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What do clubs do during the international break, why do Brazilian players go by one name, how to quit following a club, and more listener questions! Sep 12, 2024

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Your favorite foursome is answering your listener questions, including:

1) Has MLS become too good to play games during international windows?

2) What do clubs, managers and players do during international breaks?

3) Why do Brazilian soccer players go by one name often a nickname?

4) How does one stop following clubs, and who are some less-heralded Premier Clubs worth keeping an eye on?

5) How do basketball and other US team sports succeed in developing players from underprivileged backgrounds when US soccer fails?

6) Which of the following Red Bull scenarios is most likely in the next 5 years: 1) New York Red Bulls win MLS Cup, 2) RB Leipzig wins the Bundesliga, or 3) Leeds becomes Leeds Red Bulls (or similar) with a new RB-branded logo?

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Mauricio Pochettino is official: How he’ll change the USMNT and 2026 World Cup dreams Sep 11, 2024

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That’s right: Poch is the new manager of the U.S. men’s national team! The whole gang is here to talk about how U.S. Soccer secured one of the best coaches in the world, what it means, and what comes next. It’s safe to say the U.S. made lemonade out of the lemons they’ve been handed since the 2022 World Cup!

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Pochettino to the USMNT is official! Our first reactions, plus reviewing U.S. vs. New Zealand Sep 11, 2024

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There's a new man in charge of the USMNT! Taylor, Ryan, and Joe combine to chat all about the news that was announced on the pregame for today's U.S. vs. New Zealand match: Mauricio Pochettino is officially the manager of the USMNT! What does this mean? How do we feel? And what comes next? We chat about all of those things -- and we'll have a fully dedicated Poch/USMNT episode dropping tomorrow! Then it's on to the game itself: how did the U.S. perform against New Zealand? Exciting times ahead.

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USMNT v Canada review and player analysis and some anger too Sep 08, 2024

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Graham and Taylor are together on a pleasant Sunday afternoon to discuss a very unpleasant performance from the USMNT against Canada. What did Canada have that the US didn't? Which US players improved their stock and which ones did the opposite of that? How quickly could a Poch appointment turn around the creeping (or already prevalent?) negativity? All that and much more!

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Way Too Soon! Drawing some big, and possibly premature, conclusions about the season to come Sep 06, 2024

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We're trying out a new concept! The group reaches some "way too early" conclusions about the season, based on the first few games so far. Everton? A lot worse than one co-host thought. Liverpool? A lot better than that same co-host thought. There's also discussion of Brighton, Man United, Barcelona, Real Madrid and many more!

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USMNT update! Latest on Pochettino, squad for matches against Canada and New Zealand & more Sep 05, 2024

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The whole TSS crew is here to dive into the latest surrounding the USMNT! We chat about the coaching situation, the roster for upcoming friendlies against Canada and New Zealand, and so much more.

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Listener Questions: Blind Soccer, a Mexican MLS team & a new USMNT tournament Sep 04, 2024

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The full TSS gang is here to dive into the Listener Questions mailbag! We're looking at what would happen if an MLS team was placed in Mexico, we're learning about Paralympic blind soccer, and much more!

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Summer transfer window report cards! Grading Arsenal, Man City, Real Madrid, PSG & many more big clubs Sep 03, 2024

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The grades are in, folks. On today's show, the whole TSS crew is gathered to hand out summer transfer window report cards to Europe's biggest clubs. Where did Chelsea land after a wild summer? What about Barcelona, with all of their lever-pulling? And how did Kylian Mbappe impact Real Madrid and PSG's grades? All that -- and so much more -- on the show!

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The Big Thing: How good is Juventus going to be this season? Aug 30, 2024

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The Big Thing goes to Turin, as Ryan, Joe and Graham evaluate Thiago Motta's new-look Juventus!

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Take It Or Leave It: Even bigger World Cups, Trinity Rodman as the USWNT's GOAT, ending transfer fees & much more! Aug 29, 2024

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Ryan, Graham and Joe wade into your takes to decide if we're taking them or leaving them!

1) Champions League qualifying and the Champions League itself should be played in the same season.

2) A 64 team World Cup would be better than a 48 team World Cup.

3) The first day of a major tournament should not just be the opening game. It should have more games, too.

4) End the practice of transfer fees all together. Only swap deals and free transfers.

5) Trinity Rodman will go down as the greatest USWNT player ever.

6) U.S. Soccer should not use the war chest on a top level manager like Poch. Instead, they should use it to build domes for all cold weather climate MLS stadiums and force the league to switch to the European calendar.

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