Happy Foot Sad Foot: An LAFC Podcast

I never want to step foot in the Rose Bowl again, so long as I live. Travis, Darren, and Vince La Rosa break down the heartbreaking loss against continental giant Monterrey. Join us as we grieve the loss, talk through our despair, and end the podcast feeling okay about the team. Sure, it was a painful one, but nothing is more painful than stepping foot in the Rose Bowl. Join our Patreon and help u...

Travis sits down with MLS Season Pass broadcaster and former EP of The Dan Le Batard Chris Wittyngham to learn everything we need to know about our match against Liga MX powerhouse Monterrey, and turns out, we should be worried! Quick turnaround between games, quick preview episode. THEM'S THE BREAKS.  And if you can't make the Rose Bowl, make sure you check our Watchalong during the game over on...

FUFU WITERALLY HITTIN THE GWITTY! Darren and Half-Dead Travis break down all the biggest moments from LAFC's 4-0 drubbing of Chicho and Real Salt Lake including Ordaz's star turn, Bouanga's return to  orm, and Bogusz's assist of the year. Plus, we spend way much time celebrating Fufu's celebration and dive deep into STUNNING allegations that the Leagues Cup is rigged to punish Mexican teams for no...

We don’t like it. We don’t want to do it. But it’s gonna happen. Chicho Arango is coming to town and we have to root against him. Also Moose too I guess. From his Covid isolation, Travis surprises Darren and Heel of the Foot Geoff Tock with a storyline script they have to read blind on air. Plus bet it and forget it like you’ve never seen before. It’s an absolute weird one! Play HaFoSaFo LAFC Bing...

This match and postgame livestream were so eventful we never got a chance to mention that Travis' Bet It And Forget It bet CASHED in this BONKERS 7-1 PILEDRIVER over FC Juárez! A pigeon now-famously sat in LAFC's attacking third for the first 15 minutes of this match, daring LAFC to bring the pain, and they certainly delivered. Travis sadly had to miss our postgame show (lower extremity), but Vinc...

LAFC has returned from their two week vacation and boy is John Thorrington's phone tired. We talk new player signings, the story lines heading into Leagues Cup, and how weird your brain feels like when you wake up from a long nap. Then, we're joined by Alex Abnos, the Managing Editor of The Athletic, to discuss the Leagues Cup and what MLS predictions he got wrong at the beginning of the season. P...

[NOTE: Not Safe For Work Or Kids] He's back and better than ever! Vince La Rosa returns from LAFC purgatory to join the second episode of Oops! All Banter. In this sloppy and barely produced pod, we'll chat Vince's exit from LAFC, our brand new striker Mario, and what Messi's debut means for the league. Plus, we answer the questions you sent in like "which LAFC player do you think smells the worst...

Finally, an LAFC podcast that has nothing to do with soccer! In this Patreon-exclusive podcast, Darren and Travis break down absolutely nothing. It's entirely them our mailbag questions while getting progressively more drunk. They'll talk High School soccer careers, tree law, and of course, what went down with Building 7. If you want to hear the full episode, head over to the Patreon ! Join our Pa...

Our long national scheduling nightmare is over! We made it! Travis and Darren go live and breakdown the last game we will play for WEEKS (thank god!). We talk Bouanga's missing shot, Reynoso's masterclass, and Stipe Biuk's ASSIST HEARD ROUND THE WORLD. It's our last post-game in a while, savor it!!! Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch available now at HappyFootSadFootPod.com...

THIS IS STIPE BIUK'S WORLD WE ARE JUST LIVING IN IT! Travis and Darren are joined by an insane and happy mob of callers to discuss Cifu's incredible game, Stipe Biuk shutting up all of his haters, and Bouanga and Vela playing like the players we know they are. Oh, and now we're only two pts out of first in the West. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show....

Travis and Darren break down all the storylines going into LAFC's match up against Western Conference leaders St Louis CITY, who demand we use all caps when we write CITY or they will sue us for everything we got. They talk BMO field condition, Minnesota's new transfer, and just what is going on with Denis Bouanga. Then Travis chats with the WOJ of MLS, Tom Bogert of The Athletic, to talk all thin...

Mbacke's Mback and maybe Mbad? Andrew Ford joins Travis and Darren to break down the frustrating and winnable home tie to San Jose. We chat VAR confusion, Bouanga's struggles, and Fall's... well, fall. Hey, a points a point, right? RIGHT? RIGHT???!?!? Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch available now at HappyFootSadFootPod.com . Twitter: @HaFoSaFo YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot ...

Vince La Rosa joins Travis and Darren to breakdown a demoralizing match against the Carson Galaxy in the hot heat of Pasadena. We talk Rose Bowl ingress, Travis' bougie French tapestry, and of course, the Erik Dueñas of it all. Plus, an incredible bit of comedy at the top of the episode that absolutely everyone loves. Hey, the transfer window is open! Inside LAFC: Max and Vince Podcast Vince's Sub...

Lather up that sunscreen because El Tráfico at the Rose Bowl is finally here! Darren and Travis break down the storylines of what is arguably the most important game of the regular season, and talk a little about some other dumb game we are playing against San Jose (do they have an MLS team?) Then, we're joined by Dave Denholm, to chat about being the voice of LAFC, and just what we should be doin...

Darren and Travis breakdown a deeply frustrating loss in one of the worst cities in America: Dallas. They discuss how we can't win in Texas, how Bogusz is becoming one of the most consistent pieces for the club, and how everyone is feeling ahead of Tuesday's Rose Bowl El Trafico. Plus, Travis sexually harasses some Patreon subscribers!  HEEL OF THE FOOT! Join our Patreon and help us keep making th...

Travis is on vacation, so it's a special edition CASUALS TAKEOVER episode with even-more-of-a-casual-fan-than-Darren guest co-host, Yoni Lotan! Darren tries his best to relay this week's storylines to Yoni despite barely knowing them himself, and Yoni and Darren put an LAFC bingo board together that YOU CAN PLAY along with us this Saturday during the match! A healthy 20% of this episode is also Yo...

Travis and Darren break down a frustrating loss against Vancouver and a referee whose wife must have a crush on Carlos Vela. We take a call from Friend of the Foot Adam Conover, talk about Sanchez at the CB, the return to form of Bouanga and Vela, and we discuss that dreaded four letter word: CIFU. And finally... A WEEK OF REST!  Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show! Merch available...

Coming off two straight wins, Darren and Travis break down all the storylines for this week's Pride Night match up against Vancouver. Travis finally gets paid for his bet, Darren calls him out for a truly insane storyline choice, and Luke Klipp from Pride Republic joins the show to talk about how LAFC does pride right. Also, is Pride Tackle a good pun? It was that or The Dude A-Prides. idk man pun...

Tonight must have been Pierogi Solstice cause it's officially PIEROGI SZN BABY! Travis and Darren break down the best LAFC game in weeks, featuring Bogusz' coming out party, Cifu's incredible non-goal, and Bouanga playing like BOO-anga. Plus, a person comments posts a bunch of confusing misinformation and we read it on the air. THAT'S A LIVE SHOW BABY!!! Are we back? ARE WE BACK?! Twitter: @HaFoSa...

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WE WON! Just like we always said, playing the young guys and trusting Carlos Vela is exactly what we have to do to win! Travis and Darren break down the biggest win in LAFC history, why the wefs be weally good, and why Stipe Biuk is good actually. Plus, Yoni Lotan joins the show to talk about absolutely nothing! We never doubted Carlos Vela!  Twitter: @HaFoSaFo YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot  Instagra...

Remember a few weeks ago when we said we might be the best team in MLS history?!?!?! Travis and Darren break down the worst stretch in the history of LAFC and how we stop doing this weird thing called "losing." Is that how it's spelled? Losing? We aren't used to typing it. Then, we're joined by soccer lawyer Andrew Visnovsky to learn all about the complicated MLS roster rules we don't understand b...

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a n...

At least we don't live in Houston! Travis and Darren are joined by Abel and Mau to break down that hellscape of a game and try to answer the question: is this rock bottom? We go through a roster of people to blame, from Ryan Hollingshead to Carlos Vela to Dolo to Travis's hatred of the city of Houston. At least, at the end of the day, we have each other's shoulders to cry on, and boy are all of ou...

An absolutely unhinged episode, where we discuss LAFC's recent scoring drought, why two Houston games might be just what we need right now, and how Carlos Vela is maybe... ahhh, I don't wanna say it. Plus, we chat Messi and whether or not Don Garber will finally let Thorington cook. And remember... NO SNITCHING!  Twitter: @HaFoSaFo YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot  Instagram: @happyfootsadfoot TikTok: @...