FTCUTD - The For The Culture Soccer Show

Before Twitter melts away into oblivion, and after some necessary fixes to our audio setup, FTC returns with a special episode previewing the men's FIFA World Cup, starting this Sunday! Joining Devin, Greggo, and TK are members of the 2CentsFC Cultureverse and beyond- El Johnson of The 2CentsFC Show Professor Jermaine of Dreaming of Freedom Podcast and we were joined by returning guest Abe Opoti o...

MLS/NWSL Playoffs and Yates Report Aftermath featuring Greggo with Sylvs of Shea Butter FC and Cali of Dreaming of Freedom Follow us on Social Media! Twitter - @FTCUTD Instagram - @FTCUTD Like us on Facebook - FTCUTD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In Episode 162, Coach Tony returns with Greggo, Sylvs, and TK and recap the recent UEFA Champions League draw and give our picks in the first half of the show. Also in the first half we get Tony's thoughts on the first few weeks of the United season that saw embarrassing lows follow by big wins and big signings, including Real Madrid midfield stalwart Casemiro. Going into the European Transfer Dea...

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In Episode 160, Devin, Greggo, Mean Marc (and eventually TK) recap the summer preseason tours for some of our favorite Euro clubs, including those we have been fortunate to check out in person on the FTC Summer Tour. We discuss Arsenal's solid campaign in the US and if the big moves has the Gunners aiming high when the season starts, Chelsea's shaky turn, and why Barcelona seems to have a lock on...

The FTC Sizzlin' Summer Tour rolls along and with Greggo this week are two new members of the 2Cents Cultureverse- Eboni Christmas of the Walkin 90 Podcast, and the King of Cali, Cali Urrutia of the Dreaming of Freedom Pod, presented by Black Herons of Inter Miami. After a quiet summer, we return knee deep in tournaments, the first of which saw the US Under 20 Men qualify for not only the next U20...

Back for another Summer '22 episode, The Cultureverse reassembles after few weeks that saw the US turn upside down. We kick off continuing our conversation over the new MLS-Apple TV deal and which fans is this good for going forward. With the summer season quieter than usual, we take a look at which transfer moves have made an instant impact even before the Euro season starts. We've already seen S...

The grill is out for this special Juneteenth weekend episode where Greggo & Skye & Sylvs are joined by Footie Mob OG board member DJ A-Ro and by Black Herons SG co-founder Dr. Jermaine Scott going this weekend's match on Juneteenth Sunday between Inter Miami and the Home Team where also Black Herons and Footie Mob are coming together for several events this weekend (pull up, Culture!) and...

Coming off Real's Champions League Triumph, FTC comes at you with Episode 156! Greggo is joined by the Shea Butter FC Ladies, Skye & Sylvs- fresh from a successful Memorial Day Tailgate at the Angel City game on Sunday! We recorded this episode immediately after the US Men began their final friendlies before the World Cup with a 3-0 win over Morocco. We give our thoughts on how the US plan to...

The season is coming to heated conclusion as we go into the week of the men's UEFA Champions League Final! But before we touch on anything soccer related, we have a special conversation regarding the shootings in Uvalde, TX, which saw (so far) 19 children and 2 teachers killed. Coming so quickly following the shootings in Buffalo, we give some raw emotions and thoughts coming to terms with a crisi...

In Episode 154, we mark an moment to remember in the soccer world as US Soccer made their announcement of equal pay between the US Men's and Women's National Teams! Greggo and Mean Marc link up with the Shea Butter Ladies, Syke and Sylvs, to discuss what this means for the game of soccer, as well as "is the battle over" for US Soccer? We also hit up a rare feat achieved during the past weekend of...

We break in new talent in Episode 153 as Greggo and a returning Ty Billion$ introduce the newest member of the 2Cents Cultureverse and warm up the banter before Thursday pivotal North London Derby between Arsenal and Spurs! We then get to know our newest member and what got him into the game, and preview this weekend's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea- who just recently confirmed their n...

In Episode 152, Greggo and Mean Marc are joined by the Shea Butter Ladies Skye and Sylvs as we recap a busy week for The Culture the kick off the 2022 NWSL season with the Angel City FC debut at The Banc of California Stadium and vibes experienced by the Shea Butter duo throughout that day and weekend, and what such a spectacle means for the future of NWSL, we hit up the still-ongoing Challenge Cu...

We return from a couple of weeks off to pay tribute to our Culture Comrade Archie Eversole, who was slain nearly a month ago at the age of 37.  Coach Tony and Greggo friends are joined in this tribute by friends and family of Archie, Dawit Selassie, Leigh Jakes, and Money Mike Smith.  We give our stories on Archie came into our lives, our favorite stories of Archie, and even how Archie became such...

We're in a mood to celebrate as we hit our 150th Episode of FTCUTD, chillin with Skye & Sylvs of Shea Butter FC and Yogi from Can I Kick It! We kick off away from soccer highlighting the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black Woman chosen to the Supreme Court. Following that we start play recapping the recent El Trafico between the Galaxy and LAFC, and getting a deeper...

We are back with great audio (and video for the YouTubers ) with a full episode after a few weeks of special episodes and bad audio, we recap Coach Tony's trip to Turkey and the big World Cup 2022 Draw, which saw the USMNT draw Group B with England, Iran, and the winner of the Euro playoff between Scotland, Ukraine, and Wales. We discuss the potential matchups, the geopolitics, and our way too ear...

In this Special Supercut of Ep. 147, we recap the past few weeks where The Cultureverse has traveled watching the first three matches of Charlotte FC, from the season opener in DC, the inaugural Home Opener against LA Galaxy, and the first 85 Derby against the Home Team here in Atlanta, and at about 38:30, we have a very special interview with Charlotte FC defender (and Charlotte native) Jaylin Li...

If you're reading this, go check out the original live stream of this episode: https://youtu.be/QIVH-rVTMbE Greggo hosts a special roundtable on behalf of our comrade Yogi Barr for Can I Kick It FC where a select members of the Black & Asian Supporter community get together and have roundtable conversation discussing supporter culture, the growth of BIPOC Supporter Groups, the challenges faced...

We pivot after a week off and change of plans in Episode 145 with Greggo, Mean Marc, and TK and delve into First Week Vibes as the new 2022 Major League Soccer season kicks off, as the Cultureverse made trips to different games throughout The Culture with Greggo staying home to see the Home Team's 3-1 win with 17 yr old Caleb Wiley scoring in his MLS debut, and Marc heading up to The District for...

In Episode 144, the four humans with Black fathers get in on the start of the UEFA Champions League and Kylian Mbappe's last minute winner against Real Madrid. This week we are rejoined by one of our earliest guests on the podcast, the Chair of United Soccer Coaches' Black Soccer Advocacy Group, Nicole Hercules! We take a previous of what's to come in the first knockout round of the Champions Leag...

In a very special Episode, we catch up from missing last week and go over Senegal's first ever AFCON triumph, beating Egypt in the Final after penalties- we go into the traps and tricks attempted throughout the match and the joy of the Senegalese upon their victory. We finish the first segment recapping the US's recent run of qualifiers, and talk about if having a WCQ in near zero degree temps was...

We prep up for this week's big World Cup Qualifiers with noted American Outlaws member Donald Wine. We preview the ice cold US Men's matches with El Salvador on Thurs 1/7, across the border facing Canada this Sunday 1/30 and next week's match against Honduras on Groundhog Day! We take a deep look at the roster and who we like to see featured, ongoing moves amongst the MNT and American MLS market,...

Disclaimer: Pardon the occasional echoes!! - Greggo In Episode 141, Coach Tony, Greggo, and Skye link up Social Media Content Admin for the Chicago Red Stars, Connor Moore! With Connor we discuss first week of the African Cup of Nations and the relative lack of access to watch the tournament (unless you have CERTAIN hook ups), the life of creating content online and creating a "voice" for a major...

Welcome to the first FTC Episode of 2022!! With many leagues easing back into league play, and many of us recovering from Covid, we thought we'd ease into the New Year as well by interviewing one of our own members of the 2Cents Cultureverse, FC Nordsjælland forward, and the writer of the 2Cents Blog, "Soccer, She Write", Mariah Lee! In this episode we discuss Mariah's experiences from the past ye...