Happy Foot Sad Foot: An LAFC Podcast

Happy Foot Sad Foot Live at the Elysian on 6/13/26: World Cup Break Banter, Storylines, and Games for CHIRLA Happy Foot Sad Foot records a sold-out live World Cup break benefit show at the Elysian Theater, raising money for CHIRLA via ticket proceeds and a live auction. Travis, Vince, and Darren cover mid-season LAFC Storylines, including LAFC players’ World Cup minutes, and the state of USMNT's o...

Travis, Darren, and Vince recap LAFC’s 1-0 home win over the Seattle Sounders in a strangely high-stakes May match that most likely wouldn't have impacted Marc Dos Santos’s job status, BUT COULD've... and DID end LAFC’s two-month winless run at BMO Stadium. After a rare full week with time to train, they played... almost like they had time to train? Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga looking good tog...

We preview LAFC’s MLS match vs Seattle on Sunday. We break down Denis Bouanga’s public apology after comments about LAFC playing differently this year and the difficulty connecting with Son Heung-min. How does it affect the fate of coach Marc Dos Santos, fan backlash, and tactical improvements? What could and should happen during this World Cup break for the squad? What does this match vs Seattle...

LAFC Falls 3-2 at Nashville: Bouanga Wakes Up, Set Pieces Hurt, and What Changes Before Seattle Darren and Vince react to another frustrating LAFC loss, with a few bright spots but mostly familiar frustrating problems as LAFC hobbles toward the World Cup break. We break down what needs to change, hear from you all about what you think, and descend deeper and deeper into the dark abyss. Join us! 00...

Travis and Vince react to LAFC’s third straight loss in seven days, a 2–1 defeat to 28th-place St. Louis City that capped a brutal stretch of 10 goals conceded in three games after an early-season run as an elite defensive team. It gets worse before the World Cup break and transfer windows provide light at the end of the sewer, with Nashville and Seattle coming up next. So, yknow, brace yourself....

Travis, Vince and Darren preview LAFC’s two MLS matches this week, first vs St. Louis CITY (city, city, city...) then at Nashville, and decide difinitively and objectively, with no debate allowed ever, just how worried fans should be following recent heavy losses. Will the summer transfer window bring the right changes? What ARE the right changes? Will Darren still be friends with Travis and Vince...

Travis, Darren, and Vince react to a miserable LAFC week that included a 4–0 Champions Cup loss has now been followed by a 4–1 home defeat to Houston, with Nathan Ordaz scoring LAFC’s lone goal. The expected post-Champions-Cup hangover has certainly arrived, and shows no signs of letting up until the World Cup break. Happy Mothers Day! Happy Big Birthday, Travis! Otherwise SAD! 00:00 Hungover Afte...

Travis, Darren, and Vince preview LAFC’s MLS match vs Houston on Sunday, May 10 at 6:00 PM at BMO Stadium. Will LAFC will suffer a CONCACAF Champions Cup hangover after losing at home to Toluca? How can Marc Dos Santos improve? ...Do we talk about Houston? All this PLUS we FINALLY discuss Cold Stone Creamery and Catlina Island. 00:00 Welcome and Match Preview 00:35 Merch and Patreon Plug 00:53 Lis...

Travis, Darren and Vince react to LAFC’s brutal 4–0 loss to Toluca in Toluca, one of the club’s worst nights and a cowardly, mistake-filled performance marked by awful passing and missed early chances. Hugo Lloris was the lone bright spot amid relentless pressure, which was not nearly enough to avoid complete disaster. A truly horrifying spectacle of a loss! 00:00 Postmatch Meltdown 01:10 Darren T...

Travis, Darren, and Vince break down LAFC's stoppage time two-goal comeback to save a point in San Diego after heavy rotation. Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga came in late in the match to quickly get LAFC on the scoreboard, with yet ANOTHER assist for Sonny on the year (he leads MLS with eight assists in nine games, nbd) and Hollingshead sealed the tie in stoppage time. But ALSOooo our buildup suc...

Travis, Darren and Vince recap LAFC’s 3-1 win over Toluca (with one goal controversially disallowed after a lengthy VAR offside review so, sure, 2-1). LAFC went toe-to-toe with an in-form Toluca, Hugo Lloris’ AGAIN made key saves, Sonny AGAIN had two assists, with goals from Tim Tillman and Nkosi Tafari. Second leg up in the sky at Toluca with Bouanga back! 00:00 Hat Worship Cold Open 00:24 Celebr...

Darren and Vince preview LAFC’s double-match week: the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal first leg vs Toluca followed by an MLS trip to San Diego. How will LAFC will look without suspended Denis Bouanga? How scared should we be of Toluca? Should we even care about San Diego at all? How did Travis somehow write a feature film that is now being made starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine while also recor...

Darren and Vince recap LAFC’s much-needed 1-0 road win at Minnesota, emphasizing heavy rotation, key starters getting rest ahead of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals vs Toluca, and three points banked for later in the season. ANOTHER clean sheet for Hugo Lloris; David Martinez put on a SHOW, and Timothy Tillman DARES you to find something to pick at in his performance. A much needed reset on r...

A deeply dull, frustrating 0-0 draw with the Colorado Rapids; one of the most boring, nerdy matches we've ever seen at BMO. No injuries, the return of Aaron Long and Stephen Eustáquio, and Hugo Lloris continuing his stint as a human brick wall are all we'd like to remember from this one. The schedule has pounded us and we played like it. Unfortunately we've got a lot of games, and big games, looki...

Can LAFC snap a two-game MLS losing streak? How tired are they, and will they only get more tired with this packed upcoming schedule? Can Marc Dos Santos find the right strategic rotation? Can we finally unlock Son Heung-min's goal scoring? YES! To some of those! Are we back? Please!? 00:00 Welcome and Match Preview 01:05 Postgame Show and Merch 02:00 Scarves Are Back 03:49 Mall Culture Tangent 05...

Travis and Vince react to LAFC’s humiliating 4–1 home loss to San Jose, calling it the team’s worst performance of the season and a game LAFC largely lost through its own sloppy play. A second-half meltdown featured three goals conceded in six minutes off glaring defensive mistakes; missed chances in attack;and a lack of urgency and off-ball movement. Add poor finishing and decision-making from th...

We preview Sunday's LAFC's home match vs. San Jose. Travis tries to outsource Storylines to Claude and it goes POORLY. Still, we cover the road ahead in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals, the state of LAFC's roster, and a San Jose Earthquakes team on it's way into town that's... actually good??? 00:00 Claude Writes Storylines 00:41 Match Preview and Plugs 01:21 Live Show Banter 03:33 Sponsor B...

LAFC has eliminated reigning CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul, winning 4-1 on aggregate! Despite a questionable penalty and missed reds by the awful ref, Hugo Lloris delivered an incredible performance in net during this dirty fight. Next up: Galaxy or Toluca, even without Bouanga for Leg 1! Don't touch that dial! 00:00 Azul Knockout Intro 00:39 Champs Silenced Rant 02:41 Ref And Tactics Breakdown 04:...

LAFC’s Rotated XI Falls 2-1 to Portland at the Death — Jude Terry screamer, 3rd-string goalkeeper debut, and all eyes on Cruz Azul.  LAFC rest EIGHT starters - Son Heung-min, Hugo Lloris, and Sergi Palencia not even traveling with the team - and bring in the 3rd string goalkeeper, and almost still pull out a victory, but fall to Portland at the death. Our clean sheet MLS streak comes to an en...

Travis, Darren, and Vince preview two LAFC's MLS road game at Portland on Saturday and the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg at Cruz Azul on Tuesday. Has Marc Dos Santos finally unlocked the attack after LAFC’s 6–0 win over Orlando and 3–0 first-leg win over Cruz Azul? Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga are surging, and David Martinez is too, but Portland and Puebla will not be easy plac...

LEG 1 IN THE BAG. Job not done, but LAFC just mounted perhaps their most impressive and convincing performance yet, overcoming early pressure from Cruz Azul at home to break through and win 3-0. Son Heung-min finally breaks the ice with a goal from open play, Choiniere chimes in with 2 assists, and David Martinez powers through with a brace. Huge game, huge win, huge team. 00:00 Power of the Hat 0...

ANTOINE GRIEZMANN HAVE FUN IN ORLANDO YOU LOSER! Son breaks the LAFC assist record. Hugo breaks the MLS shut out record. Bouanga inches closer to the Hat Trick record… AND THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST HALF. Travis runs this one mostly solo as we talk LAFC’s incredible night, Shaffelburgs debut, Ebobisse’s return, and Crepeau’s humiliating night. And who can forget… the return of DANNY TWO NIPS!!! Are w...

LAFC faces Orlando City (bottom of the MLS table) and Cruz Azul (CONCACAF Champions Cup champions) in the next few days. While unbeaten, top of the West in MLS, a record scoreless streak to open the season, and in the CCC quarterfinals, LAFC is still struggling to score, with limited production from Bouanga and Son, both dealing with preseason injuries. And Eustáquio’s injury is worse than we thou...

Our reaction to LAFC's tense 0-0 loss-tie at Austin FC, with a tired LAFC squad playing in 90+ degree heat in Austin, where they've historically struggled. The goals were lacking but the sheets remain record-breakingly CLEAN. We break down the historic defensive start, the slow offensive start, everything in between, and as always a bunch of random shit that has nothing to do with any of that, lik...

Can the Clean Sheet & Win Streak Survive Texas? How long will we be without our New Best Midfielder? Who will we even be putting out there on the pitch this Saturday vs. Austin? And is Austin any good? PLUS: SWOONTOWER CROSSOVER!!! 00:00 Match Preview Intro 01:04 Listener Banter Without Travis 02:04 Travis Banned From Twitter 04:50 Sponsor Break Amirian Law 06:06 Storylines Segment Setup 07:40...