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Host Robert Kerr is joined by fellow Oakland County FC supporter to relive the final weekend of USL2 regular season. Oakland County FC came back to win on the final day via a Mike Melaragni second half hat-trick. The pair also detail the exciting final week of action for the Midwest Premier League. For more Michigan soccer, follow @misoccercentral on social media.

Host Robert Kerr opens with his excitement for USL2's final week with Oakland County FC & AFC Ann Arbor vying for the final playoff birth. The two clubs are set to go head-to-head on both 7/12 & 7/16. In this week's feature segment, Robert speaks with Michigan Jaguars MLS Next Academy Director Pete Pososki. Pete explains MLS Next's place in the youth soccer landscape as well as...

Robert Kerr sits down with childhood best friends, Stoney Creek High School graduates, and current Oakland County FC players Bobby Harris, Kevin Buca, and Mike Melaragni to talk about their life growing up together as soccer players, best friends, and so much more. The trio are all playing together on the same team at the same time this season as they look to get OCFC into the playoffs before goin...

Robert Kerr reviews the weekend then has Michigan Girls' Division 1 State champions Stony Creek High School. Head Coach Bryan Mittelstadt comes onto the show along with senior players Lily Solek, Kaeli Butcher, and Lilley Bosley to celebrate their victory, which included a Gatorade bath, familial connection to Stony's first state title, and a special police escort for the team bus along wi...

Robert Kerr brings on Scott Rezendes, CEO and co-founder of The Soccer Syndicate, to discuss the group's recent partnership with the United Soccer League. The Soccer Syndicate is an independent scouting network that identifies players at all levels with the aim to help amateur players make the jump into the professional ranks. Scott talks about the difficulties in scouting a nation as large as...

Robert Kerr has it easy this week as frequent contributor Josh Hakala takes over the bulk of the show with Brendan Schabath. The pair were on the calls for the State Cup Finals in Saginaw this past weekend where they saw plenty of exciting young talent on display across two days of intense championship action.

Robert Kerr is joined by fellow soccer diehards Luke Zagorski and Chris Rosin to discuss the holiday weekend that was in soccer around the world. After a brief discussion about the finale in the Premier League and Bundesliga, the trio returns to Michigan to touch on the Detroit City FC Men's and Women's doubleheader, Oakland County FC, Liquid Football, and much, much more.

This week, host Robert Kerr catches up with former podcast guest and Michigan Mr. Soccer Jack Guggemos, who recently finished his freshman season at Michigan State and he is spending his summer playing for Lansing City in USL League Two. He had a chat with Robert following Lansing City's 1-1 draw against Oakland County FC on Saturday night.

This week, Robert Kerr quickly reviews the week's headlines and scores. Robert then talks kit design with Scott Balogh, designer of Oakland County FC's new look for the 2023 season. Scott is a professional graphic designer and a first time kit designer with a passion for digital design. Scott explains how this was a bucket list project and how he came up with a total of six jersey ideas, w...

Robert Kerr welcomes Chris Rosin back onto the show this week to shoot the breeze about the weekend that was in Michigan soccer. Chris, for his part, had quite the sports filled Saturday that included a pair of amateur soccer games and a venture down to Ford Field for some American football action with the Michigan Panthers. Chris also has thoughts about last week's interview with George Junca...

the National Independent Soccer Association takes center stage on MSC this week as Robert Kerr brings Michigan Stars fiery and ambitious owner George Juncaj on to talk about his club, the current state and future of NISA, and much more. George has a grand vision for both his club, the league they play in, and even American soccer itself and is not shy about how far he thinks his plans can go.

Robert Kerr highlights a coaching change this week as Paul Doroh takes over as the new boss of the Flint City Bucks. He takes over last season's USL League Two national semifinalists and four time national champions from Andy Wagstaff, someone Paul has a lot of respect for. His job brings a bunch of challenge, even after coaching for upwards of 25 years at various levels throughout the state o...

Robert Kerr welcomes a pair of guests to this week's show as we highlight some amateur action across the state of Michigan. First up is Craig Beebe to talk about the adult divisions of the Michigan State Cup. While the youth ranks often get the bulk of the State Cup attention, there are a handful of amateur clubs throughout The Mitten that take part in the tournament as well. Craig speaks of h...

Robert Kerr goes back to the Midwest Premier League this week as he brings on Eric Walcott, founder and president of Lansing Common FC. Eric talks about how his club rose from the ashes of Lansing United and how it tries to stand out in the Capital City community through charitable works and a soccer team open to everyone.

Detroit City FC and Gold Star FC faced off in the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday and Le Rouge escaped Keyworth Stadium with a gritty 1-0 victory. Robert Kerr caught up with Gold Star FC general manager and head coach Alex Lubyansky, Detroit City FC goalkeeper Ryan Shellow, and Man of the Match Adrian Billhardt to talk about the game and what comes next for both sides.

The state of Michigan features a pair of teams competing in the third division National Independent Soccer Association, which kicks off this weekend. Gold Star FC plays their first ever competitive game and Michigan Stars will begin their third season as a professional club. To welcome the occaision, Robert Kerr brings on Dan Creel and John Howard Fusco from the Knights Who Say NISA podcast to bre...

Detroit City FC had a rather strange time of it during their first home match of the season on Saturday. The wind was howling and blowing pizza and drinks away from fans like our host Robert Kerr and his fellow soccer dad guest Chris Rosen. Robert and Chris look back on the first three games of the DCFC season, including their 1-0 loss at home to Indy Eleven, as well as the outlook for the team go...

Robert Kerr brings on a very special guest as he welcomes Chloe Ricketts onto the pod. Chloe just finished preseason with the NWSL's Washington Spirt after becoming the youngest ever player to sign in the league, beating Olivia Moultrie by three days. The former AFC Ann Arbor midfielder talks about her unexpected journey from youth soccer all the way to the pros and the interesting challenges...

Bonus show for episode #101. Robert Kerr had a chat with Drew Ducker, better known as Ducks, who serves as the executive director of Futsal Factory Academy (FFA) in Canton. They field a team in the National Futsal Premier League (NFPL) and their final home game is this Saturday 3/18/23, so Ducks is here to promote the team and tout his facilities accomplishments in both the indoor world and their...

To celebrate the 100th episode of Michigan Soccer Central, Robert Kerr brings back Jer Staes & Fletcher Sharpe from Daily Detroit to look back on how the pod has developed over nearly two years and how the vibrant soccer scene throughout the entire state of Michigan continues to evolve and grow from the youth, amateur, and professional levels.

The Midwest Premier League held its preseason Annual General Meeting last weekend in Chicago and Robert Kerr was there personally to take in the experience. Robert got the chance to sit down with board members Ben Rode and Steve Beckman to talk about the club driven approach to the semi-pro league that features a large contingent of Michigan teams. He also had a chat with Steve Guipe from Troy Uni...

Oakland County FC's fixture list is out and fan voting for the new kits is dropping soon, which means Robert Kerr needs to geek out about his number one club! Robert welcomes fellow OCFC supporter Andreas Gikas on to talk about the club, what it means to them, and what to look forward to in this upcoming season. For more Michigan Soccer updates & info, follow @MiSoccerCentral on social media a...

This week's special guest takes the show across the world as Robert Kerr welcomes Ukrainian refugee and DeWitt High School forward Ruslan Masalitin to the show. Ruslan came to Michigan after war broke out in his hometown of Kharkov and his journey shows how soccer is the world's game and can unite people half a world away and can help a new country, new school, and new friends feel like home.

Detroit City FC has begin their preseason camp, so Robert Kerr brings on Nolan Bianchi of the Detroit News to take a look at Le Rouge's second USL Championship season. The team will look different up front, but the back line is back and there will be plenty of new faces leading to optimism down at Keyworth Stadium.

Robert Kerr has a pair of guests this week to talk about a couple different forms of soccer in Michigan. First up is former Detroit City FC standout Javi Bautista, who comes on to talk about Liquid Football, his new Midwest Premier League club. Bautista and his former DCFC teammate George Chamakov are looking to make a name for themselves with their vision of how an amateur club should be run. Rob...