Beyond the 90 Podcast

Chuck Zsolnai the Director of the International Soccer Archives has worked in eight FIFA World Cups and is one of the leading archivists and experts on the history of the sport anywhere in the world. Here at Beyond the 90’ we are privileged to have him join us for a series of conversations during this 2026 FIFA World Cup being held in North America. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discu...

Discuss the matches from Matchday #4 of the 2026 World Cup with Germany facing Curacao, The Netherlands Vs. Japan, Ivory Coast Vs Ecuador, Sweden Vs. Tunisia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Goodbye to the “low block,” and hello verticality to bear the press. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Here at BT 90 we ante committed to expanding our coverage and analysis into some new areas but as we do that we’re having to offset costs. As someone who worked as a contracted writer for years or for various entities in Soccer administration, I concede that I did not realize how much pushing extensive coverage and traveling, internet etc on your own actually costs. This is a public episode. If yo...

Uruguay kicks off its World Cup tonight. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Rejoined by my Co-Host, Michael Martinez of Cascadia FC, we discuss and analyze the draws and wins between Qatar Vs. Switzerland, Brazil Vs. Morocco, Haiti Vs. Scotland & Australia Vs. Turkiye, it was a late nighter, but it was well worth it. Yes, I had to mention the NY Knicks winning the NBA Title. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Germany has more questions entering this FIFA, World Cup than any major international competition in recent memory. Can they be a force? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

On this review show of the second matchday of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, I am joined by Joshua Rey from Vancouver as we discuss both matches as Canada scores their first World Cup goal on home soil and the USA puts on a clinic and takes down Paraguay while making history for themselves. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

The USMNT beat Paraguay 41 in its FIFA World Cup opener yesterday. For several years, social media has lit up about the so-called “under achievement” of the USMNT when in fact my argument has been quite to the contrary due to the youth of the USMNT between 2019 and 2022, as well as the need to change the style of play on the fly. In this video, I’m going to explain why Gregg Berhalter who was lamb...

Today on World Cup daily, why England v Croatia is so intense - and these two nations will meet again on Tuesday in Group Stage action. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

I apologize about this episode being essentially in ASMR. I am at a friends house a recorded this after they had went to bed and didn’t want to wake them. BroSo Elimination Charts https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1II_PDABp0L20UaQPpEwDqGgc7qfQnv2_pLI2sgkHqa0/edit?gid=0#gid=0 WoSo Elimination Charts https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oeDh0WMPnHTM1fw-QiTdi0SeJCZ3MAHljE_Zs3mgqXM/edit?gid=18...

Join me and my co-host, Michael Martinez of Cascadia FC, as we review every matchday of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We review MEX Vs. RSA & KOR Vs. CZE, we are joined by Kenta Hagiwara of Area Sports Net and covers Asian Football on his AFC Podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

This is a different England. We dive into why. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

We’re doing World Cup daily videos throughout the tournament. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

USL Championship roster overhauls might be incoming soon… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

- Are Spain and France really the favorites? - Are Portugal contenders to win? - ⁠Can England finally bring football home? - ⁠What about Germany, Holland, Croatia, and Belgium? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

On our initial edition of World Cup Daily we explain why Austria is a team to watch in this World Cup thanks to Ralf Rangnick, one of my favorite managers and thinkers about football anywhere in the world. We also discuss why the history from 1982 makes Austria v Algeria such a potent match. World Cup Daily will run on Beyond the 90’ during the tournament. This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Apologies for not posting these Open Cup Review Videos from the last two rounds. I’ve been occupied with other things going on. But right now I’m here to review the fourth round and the Quarterfinals of the 2026 U.S. Open Cup, and we will wait after the World Cup to get to the Semi-Finals this coming fall. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

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We unpack Engjahd’s squad ahead of the Croatia match - the most highly anticipated match of this particular World Cup in the group stage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

The media frenzy and supporter culture around the Three Lions and USMNT have essentially flip-flopped between 2006 and 2026. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

For the most part to this point, we have seen the conversation about the extension of the D1 NCAA men’s college soccer season to be self-congratulatory and focus on the biggest programs and the highest level players that play college soccer. I agree with much of this analysis, but there is a lot to pick at that could go wrong as a result of this. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...

Why is NWSL in the position it is today? Because they were given a long runway by US Soccer in addition to being effectively subsidized. USL Super League hasn’t had those luxuries. USL is aware of the issues and is working toward resolving it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

We sit down with Nick Greene, the author of the fantastic new book on the sport, How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius . The book is an offbeat, eccentric look at the history of the sport and is truly one of the best reads I have had on football. Written from an American perspective but without the “dumbing down” you usually get with explanatory narratives (especially on FOX and CBS), Greene goes far...

We’re back at the Florida Soccer Report and we take a quick half hour trip through the biggest story lines from the last few days. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe