Shoulder 2 Shoulder: LAFC Podcast

This week we had the esteemed privilege of welcoming LAFC President of Football Operations and General Manager John Thorrington. We discuss roster building for LAFC & Las Vegas Lights, touch on his pre-LAFC career with a number of teams including Manchester United and of course... lots of DP talk!

During his last week of employment with LAFC, Robby Gomez joins us to discuss his many roles over the years with LAFC. Join us as we sent him off and wish him all the best in his future endeavors!

This week the guys discuss the 1-1 tie in Houston, the upcoming match against the rivals down south in Carson, and also discuss the 1st match of the revamped USL Las Vegas Lights FC who play the LA Galaxy 2 this week with several LAFC players in the Las Vegas lineup.

The gang regales the weekends matchup with the Sounders before welcoming 3252 legend Soul Drum aka José Rendón to the show. His story is most literally the heartbeat of the north end. From co-directing the original 3252 Drummers to helping run the Black & Gold vinyl club, José has an incredible story of perseverance and courage.

This week we cross enemy lines for some friendly banter with a Capo for one of the SGs of Austin FC. We recap the season opener and dive into the build behind MLS’s newest franchise to field a team.

This week we are joined by Brendan Matthew’s all the way from Melbourne Australia! @LAFCAus helps us catch up on the season opener before we dive into the world of supporting the black and gold from down under

This week we are joined by none other than Mr. Listamos himself, LAFC’s Brand & Community Manager Ben Chi! He is one of the key LAFC front office partners with a focus on Player Relations and Korean community outreach. We discuss his all encompassing role and his history as a marketing guru, fashionista, blogger and children’s book author.

Joe Turoff Chief Marketing Officer at Chervon North America and Shane Ryan Valdez from Realm Agency join us to discuss the pertnership between LAFC & FLEX Power Tools!

The Podfam assembles once again to pay our respects to Mauricio “Mo” Fascio. We sadly lost our beloved friend and leader to this past weekend. The S2S crew is joined by Somos LAFC, Heart of LAFC, Dale Black & Gold, FCFC, LAFSin Filtro and Defenders of the Banc to hear the memorial testimonies of the LAFC community. Special guests include Jimmy Lopez, Jaime Camil, Tom Penn, Larry Freedman, Rich Oro...

On this episode of Shoulder 2 Shoulder, we interview 3252 member Slippy and hear about his early experience with the Black and Gold, his time in Las Vegas and his personal experience with the new USL affiliate for LAFC, the Las Vegas Lights FC.

This week we’re joined by 3252 faithful Al Hopkins. We touch on a ton of LAFC & MLS News from the academy and affiliate to international call-ups and MLS news.

This week we are joined by social media icon and southland coaching legend Mike Silzer of Troy Soccer. We discuss his rise to social media prowess and history with the game from the South East Asia to Southern California.

This LAFC Falconer Ken Miknuk joins the show! We talk LAFC headlines and stories behind our pregame Falcon ritual. Available on all your podcast platforms!

Broadcast icon Max Bretos joins the show for this weeks interview! We highlight Max’s prolific career in football with some love to rugby, Aussie rules, cricket, and of course LAFC

Join us for the final installment of our season end player grades. We also recap a wild transfer window, touching on players both coming and going.

This week we are joined by Co-President and Chief Business Officer Larry Freedman. We discuss baseball, ballet and converting Portland fans to the Black and Gold!

On this weeks episode we continue our 2020 player grades with the midfielders! We also touch on a potential keeper signing, kit leaks, and some MLS news.

Listen as we give our thoughts on the weeks two major signings of Kim Moon-Hwan and Corey Baird follow by a very candid interview with LAFC Head Coach Bob Bradley. Bob touches on a number of topics from new signings to his football experience to recent events here in the US. An absolute MUST LISTEN episode!

Join us for Semi-sesquicentennial episode! This week we catch up on news and notes and go through our Goalkeepers/Defenders with 2020 player rankings!

Chris, Christian and Jonathan break down our big thoughts on the 2020 season, discuss rumored signing and roster needs!

I think we're all ready for this year to be over! Chris, Christian and Jonathan put a holiday bow on a season that was; from MLS postseason to CCL, we ride the highs and lows of the LAFC performances. Happiest of holidays from the S2S family!

We are joined by Celia and Joe Ward-Wallace of South LA Cafe to discuss their mission to support South Central LA, their partnership with LAFC to feed those in need, and greater issues presented by gentrification. Enjoy! Please follow, rate and subscribe to be up to date on all your LAFC needs: Twitter/IG - @lafcs2s www. LAFCS2S.com

The guys are back after a brief COVID vacation! In this episode we discuss what we have been up to, current transfer rumors, new merchandise collaboration release with a member of the LAFC community and we got to interview LAFCs first homegrown player Bryce Duke! Please follow, rate and subscribe to be up to date on all your LAFC needs: Twitter/IG - @lafcs2s www. LAFCS2S.com

On this weeks episode we recap our departure from the MLS is back tournament at the hands of Orlando city. Joining us this week for the interview is Alina Beruff from the LAFC foundation. We discuss her background and charitable work in the LA community.

This Week we relive our Revenge versus Seattle and preview Friday's matchup with Orlando!