the USMNT qualifying chances! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Mar 14, 2022•53 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Jake sits down with El Salvador's National Team coach and USMNT Hall of Famer Hugo Perez to discuss El Salvador's World Cup Qualifying campaign, the USMNT talent pipeline, and the recruitment of dual national players. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Mar 13, 2022•43 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast On FIFAmerica we look at the top USMNT strikers this season in a ranking tier list that is next level! Including Josh Sargent, Daryl Dike, Ricardo Pepi, Jordan Pefok, Jesus Ferreira, and Gyasi Zardes. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Mar 10, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The pod squad previews the 2022 MLS season and tries to find all of the Americans you need to be paying attention to in 2022. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Justin Moran and I sit down to discuss the growing depth chart for the USMNT and Gregg Berhalter's view of integrating new players. Special thank you to @USMNTvideos for lots of highlights and clips used. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Feb 18, 2022•39 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Brett and Derek from @The Straight Red Card join us FINALLY to discuss if Pulisic is a starting XI lock for the USMNT, what our best formation is given our talent, and if we can get a win for the first time in Azteca. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Feb 11, 2022•52 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Who had the biggest stock up and stock down of the January CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying window? The squad gets together to talk through winners and losers as well as a quick preview of scenarios in the March window for USMNT World Cup qualification. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Jake goes solo on this one while breaking down his thoughts on the Canada 2 - 0 USMNT result. He also covers the Gregg Berhalter post match press conference. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 31, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US finished out with 3 points against a difficult El Salvador team. Antonee Jedi Robinson got his second goal of World Cup Qualifying to clinch the game for the USMNT. Tom, Ryan and Jake discuss Pulisic's lack of impact and the questionable decisions from coach Gregg Berhalter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 28, 2022•52 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Gregg has finally released the USMNT WCQ roster and while the starting XI are all there, there are a few glaring omissions. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast The pod squad gets together to try and predict the final roster for the January World Cup Qualifiers for the USMNT. Ryan: https://twitter.com/DeutscherYank Tom: https://twitter.com/soccer_nerd_73 Manny: https://twitter.com/RampageBobby Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Weston McKennie is in the form of his life for Juventus... is he better than the USMNT midfielders who carved the path for him like John O'Brien, Claudio Reyna, Michael Bradley, or Jermaine Jones? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 17, 2022•38 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast James Sands and Chris Mueller are on their way to Scotland. Sands to Rangers and Mueller to Hibernian - are these good moves for their USMNT futures? Ricardo Pepi debuts for FC Augsburg and Pulisic continues his good for for Chelsea. The squad also debates what's best for Sergino Dest and other USMNT players going into the second half of the transfer window. Talk USMNT 24/7 in the FIFAmerica Discord: https://discord.gg/n4az4U5dcM And the US Soccer Discord: https://discord.gg/wme7jxVbh5 Support t...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Will USA qualify for the World Cup? What can we expect from our best players and who will surprise us making the USMNT World Cup roster? If you're looking for what to expect in 2022 for US Soccer you've come to the right place! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Jan 06, 2022•51 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Tom, Ryan, and Jake discuss the recent transfer of Ricardo Pepi to Augsburg for $20m and Daryl Dike to WBA for $9.5m. We also break the news that Miles Robinson has at least two offers on the table from Bundesliga teams. Pulisic's performance and goal against Liverpool is under the microscope, and the gang gives their BOLD predictions for 2022. Support the show (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrnr345ck9rKahC37sDd0w)
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Yanks Go Talking are here to close out 2021 and what a year for the USMNT it was! 17 wins, 2 trophies, dos a cero over Mexico in World Cup Qualifying and all the moments that came with it - we give out paper plate awards for this year's winners. AND Find out what we think of Pepi to Wolfsburg, Aaronson to Leeds, and Bello to Watford. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Tom, Ryan, and Manny discuss the much anticipated USA vs Bosnia game and wrap up our 17th win of the calendar year. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Dec 23, 2021•57 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast The boys are back to discuss the transfer rumors of Pulisic to Barcelona, Dest to Bayern, Adams to Manchester United and more MLS players to Europe. We set our preferred starting XI for USMNT vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, and set ourselves up for the festive and hectic time for European soccer. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Jake, Tom, and Ryan fiercely debate the USMNT player of the year and young player of the year awards which include players like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and... Kellyn Acosta? Jesse Marsch is fired at RB Leipzig and Chris Armas is hired as Rangnick's assistant at Man United. The December roster is out and the guys decide who they are most excited to watch in the game against Bosnia & Herzegovina on December 18th. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)...
Dec 07, 2021•57 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast The whole gang is back together to discuss the biggest USMNT stories of the week including Pulisic back on the scoresheet for Chelsea and the World Cup Qualifying draw which saw the CONCACAF 4th place drawn against OFC winner (likely New Zealand). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Nov 30, 2021•50 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Jake and Tom discuss the November World Cup Qualifying window for the US Men's National Team including the highs of a dos a cero victory over Mexico and and the middling lows of a 1-1 tie at Jamaica. Club soccer is also back as Christian Pulisic and the boys look to get on form come January. We also touch on the upcoming December camp where the USMNT will take on Bosnia & Herzegovina with a heavy MLS roster. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)...
Nov 21, 2021•38 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Jake and Ryan are subbed out this with for Tom and Manny! The US has just beaten Mexico 2-0 in Cincinnati and take their form on the road to Jamaica. Manny discusses the rabbit hole and magic of discovering soccer. Who were our stars and strikes? How should we feel about the dos a cero? F*CKING AMAZING! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Jake, Tom, and Ryan discuss the surprising decisions made by Gregg Berhalter on the USMNT roster for November World Cup Qualifying. With John Brooks and Sergino Dest out, we take on our best XI from this group. Writer Owen Diana from @FutMexNation joins us to breakdown and preview the US vs Mexico game highlighting Mexico's strengths and weaknesses going into Cincinnati. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/YGTPodcast)
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast This week saw much better performances from USMNT core players including assists from in Europe and goals across MLS. Jake, Tom, and Ryan are back to discuss the US Soccer landscape just before the November WCQ roster is announced this week. The other big news for US Soccer is that our U17 and U20 teams finally have games on the schedule to get players like Cade Cowell and Caden Clark some playing time in a US jersey. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)...
Nov 01, 2021•54 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Jake, Tom, and Ryan discuss the dreadful USMNT performances over the weekend and try to find the light in the darkness. Sergino Dest plays RW for Barcelona in El Clasico and Sealy finds a hat trick for the Ajax II team. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Oct 25, 2021•56 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Jake, Tom, and Ryan are back to breakdown and wrap-up the USMNT October qualifying window where we beat Jamaica 2-0, lost to Panama 1-0, and beat Costa Rica 2-1. We give our grades for the window while discussing our best starting XI if everyone is healthy, and who could potentially backup Tyler Adams if Kellyn Acosta isn't ready to go. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FIFAmerica)
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast